Fire Extingusher Mount locations?
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From: Queen City, NC
This is what I told you to do, but I still think this is a lame idea.
http://www.wrx.com.au/wrxshop/itemexting.html
http://www.wrx.com.au/wrxshop/itemexting.html
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From: was in Boston; now in LA
he he
my old accord caught on fire once
i went for a spirited drive... came to a stop, got out... i see this:
my wheel/rotor in on fire!!!!
apparently something got stuck in there and ignited
i ran to the closest random person, grabbed their water bottle and doused the fire...
scared the SH&% out of me
my old accord caught on fire once
i went for a spirited drive... came to a stop, got out... i see this:
my wheel/rotor in on fire!!!!
apparently something got stuck in there and ignited
i ran to the closest random person, grabbed their water bottle and doused the fire...
scared the SH&% out of me
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From: Laredo
Many cars come with a fire extinguisher as standard equipment.
Just stick it somewhere in the trunk. The remote possibility of a fire in a S2000 does not warrant having a bottle crowding your cockpit.
There are many stories of fires in S2000's however, usually related to quick oil change joints being careless and not removing a stuck oil filter gasket, then installing a new oil filter... you drive out and minutes later BOOM... oil all over engine bay and over exhaust manifold and bingo, you get a nice fire. No fire extinguisher immediately available? Pity.
Just stick it somewhere in the trunk. The remote possibility of a fire in a S2000 does not warrant having a bottle crowding your cockpit.
There are many stories of fires in S2000's however, usually related to quick oil change joints being careless and not removing a stuck oil filter gasket, then installing a new oil filter... you drive out and minutes later BOOM... oil all over engine bay and over exhaust manifold and bingo, you get a nice fire. No fire extinguisher immediately available? Pity.
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From: Charleston
OK, if it is there for genuine saftey and is completely hidden from sight, thats ok... kinda excess but ok.
If that thing is visable from eigther inside out even worse, outside the vehicle............
If that thing is visable from eigther inside out even worse, outside the vehicle............
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From: Vegas
Originally Posted by SilverKnight,Jan 30 2006, 01:10 AM
yes and we could call your non painted CF hood on silver rice to roja 
Ryan
BTW...didnt you start the "CF Hood on Silverstone thread"?
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From: San Diego, Wess-Side!!
I'm on the fence with this one...
IMHO....if you are heavily modded or FI it would not hurt to have an extinguisher.
We had a local member who's car caught on fire and an extinguisher would have minimized the damage. Instead he had to watch it burn.
I've personally seen extinguishers installed to the floor directly infront of the PASSENGER seat. It will limit the mobility of the passenger seat rails.
The days of mounting extinguishers on the passenger A-pillar are gone IMO. As explained it's so unbelievably dangerous you can't even imagine.
Consider if you REALLY need it... and then you might reconsider actually installing one.
Tim
IMHO....if you are heavily modded or FI it would not hurt to have an extinguisher.
We had a local member who's car caught on fire and an extinguisher would have minimized the damage. Instead he had to watch it burn.
I've personally seen extinguishers installed to the floor directly infront of the PASSENGER seat. It will limit the mobility of the passenger seat rails.
The days of mounting extinguishers on the passenger A-pillar are gone IMO. As explained it's so unbelievably dangerous you can't even imagine.
Consider if you REALLY need it... and then you might reconsider actually installing one.
Tim
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From: DFW, TX
If you get two small ones you can put them UNDER the passenger seat or even the driver seat. Thats what I would say to do.
In the past, my 99 Eclipse GST caught on fire twice. Both times were from the oil dipstick poping out and squirting oil on the O2 housing and alternator. Needless to say I Huffed and I puffed and I blew the fvcking fire out...but after the second time I kept a small fire extinguisher with me, under the driver seat. And then shortly sold the car.
In the past, my 99 Eclipse GST caught on fire twice. Both times were from the oil dipstick poping out and squirting oil on the O2 housing and alternator. Needless to say I Huffed and I puffed and I blew the fvcking fire out...but after the second time I kept a small fire extinguisher with me, under the driver seat. And then shortly sold the car.
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From: socal
Originally Posted by MulderATO,Jan 30 2006, 09:11 AM
OK, if it is there for genuine saftey and is completely hidden from sight, thats ok... kinda excess but ok.
If that thing is visable from eigther inside out even worse, outside the vehicle............
If that thing is visable from eigther inside out even worse, outside the vehicle............
plz keep it outta site. no need to show off your chrome fire extinguisher to everyone