997 RS fire extinguishers?

[AdamT]

Whats everyone done with theirs? Left them in the garage or installed them in the car? If the latter than how did you do this as i gueess you would need to fix it in somehow?

thanks,
adam

[Glenn McMenamin]

AdamT said:

Whats everyone done with theirs? Left them in the garage or installed them in the car? If the latter than how did you do this as i gueess you would need to fix it in somehow?

thanks,
adam

I think the are 2 distinct camps for this...

Some leave it in, as it could be needed in case of emergency, and it
also looks racier

Others (like myself) have taken them out, as the weigh a bloody ton, and
if my car is on fire, i have no intention of risking my life trying to save it...


Decide which one of above suits you best really.

G.

[Silver993tt]

Glenn McMenamin said:

AdamT said:

Whats everyone done with theirs? Left them in the garage or installed them in the car? If the latter than how did you do this as i gueess you would need to fix it in somehow?

thanks,
adam

I think the are 2 distinct camps for this...

Some leave it in, as it could be needed in case of emergency, and it
also looks racier

Others (like myself) have taken them out, as the weigh a bloody ton, and
if my car is on fire, i have no intention of risking my life trying to save it...


Decide which one of above suits you best really.

G.

However, you could use it as a lifesaver for someone else if their car is on fire and they are unconcious. Could make the difference between a few superficial burns/smoke inhalation and death.

[Dave 321]

Lads i was told by a guy who services extiguishers that the porsche one is shite. Plastic handle, and the stuff thats inside it will destroy the inside of the car if it went off by accident.. The stuff inside eats plastic apperantly.... He gave me a new one with some fancy gas which is illegal but starves the fire of air???!!

Edited by Dave 321 on Saturday 15th September 17:19

[AdamT]

I think ill take it out....but im not sure!

Dayum...

thanks though guys.

adam

[Sean Edwards]

Most of my clients take them out for general road use and put them back in for track days, just in case and that is probably the best compromise?

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Dave 321 said:

Lads i was told by a guy who services extiguishers that the porsche one is shite. Plastic handle, and the stuff thats inside it will destroy the inside of the car if it went off by accident.. The stuff inside eats plastic apperantly.... He gave me a new one with some fancy gas which is illegal but starves the fire of air???!!

Edited by Dave 321 on Saturday 15th September 17:19

Do you want to be using that without breathing equipment? You might have a little problem on your hands if starved of air. Just a thought

[Silent1]

Dave 321 said:

Lads i was told by a guy who services extiguishers that the porsche one is shite. Plastic handle, and the stuff thats inside it will destroy the inside of the car if it went off by accident.. The stuff inside eats plastic apperantly.... He gave me a new one with some fancy gas which is illegal but starves the fire of air???!!

Edited by Dave 321 on Saturday 15th September 17:19

It'll be Halon,

The only reason for them being illegal is the fact they get you high if set off it enclosed spaces. But they're bloody good, we used to (and still do) carry them on tractors, as hydraulic oil/diesel fires can be a bitch

[Dave 321]

Silent1 said:

Dave 321 said:

Lads i was told by a guy who services extiguishers that the porsche one is shite. Plastic handle, and the stuff thats inside it will destroy the inside of the car if it went off by accident.. The stuff inside eats plastic apperantly.... He gave me a new one with some fancy gas which is illegal but starves the fire of air???!!

Edited by Dave 321 on Saturday 15th September 17:19

It'll be Halon,

The only reason for them being illegal is the fact they get you high if set off it enclosed spaces. But they're bloody good, we used to (and still do) carry them on tractors, as hydraulic oil/diesel fires can be a bitch

Thats the stuff! Couldnt think of the name of it. Apparently all the WRC guys here use the stuff in there cars...

[oola]

Glenn McMenamin said:

AdamT said:

Whats everyone done with theirs? Left them in the garage or installed them in the car? If the latter than how did you do this as i gueess you would need to fix it in somehow?

thanks,
adam

I think the are 2 distinct camps for this...

Some leave it in, as it could be needed in case of emergency, and it
also looks racier

Others (like myself) have taken them out, as the weigh a bloody ton, and
if my car is on fire, i have no intention of risking my life trying to save it...


Decide which one of above suits you best really.

G.

Bit of a selfish way to view things?! Its not neccesarily to stop your car burning but could save a trapped passanger in your car or drivers/passanger of other cars. The sight of a trapped person in a car pounding on the window whilst they are engulfed in smoke/flames would be a disturbing vision ....

[Glenn McMenamin]

oola said:

Glenn McMenamin said:

AdamT said:

Whats everyone done with theirs? Left them in the garage or installed them in the car? If the latter than how did you do this as i gueess you would need to fix it in somehow?

thanks,
adam

I think the are 2 distinct camps for this...

Some leave it in, as it could be needed in case of emergency, and it
also looks racier

Others (like myself) have taken them out, as the weigh a bloody ton, and
if my car is on fire, i have no intention of risking my life trying to save it...


Decide which one of above suits you best really.

G.

Bit of a selfish way to view things?! Its not neccesarily to stop your car burning but could save a trapped passanger in your car or drivers/passanger of other cars. The sight of a trapped person in a car pounding on the window whilst they are engulfed in smoke/flames would be a disturbing vision ....

If that person was trapped in the car, my focus would be on getting them out, rather than putting the flames around the car out.
Where do i draw the line, do i take breathing equipment, and a suitcase full of 1st aid equipment, out with me on track ???

Obviously i would hope the above scenario would never happen, and i am not saying my choice is best, it's just what 'i' have chosen and others that i know, what you choose is down to you.


G.

[Blow Dog]

oola said:

Glenn McMenamin said:

AdamT said:

Whats everyone done with theirs? Left them in the garage or installed them in the car? If the latter than how did you do this as i gueess you would need to fix it in somehow?

thanks,
adam

I think the are 2 distinct camps for this...

Some leave it in, as it could be needed in case of emergency, and it
also looks racier

Others (like myself) have taken them out, as the weigh a bloody ton, and
if my car is on fire, i have no intention of risking my life trying to save it...


Decide which one of above suits you best really.

G.

Bit of a selfish way to view things?! Its not neccesarily to stop your car burning but could save a trapped passanger in your car or drivers/passanger of other cars. The sight of a trapped person in a car pounding on the window whilst they are engulfed in smoke/flames would be a disturbing vision ....

LMAO little overdramatic don't you think?

I took mine out, simply because I felt in the event of any front end shunt, it would utterly mash up the passengers legs.

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Blow Dog said:

oola said:

Glenn McMenamin said:

AdamT said:

Whats everyone done with theirs? Left them in the garage or installed them in the car? If the latter than how did you do this as i gueess you would need to fix it in somehow?

thanks,
adam

I think the are 2 distinct camps for this...

Some leave it in, as it could be needed in case of emergency, and it
also looks racier

Others (like myself) have taken them out, as the weigh a bloody ton, and
if my car is on fire, i have no intention of risking my life trying to save it...


Decide which one of above suits you best really.

G.

Bit of a selfish way to view things?! Its not neccesarily to stop your car burning but could save a trapped passanger in your car or drivers/passanger of other cars. The sight of a trapped person in a car pounding on the window whilst they are engulfed in smoke/flames would be a disturbing vision ....

LMAO little overdramatic don't you think?

I took mine out, simply because I felt in the event of any front end shunt, it would utterly mash up the passengers legs.

Good comment. Thats why I am always at my girlfriend for carrying loose crap in the front of the car. Also, I keep only ONE key on the fob, as ive seen a friend who had a keyring like a Medieval jailor. His right leg after a relatively low speed shunt was a real mess as they had to dig half a pound of barbed brass out of his thigh.

And I thought the reason Halon made you high is because, as per its effectiveness at putting our fires, it starves you of oxygen. Its used in places that need to quell fire very fast, such as the processor room of banks and such where loss of data would be catastrophic. The rooms are enclosed and when the Halon goes off the doors are generally sealed. I would have thought that the last thing you needed in a petrol fire was to get off your tree like an aerosol sniffer or be starved of the air that you need to survive.

Its worth remembering that fire extinguishers are for putting out fiures WITHOUT putting yourself in danger. best to get a person out of the car and far from the fire, so perhaps one of those orange double sided hammers would be a better bet to carry. Its light and therefore its weight - even for you hardcore racers - is irrelevant, it smashes glass with very little effort, has a belt cutter in the handle, and will be more likely to save your life than someone dancing around outside with a 3lb fire extinguisher whilst you fry to death.