fire extinguishers?

excon · Post by **excon** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:06 pm

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Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:34 pm

Brutal

Mopar_Korean wrote: I was in the middle of no were with nothing but snow and antifreeze. I got the fire out with the snow but it scared the crap out of me.

Should have scared the piss out of you. At least you would have gotten the fire out faster.

"But Officer!"

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:47 pm

Id think you could mount it on the back of the rear seat, like people do with amps, and in case of fire you don't have to get out of the car. Just reach back, pull the strap and flip the seat down! Keeps the car uncluttered and will still be fairly quick to get.

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:16 am

A 2.5 lbs amerex will mount right under the glove box and be well concealed under the dash if you are wanting a clean look as well as accessability.

Small and slender

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:52 pm

Concealing the fire extinguisher not a great idea.

Sure, the driver knows where it is... but what if the driver is unconscious and someone stops to assist?

They won't be able to easily find the extinguisher.

That is bad... very bad for the driver if trapped in a burning vehicle.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:06 pm

Paul56 wrote:Concealing the fire extinguisher not a great idea.

Sure, the driver knows where it is... but what if the driver is unconscious and someone stops to assist?

They won't be able to easily find the extinguisher.

That is bad... very bad for the driver if trapped in a burning vehicle.

Get one of those stickers with the arrow and all is good!

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:43 pm

hansken_yo wrote:
Paul56 wrote:Concealing the fire extinguisher not a great idea.

Sure, the driver knows where it is... but what if the driver is unconscious and someone stops to assist?

They won't be able to easily find the extinguisher.

That is bad... very bad for the driver if trapped in a burning vehicle.
Get one of those stickers with the arrow and all is good!

Haha those are sweet.

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:21 pm

What if the flames burn off the sticker?

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:08 pm

then you're probably already dead from something else at that point!

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:36 pm

Not necessarily.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:02 pm

we're already talking about an extreme hypothetical situation here is the thing though. what if you get in a car crash and die? does that mean you should stop driving because there is a possibility of death? i just feel things need to be kept in perspective. that's just my personal opinion though.

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:42 pm

Okay... I give up.

Lets mount the extinguisher in the trunk and throw away the key to the trunk.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:45 pm

deal!

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:21 pm

Paul56 wrote:Okay... I give up.

Lets mount the extinguisher in the trunk and throw away the key to the trunk.

too much guys??

InfinityAudio · Post by **InfinityAudio** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:47 pm

even with a fire extinuisher your car can pass from this

To this in a few minutes

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:21 pm

but with no fire estinguisher you would have to go threw this...watching your car burn down to the ground.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthrea ... urned+golf

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:56 pm

That was beyond saving at that point. That would be a "run the fuck away" moment.

In all reality, once the fire has hit the interior it is done. Car interiors are like molded gasoline. They burn very quickly.

If someone is trapped in a burning car, where the interior is engulfed, they would prolly rather die. Burning like that is painless. Recovery is not. Yes I know firsthand.
What I went through on my legs, I wouldn't want to go through over my entire body.
Most fire extinguishers would suffocate them anyways.

The odds of it happening are prolly a lot less than getting killed or diabled from a non burning crash than a burning one. I have been in about 10 car wrecks, and not one has caught fire.
I have a bigger fear of the extinguisher comming out of it's mount and punching a hole in my skull than burning. For those of you that have been in an impact above 45 mph you know what I'm saying. Shit flys everywhere. If you have never been in a crash, you have no idea. And I hope you never do.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:29 pm

damn. why have you been in 10+ wrecks??

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:18 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:damn. why have you been in 10+ wrecks??

A combination of my own stupidity, and that of others.

I often wonder how I lived through my earlier days of driving.

OB · Post by OB » Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:22 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:damn. why have you been in 10+ wrecks??

He's like 100 years old, what do you expect?

JK! Hell I've been in a solid 6-7 car wrecks in my day; most of them in other peoples cars, but a lot nonetheless.

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:43 pm

Just get a Halon system for the cab and engine bay and call it a day.

Push or pull the red button and the blue and gold nozzle by the tach dispenses Halon.