After hearing some horror stories of owners watching their car burn without the ability to do anything about it (whether a known manufacturing fault or pure bad luck) I decided to do the sensible thing, and get myself an on-board fire extinguisher, especially if I intend to throw in the odd track day here and there.
I spoke to the guys at JJC and opted for this one - a handy 2kg ABC powder filled extinguisher with support bracket and quick release fasteners. There are plenty of mounts available, like this one that neatly secure small extinguishers to the front seats, but I didn't really want mine on show, so decided to tuck it away under the bonnet - not so easy to reach but accessible nevertheless - they can be mounted anywhere, except near anything hot since the bottles are pressurised.
Under the carpet there's a space saving spare wheel, bolted to the body with a single bolt & plate. I thought that this would make a good safe place for my extinguisher to live - all I needed was to secure the bracket to the plate. So, off to see a friend with a welder, and 8 small spot welds later all is done.
Feels good to have one now - let's just hope that I won't ever have to use it! Gulp.
Under the carpet there's a space saving spare wheel, bolted to the body with a single bolt & plate. I thought that this would make a good safe place for my extinguisher to live - all I needed was to secure the bracket to the plate. So, off to see a friend with a welder, and 8 small spot welds later all is done.
Feels good to have one now - let's just hope that I won't ever have to use it! Gulp.
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