if you only make one mod, this is it !

pabs · #1 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 02:42 PM

its a cheap mod and given the propensity to 'spontansouly combust' as dickens would say this is cheap insurance

i mounted mine where
1 i can get to it easily
2 it impresses girls... oh stop like your not shallow !

raymondo · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 02:58 PM

Got a better place. Slide it under the emergency brake handel. Fits perfect, hidden, no bracket needed. 1 1/4" lb. bottle, kinda small, and a small compromise but just have to aim good. Now arent' you sorry you messed up your interior?

jcmartz · #3 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 04:37 PM

As an owner who's had a car fire in one my cars (88.5 TR); I'd offer three bits of advice:

1) carry an extinguisher. It did save my car from being totaled.

2) Get a Halon extinguisher (or CO2, though these units are larger). The dry-chemical extinguisher *corroded* the hot aluminum in my engine bay. This is just about as bad as having it burn up.

3)Mount it near the floor. Any mounting around your head isn't recommended. In an accident, that extinguisher would be a potentially lethal projectile.

The extinguisher in the photo is dry chemical. You will really, really regret spraying that on hot aluminum if you ever have to, even if it stops your fire.

Joe M.

raymondo · #4 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 06:14 PM

Good points. You can get halogen in mini bottles though. Mine is 10" x 2.5". Got it at.

http://www.drivewerks.com/catalog/sh...ESTSL_pg20.htm

**YellowMurci** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 07:26 PM

couldnt bring myself to drill hols in the interior

jcmartz · #6 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 07:52 PM

Nice find! Great to have Halon in a smaller package. And it looks like the bottle in the picture may just be one of these units, so apologies if I didn't notice this before.

Joe M.

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Originally Posted by raymondo

Good points. You can get halogen in mini bottles though. Mine is 10" x 2.5". Got it at.

http://www.drivewerks.com/catalog/sh...ESTSL_pg20.htm

Larry826 · #7 (**permalink**) 03-27-2006, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by pabs

2 it impresses girls... oh stop like your not shallow !

So you know some women that are impressed by fire suppresants?

detour_racing · #8 (**permalink**) 03-27-2006, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Larry826

So you know some women that are impressed by fire suppresants?

It is "shiny" so of course the women will be impressed!! All kidding aside. It doesn't matter where you mount it, the important thing is having at least one. Drilling a hole is the interior is better then burning down the whole car......

cgperry · #9 (**permalink**) 03-27-2006, 04:29 PM

This is a great idea and I keep a Halon extinguisher in all of my cars.

However, funny story - I had a 35 minute argument one time with a genius NC State Policeman about how nitrous was illegal in NC. He absolutely would not believe that the extinguisher was an extinguisher and not a camouflaged spray bottle. I finally had to unclip it and hand it to him before he would accept that there were no hoses connecting it to the car, etc. I still got the speeding ticket, but hopefully he went home feeling slightly more humble than is the norm for law enforcement...

ltadmin · #10 (**permalink**) 03-28-2006, 12:20 AM

Yea guys as mentioned, don't use the powder types if possible, they corrode & make a mess that's unbelievable ,of course not as bad as a melted Lambo, but, halon or CO2 or the newest type that replaced Halon (can't remember the name at the moment) are by far the best.

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