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Here's mine, but I wonder if I should move it. Part number 1038789, First Alert Rechargable Standard Home Fire Extinguisher from amazon. Comes with bracket that is very secure.
Any dry chem extinguisher < about 15 lbs,, is like pissing on a forest fire..
Worked E-crew/Turns at a local road race track for many years,, the small 4" ones
barely slow down a gasoline fire from a broken fuel line or a oil fire from a broken oil cooler..
And don't get me started on a corvette that has started the body burning...
The best (Effective) system I saw in action was for Cold-Fire, it uses water with a additive and holds from a gallon and up..
You run a flexible aluminum tube with a nozzle to the engine bay and your trunk/fuel cell can if you have one, and one pointed at the driver..
You can buy a "refill kit" for them they don't have to be professionally recharged far as I recall..
Its a CO2 propelled wet chemical fire extinguisher.. Fired by a electrical or mechanical actuator.. (I prefer the mechanical ones.)
One of the big indy car guys used to train al his drivers to hit the fire button before you do anything once you lose it.. Because after you hit ,, you'll be knocked silly and won't remember..
Oh and in case you haven't tried it,, E85 doesn't extinguish with most dry chem units very well..
This is good info and I'm glad you posted it. Is there a particular 15 lb fire extinguisher that you would recommend? link? The whole idea for me is actual safety, not looks. Based on your post, what I have isn't even worth having so what should I/we get?
Most fires happen in the front of the car,, so I use a handheld 2 gallon wet/chem bottle in the trunk/ back depending on the rig (My jeep has one in the back on the wheel well.. )
When there is a car fire,, 1. Get out 2. Worry about the fire.
The Cold Fire is the chemical name several companies make extinguishers that propel the chemical.
I have one similar to what used to hang on the walls in schools full of plain water.. But mine has the chem additive in it.
The chemical makes it cover a lot of square footage compared to dry chem and its not a breathing problem,
you can hose a driver down in a car to protect them while you get them out..
Not sure what the rules are about linking but RDR is one company ,, so some Google fu will get ya there..
What seats are those? What seat brackets are you using?
Corbeau CR1s in leather. Corbeau F Body brackets, but I had to mod the drivers side to lower it 3/4" to clear my helmet for track days. The air Lumbar makes them pretty good on long drives. I have a less than perfect lower back after surgery.
Here's mine, but I wonder if I should move it. Part number 1038789, First Alert Rechargable Standard Home Fire Extinguisher from amazon. Comes with bracket that is very secure.
How does a trunk mounted fire extinguisher help? This is such a terrible idea on so many levels.
that element fire extinguisher could be kept under the front seat.....jus sayin....
they have a seat railr or just magnetic one , haven't decided which one to get yet but I like the portability and accessibility of either one near the front seats.
I keep a basic extinguisher in the trunk. I have it specifically to knock down a fire on a door so a driver can get out. I've been around a few car fires and learned it's better to get the people out and clear of danger and just let the car go. The odds of saving the car are slim to none and the danger of trying to put it out is extremely high, especially when you start seeing either the jet black or yellow smoke.
and I was just thinking it was time to get an extinguisher, mine had been setting for a while and I was working on some stuff in the bay when I noticed some of my AN fuel lines were leaking......I was just at idle and it was dripping on the valve cover. ive since replaced the fittings that were leaking but wanted to get something for peace of mind.
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