Re: Fire Extinguisher or System in street driven Vette
Subject: Re: Fire Extinguisher or System in street driven Vette by Jeffvette on 2009/7/14 16:40:17
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BillH wrote:
I agree on the full system especially if you're going to do track days. It's very rare but I've seen one car burn up with a extinguisher mounted on the pass seat, the guy went into a tire wall on the pass side, jumped out because of flames in the cockpit and couldn't reach through to get at the extinguisher.
A full system with a 10lb bottle only runs about $400.
The ones mounted to the passenger seat are a joke. You have to unbuckle yourself and then start reaching over the console to the UNSTRAP THE EXTINGUISHER, and then be prepared to use it. Most people do not have the thought process to handle that, and at certain times it can be unsafe. Same goes for mounting it on the harness bar behind you.
Having a dedicated system with a push/pull switch on the dash is the easiest and quickest to operate.
