fire extinguishers

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 21 Nov 2008, 11:12 pm

#680808

As an FYI, Aldi supermarkets have dry chem extinguishers at the moment, appear to be metal brackets for just $18

http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2867_6482.htm

Would be good for those people contemplating doing a bit of racing (eg the motorkhana and nationals supersprint threads)

Or for people with the fire paranoia that seems to go round with VW drivers sometimes.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Nov 2008, 12:21 am

#680813

Yes
they look good...

every VW should have at least one of these maybe two..

Lee

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Serious85 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

76 posts · joined Nov 2008 · 22 Nov 2008, 1:16 am

#680818

my old kombi caught fire... the wire loom at the ignition came loose and the wires twisted and touched when i turned the key. Also one other time doing a small patch of welding and a spark jumped onto something flamable... no real damage though.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Nov 2008, 8:08 am

#680832

these are metal bracket as well

A lot have the plastic which isnt acceptable for CAMS

Futue te ipsum!!!

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Nov 2008, 8:40 pm

#680959

Fire extinguishers with a metal head can be refilled very cheaply too...

Plastic heads cannot be refilled...

the later fire extinguishers usually have plastic heads and plastic brackets...

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 22 Nov 2008, 11:08 pm

#680978

Bizarre wrote:these are metal bracket as well

A lot have the plastic which isnt acceptable for CAMS

and the stupidity of that rule is that even the metal brackets arent crash tested. If you have an impact with a 1kg fire extinguisher, say hit a barrier and have a a 5G impact, would the bracket hold? I dunno, pick up a large hammer and give any of the brackets a whack and let me know. Who is to say the metal bracket is stronger than the plastic? The metal bracket that held mine in was shit. Flimsy bit of wire for a catch??? Great for mounting to a kitchen wall. I mounted it into the car using the bracket but used hose clamps to hold it in.

But anyway, thats just another of my rants against rules that were made for the sake of having rule. I've got 100's of them.

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 23 Nov 2008, 12:37 pm

#681033

geez i have a plastic bracket one in my car................not one scutineer has ever said anything 😠

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 23 Nov 2008, 12:54 pm

#681034

but I bet your harness is less than 5 years old. should I go on another rant? naah not yet.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Nov 2008, 1:15 pm

#681038

Craig Torrens wrote:geez i have a plastic bracket one in my car................not one scutineer has ever said anything 😠

i guess that makes all your wins invalid ??😂

Futue te ipsum!!!

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 23 Nov 2008, 1:17 pm

#681039

nup because it passed scutineering !