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Originally Posted by mark b I am thinking about fitting a fire extinguishing system to my car, what type of extinguisher are best? I mean powders make a mess believe me, halon is no longer available. Do the foam ones do any damage ( I know fires make a real mess) should it put it out quickly. Can you fit them in the boot as the engine bay is a bit tight? |
I am also tempted to fit something to our car following that guy earlier in the year that posted some pics of his car in flames. Not sure what to fit though. I met a guy called Paul at Donnington with a very nice red AK. He had purchased a 2KG powder bottle from Halfords for £40, mounted it in the boot and piped a nozzle into the engine bay. The trigger was made from a mini bonnet release handle with a cable running through some metal tubing back to the bottle trigger. It all looked very well thougt out and installed and cost only £50.
So what are peoples views on:
Are systems worth the extra cashcompared to a hand held bottle mounted in the cockpit.
If the car catches fire then the only issue is getting out unharmed. I would imagine that you are unlikely to actually save the car in any way?
What is better - powder or foam.
What size of bottle do you need.
If you buy a system, or make one up as above, how many nozzles do you really need. I would imaging that just one would fill the entire engine compartment very quickly.
Where is the best place to mount the bottle. I wouyld prefer the engine compartment to keep as moch boot / cockpit spave as possible. Is it OK to put in the engine bay?
Can you get nice shiny metal ones as opposed the red?
Any help will be appreciated here.