Safety First

[Gudgeon]

Having a performance car can be great but sometimes things catch on fire (tranny lines, tyre's etc, so i want peoples opinions on what sort of fire extinguisher they use and why. And also where people choose to mount them. Thanks

[TVR-190]

Fires? Think your looking for the ford forum

Just kidding ford fans, dont abuse me....

I've seen a few cars with the fire extinguishers installed, most just have them installed in the passenger foot well as far as ive seen

[adamc11]

Didn't this question come up only a while ago? Do a search, i'm sure i saw something similar...

[Gudgeon]

I looked on here for some threads but all I could find was mounting issue's. So forget the mounting part of the question. I haven't found anything on what sort people prefer (Foam, Powder). Opinions would be appreciated on that topic.

[1991_Vn2nV]

You would want a chemical foam fire extinguisher (is that what they are called?) as if there is a fire relating to oil or fuel thats really the only sort thats going to work properly.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

i was also thinking this a while ago,

chemical powder seems to make a huge mess, would there be a better option to save the powder mess after? co2 type be any good?

but suppose at the end of the day a powder mess is better then a burnt car mess

[Tom_1569]

Yeah you will see which one you need when you look at them. Their clearly marked and normally CAMS approved.
Heres a pic of where mine is mounted.