Wez Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Hey All, Following on from the thread about Jakes car on the dyno, how many people actually have a fire extinguisher in the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjodrell Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Should do really but dont. You can get them cheaply from Halfords, when you think how much we spend on our cars yet begrudge spending a few quid on something that could well save it in an emergency. I do carry a flare though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 You better believe that I do !!! If I had one on the day my Soarer went up then I could have just had some damage to hoses ect. instead of loosing the whole front end by the time the fire service showed up. Which was quite fast to be honest, it felt like forever but in all actuality it was probably more like 5-10 minutes. Needless to say I carry one in the Orange beast. I did think about getting an engine bay fire suppression kit but then I had visions of a fire starting elsewhere in the car and me standing there holding my dick in my hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 I have a Halfrauds unit myself, it normally just floats around on the back seat as I never got round to mounting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Mine is not mounted either, currently lives in the boot fighting for space with my amps, battery, Sub and soon to be 1.5 gal tank and pump for my WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I've a full travel kit secured in the boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psymon Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Plenty for sale and they ain't that expensive example fleabay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Flamebeater-Car-Fire-Extinguisher-carbon-Fibre-chrome_W0QQitemZ220070316211QQihZ012QQcategoryZ40199QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220070316211 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I had one but it never went in the car!! Now screwed to the wall in my kitchen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I have a Halfrauds unit myself, it normally just floats around on the back seat as I never got round to mounting it Get it fixed ASAP. A mate fractured his bone dome when he had to do an emergency stop in his works van. The extinguisher shot through the mesh and bounced off his cranium and exited out through the rectangular window. Then as he slipped into the land of Nod he ended driving into the back of the car he was trying to avoid and got a face load of air bag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 Get it fixed ASAP. A mate fractured his bone dome when he had to do an emergency stop in his works van. The extinguisher shot through the mesh and bounced off his cranium and exited out through the rectangular window. Then as he slipped into the land of Nod he ended driving into the back of the car he was trying to avoid and got a face load of air bag! Ouch I am working on the motor this weekend hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Im getting one tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yup, already got one in the boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yeah, I got one as soon as I did any mods to the car. Lives in the cockpit area clipped onto the front of my seat, I've reached for it a few times during setup, smoke and things.. As far as engine supression system, hell I'd consider it in a heartbeat. Anybody actually looked at prices on the systems? Seems like a useful mod to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yeah, I got one as soon as I did any mods to the car. Lives in the cockpit area clipped onto the front of my seat, I've reached for it a few times during setup, smoke and things.. As far as engine supression system, hell I'd consider it in a heartbeat. Anybody actually looked at prices on the systems? Seems like a useful mod to me... Not too bad... Have a look here, mind you Demon tweeks is not the cheapest place to get this sort of thing but good for spec comparisons http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductList.asp?cls=MSPORT&grp=MC027&pgrp=M019&tlgrp=MS005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 http://www.spa-uk.co.uk/design/productdetails.asp?product=MFE400-A|125 Yeah, SPA is the one I spotted as well, the prices don't seem bad, £300 is a good investment in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millsy Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I've got one - bought it for a track day a while back and had it floating around, so lives behind the passenger seat (as that's about all that tiny space could handle!). Seen a few cars on fire so it's to protect my own and maybe help someone out if I see someone with a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I have a medium sized ABC one in pocket in the back of the passenger seat. I dropped a burning gas soldering iron under the passenger seat and it worried me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I dont actually, ill take this as a timely reminder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yep, always carry one. It lives on my harness bar just behind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I got one in the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Another of those 'should I tempt fate' threads. At the moment, other than a weak bladder full of tea, I'm not really ready for summat like this. Even if you dont need it (and I hope you dont) tis a good idea to have one in the car in case a fellow non BMW driving motorist has a fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yep i've got a 2kg bottle, not fitted but wedged behind my drivers seat, fits there nicely even with the seat pushed right back, got one as soon as i went single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I had a fire training day a few years back. The "fireman" (note he wasn't really a fireman, just some guy who went around selling extinguishers) told us that basically, if you had a fire that was anything more than a waste-paper bin fire, then don't even bother trying to put it out with the type of extinguishers you'll have kicking about in the office. So I can only assume, that given that any fire you're going to have on the car is going to be fuelled by either oil, or petrol, that the tiny little extinguishers that you can buy for your car, are going to be like pissing on a bush fire. Hence I've not bothered to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyW Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 The engine on a forklift at work set on fire last year, i emptied 2 large extinguishers on it and only just managed to put it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I carry one;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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