R.I.P. Vitz RS v2.0 - Toyota Yaris Forums

Treyz · 01-11-2013, 09:57 AM

It's been a long time since I've posted on here (pretty much since I went back to stock) .. Well last night I forcefully had to say goodbye to my second Yaris (first one was traded back in for this one).

I was driving home and noticed that my fogs had stopped working about a mile and a half down the road from my job. As I pull towards the expressway, I notice a smell and it def. was electrical and sure enough when i look up, I noticed some black smoke billowing from under my hood *oh fuck*. I pull into the park and ride and when I get out of my car, I popped open the hood to where the smoke was. I knew it had to have been coming from the fuse box and sure enough, there was the box being melted by flames.

I didn't have my extinguisher (took it out years ago) so up in flames it went and 911 I called.

--------------------------------

What it used to look like before it went back to stock.

What it looked like for the past 3 years

And the aftermath of last night

(behind the white explorer in flames)

(engine bay)

(interior)

(my DSLR camera bag which my girl just got me for Christmas [camera only has water damage, never melted])

(trunk area)

(rear)

----------------------------------------

Gonna miss it. Glad to say I'm okay and glad I notice shit right away.

Only things of value that were completely incinerated were my PSP with all of my music, my spare glasses and DJ Domo.

Somehow my craftsman tools did not melt, my carbon fiber Ray-Bans (case was melted) and my Canon DSLR body and 2 lenses made it undamaged, but the camera had water damage. Drying it out to see what happens.

Have full coverage so I have a rental in the meantime.

Treyz · 01-11-2013, 10:00 AM

R.I.P. DJ Domo ... you served me well in both Yarii

discomark10 · 01-11-2013, 10:17 AM

wow shit sry to see that dude

CTScott · 01-11-2013, 10:59 AM

Wow - I saw your post last night on Facebook about it and was glad to hear that you were able to walk away.

Based on your description of the fogs not coming on and then the fire originating from the under-hood fuse panel, it sounds like the fog light wiring within the fuse box was to blame. Did you just have the "standard" aftermarket fogs?

Treyz · 01-11-2013, 12:36 PM

Thanks everyone.

Glad to see that there are some original members still posting too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTScott

Wow - I saw your post last night on Facebook about it and was glad to hear that you were able to walk away.

Based on your description of the fogs not coming on and then the fire originating from the under-hood fuse panel, it sounds like the fog light wiring within the fuse box was to blame. Did you just have the "standard" aftermarket fogs?

Only thing aftermarket was the wiring used from an aftermarket kit. I got tired of the aftermarket ones breaking with my first and bought factory. The wiring was the same used from even the first Yaris using the awesome tutorial on here to connect (I'm not being sarcastic, it's easy and is basically a factory setup).

Now the only thing is that I went to Mavis to get my driver tire plugged and they had the hood popped open after they said they were going to check the brakes only. Why would they need to do that? To check the fluids? It was opened for a while and down for a while before finally being lifted up.

Either than that, I haven't been under that hood unless for an oil change which I was planning to do this weekend (coming up on the 85000 mile mark).

CTScott · 01-11-2013, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treyz

Thanks everyone.

Glad to see that there are some original members still posting too.

Only thing aftermarket was the wiring used from an aftermarket kit. I got tired of the aftermarket ones breaking with my first and bought factory. The wiring was the same used from even the first Yaris using the awesome tutorial on here to connect (I'm not being sarcastic, it's easy and is basically a factory setup).

Now the only thing is that I went to Mavis to get my driver tire plugged and they had the hood popped open after they said they were going to check the brakes only. Why would they need to do that? To check the fluids? It was opened for a while and down for a while before finally being lifted up.

Either than that, I haven't been under that hood unless for an oil change which I was planning to do this weekend (coming up on the 85000 mile mark).

Hmmm. If they removed the top of the brake fluid reservoir and did not replace it, brake fluid would have splashed out and could easily have caught fire once the engine and manifold heated up.

Treyz · 01-11-2013, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTScott

Hmmm. If they removed the top of the brake fluid reservoir and did not replace it, brake fluid would have splashed out and could easily have caught fire once the engine and manifold heated up.

Good point, I didn't think of this .. gonna let the insurance company know this.

eTiMaGo · 01-11-2013, 11:11 AM

oh man that sucks, it was one of my favorite cars :( At least you are fine, that's the most important!

*tk-421* · 01-11-2013, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

oh man that sucks, it was one of my favorite cars :( At least you are fine, that's the most important!

+1
Glad you're OK dude.

discomark10 · 01-11-2013, 11:15 AM

insured?

Jabro · 01-11-2013, 11:40 AM

Sorry about your car.

bairjo · 01-11-2013, 11:59 AM

W

CTScott · 01-11-2013, 01:56 PM

Where is the car now? I am going to be on Long Island on Saturday and would love to have a peek at it.

vten · 01-11-2013, 02:19 PM

Sorry for your lost treyz. Hope you get it taken care of fast .

WeeYari · 01-11-2013, 02:50 PM

Holy shit man, I'd forgotten all about you. Along with BrazdonW, you had one of my favourite cars on the site for simple elegance in mods. Photoshoots were top notch too.

I believe you have now achieved a new level of notoriety. The first of us to go down in flames.

Got your eyes looking to the future yet?

Treyz · 01-11-2013, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTScott

Where is the car now? I am going to be on Long Island on Saturday and would love to have a peek at it.

It's in Huntington at the yard, but I'm able to go over there. Where abouts you gonna be on the island? I'll PM you my number.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Holy shit man, I'd forgotten all about you. Along with BrazdonW, you had one of my favourite cars on the site for simple elegance in mods. Photoshoots were top notch too.

I believe you have now achieved a new level of notoriety. The first of us to go down in flames.

Got your eyes looking to the future yet?

Thanks

I'm probably not getting anything back on the account that I still owed a little over 6,600 on the vehicle.

But I told my importer to get my other car out of customs ASAP ..... might have a loaner to use in the mean time.

yarisugi · 01-11-2013, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treyz

...But I told my importer to get my other car out of customs ASAP.

IN FOR PICS.

redglare45 · 01-11-2013, 04:03 PM

Sucks about your car, but glad you're ok.

01-11-2013, 09:57 AM	#1
Treyz ~ ambient one ~ View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Bayou Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,046	R.I.P. Vitz RS v2.0 It's been a long time since I've posted on here (pretty much since I went back to stock) .. Well last night I forcefully had to say goodbye to my second Yaris (first one was traded back in for this one). I was driving home and noticed that my fogs had stopped working about a mile and a half down the road from my job. As I pull towards the expressway, I notice a smell and it def. was electrical and sure enough when i look up, I noticed some black smoke billowing from under my hood oh fuck. I pull into the park and ride and when I get out of my car, I popped open the hood to where the smoke was. I knew it had to have been coming from the fuse box and sure enough, there was the box being melted by flames. I didn't have my extinguisher (took it out years ago) so up in flames it went and 911 I called. -------------------------------- What it used to look like before it went back to stock. What it looked like for the past 3 years And the aftermath of last night (behind the white explorer in flames) (engine bay) (interior) (my DSLR camera bag which my girl just got me for Christmas [camera only has water damage, never melted]) (trunk area) (rear) ---------------------------------------- Gonna miss it. Glad to say I'm okay and glad I notice shit right away. Only things of value that were completely incinerated were my PSP with all of my music, my spare glasses and DJ Domo. Somehow my craftsman tools did not melt, my carbon fiber Ray-Bans (case was melted) and my Canon DSLR body and 2 lenses made it undamaged, but the camera had water damage. Drying it out to see what happens. Have full coverage so I have a rental in the meantime. __________________ AMBIENTLIFESTYLE Tri-State Sport Compact EZine ambientlifestyle.com------------ambientlifestyle.ning.com Micro Image Store - Network - Online microimageonline.com------------microimage.ning.com

01-11-2013, 10:00 AM	#2
Treyz ~ ambient one ~ View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Bayou Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,046	R.I.P. DJ Domo ... you served me well in both Yarii __________________ AMBIENTLIFESTYLE Tri-State Sport Compact EZine ambientlifestyle.com------------ambientlifestyle.ning.com Micro Image Store - Network - Online microimageonline.com------------microimage.ning.com

01-11-2013, 10:59 AM	#4
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	Wow - I saw your post last night on Facebook about it and was glad to hear that you were able to walk away. Based on your description of the fogs not coming on and then the fire originating from the under-hood fuse panel, it sounds like the fog light wiring within the fuse box was to blame. Did you just have the "standard" aftermarket fogs? __________________

01-11-2013, 11:11 AM	#8
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	oh man that sucks, it was one of my favorite cars :( At least you are fine, that's the most important! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

01-11-2013, 11:59 AM	#12
bairjo Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 603	W Last edited by bairjo; 01-20-2013 at 03:38 AM.

01-11-2013, 10:17 AM	#3
discomark10 Drives: 02 Yaris 1.5 T-sport Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bucks Posts: 30	wow shit sry to see that dude

01-11-2013, 11:15 AM	#10
discomark10 Drives: 02 Yaris 1.5 T-sport Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bucks Posts: 30	insured?

01-11-2013, 11:40 AM	#11
Jabro Drives: 2008 2dr Yaris Liftback Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: New Orleans Posts: 77	Sorry about your car.

01-11-2013, 01:56 PM	#13
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	Where is the car now? I am going to be on Long Island on Saturday and would love to have a peek at it. __________________

01-11-2013, 02:19 PM	#14
vten Drives: red bare bone yaris hb 3dr Join Date: May 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 1,022	Sorry for your lost treyz. Hope you get it taken care of fast .

01-11-2013, 02:50 PM	#15
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	Holy shit man, I'd forgotten all about you. Along with BrazdonW, you had one of my favourite cars on the site for simple elegance in mods. Photoshoots were top notch too. I believe you have now achieved a new level of notoriety. The first of us to go down in flames. Got your eyes looking to the future yet? __________________

01-11-2013, 04:03 PM	#18
redglare45 View User's Garage Drives: 07 Sedan - 5 Speed Manual Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pomona / Pasadena, California Posts: 337	Sucks about your car, but glad you're ok.

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