2007 GTi Boot - built in rubber straps.

**Gti Dave** · 23-01-2011, 12:33 AM

Hmm me thinks of getting a fire extinguisher just to put it there in case. You never know when you might need one. To put out a camp fire, use it on someone as a practical joke, put out an electrical fire, track day, cool down a can of coke...well what ever tickles your fancy really and depends on which type of extinguisher you get really

Does anyone know where and what to get for best fitment on that black bracket and advice on best type of extinguisher to have on board? Feel like going to get one myself.

**dood9n3** · 23-01-2011, 04:48 AM

I recently purchased these for under aus $13

**Tarq57** · 23-01-2011, 06:40 AM

I used to work in the fire brigade in a former life. The best extinguisher in terms of effectiveness of the fire suppressant is a halon (BCF) extinguisher, but they can only be used in aircraft, now, because they do a major number on the ozone layer.
CO2 works for any sort of fire, practical jokes, and cooling of drink cans. Because it disperses fairly quickly, you have one shot at putting out a fire with it, so you have to do it right first time, and that fire better not be too big. However, it is very effective.
Dry powder is probably the most common. It smothers a fire, and continues smothering for as long as the powder sits on the burning stuff. The powder emits CO2 as it is heated, but not in huge amounts. The disadvantage is it results in a messy cleanup. Not really so good for cooling cans (that's ok, though, 'coz CO2 isn't either, unless you can contain it in an eski bin or something) nor practical jokes. Quite effective on any sort of fire.
So CO2 or dry powder is appropriate for a car (where the fire is likely to involve electrics or gasoline.) I'd be slightly inclined toward CO2.

**safetyman** · 23-01-2011, 10:37 AM

I had the rear most, under straps in my 07 TDi.
I put a folding triangle in there and the small st johns first aid kit in the other point on the left.
I found the space with the standard bracket was too small for the 1kg powder extinguisher that I have.
It would have to be quite stumpy and fat to fit the standard bracket.

**MeTsU** · 25-01-2011, 04:44 AM

As Dood mentioned, I use mine to hold my fire extinguisher. I have the straps for the warning triangle, just not the triangle. It's something I need to attend to.

**Stuwey** · 25-01-2011, 09:48 AM

Please mount your extinguisher better than two bloody rubber bands.

At 1kg, they become a missile in the event of a crash/rollover. Anyone remember Bathurst in the 80s where the Celica driver got their jaw cleaned off their face, due to the extinguisher bouncing around in the car? Poor bloke died.

The rubber straps are for a first aid kit.

Mount an extinguisher SOLID to the floor, in the cabin, where you are. None of this plastic bracket crap, either.

**MeTsU** · 25-01-2011, 03:17 PM

Stuwey, you have a very valid point and that was why I started building this end of last year - the materials are sorted, I just need to finish the damn thing!