Asbestos in R34

[Ravskie]

Yo!

I have started to pull apart the interior of the vehicle to rectify some previous owner wiring - curious if anyone knows whether the insulation used in the parcel shelf, firewall etc contains asbestos? Better be safe than sorry I guess ?

[hardsteppa]

They were made in the late 90's, not 1950.

[GTSBoy]

1 hour ago, hardsteppa said:

They were made in the late 90's, not 1950.

While that is true....when it comes to asbestos, you might be surprised where it was still turning up.  Not that I know one way or the other about R34s, but I understand some other Jap cars from that era still had it.

[Ravskie]

37 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

While that is true....when it comes to asbestos, you might be surprised where it was still turning up.  Not that I know one way or the other about R34s, but I understand some other Jap cars from that era still had it.

I know it was very popular in brake pads, gaskets and bonnet insulation.

[NzPeasant]

breath that shit in it's good 

[KiwiRS4T]

On 8/24/2018 at 9:14 AM, hardsteppa said:

They were made in the late 90's, not 1950.

 

On 8/24/2018 at 11:10 AM, Ravskie said:

I know it was very popular in brake pads, gaskets and bonnet insulation.

Some Chinese made trains delivered a couple of years ago were found to have asbestos. The Chinese manufacturers had to send workers over to remove it.

[niZmO_Man]

Chinese also put lead in baby powder. No surprises there.

[tridentt150v]

5 hours ago, niZmO_Man said:

Chinese also put lead in baby powder. No surprises there.

How dare they.....we no longer have enough for our fuel and they are wasting it on babies!!!

[niZmO_Man]

Why are all the good stuff dangerous to organic life?
Asbestos - excellent insulation/thermal properties, very bad for lungs
Leaded petrol - good knock resistance, lead bad for life.