GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
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Club RR Member Number: 209
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Fire Extinguishers....GavinJ
@gavinj
Club Retro Rides Member 209
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Jan 30, 2005 15:58:45 GMT
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How many of us have one is our car? I've had 2 major petrol leaks on the mg over the past 4 months so decided it was time to to look at getting one, so went to Halfords to price one up and they had some in there for £34.39 on offer (about £8off) and its a quite big 2kg refillable one with mounting bracket  so i bought one. £34.39 to save your car from going up in smoke seems well worth it to me, should of got one ages ago... So the point of this post? well it might be worth you looking in your local halfords to see whats on offer, they had small 1kg ones for about £20.......would be better than nothing. |
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Andrew
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who needs track days when u live in wales
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Jan 30, 2005 16:01:37 GMT
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i have, as i got a air cooled bug.......lol.......
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Jan 30, 2005 16:10:35 GMT
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I have one in the Nymph. Hopefully it would stop a small fire from becoming a big one.
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BS Nymph
Singer Chamois Coupe
Series 3 Landy
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Fire Extinguishers....BenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Jan 30, 2005 17:36:35 GMT
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I have a small 'un in the Merc. Unfortunately, I never got around to fitting it inside the car, so it sits in the boot - not good for rapid fire-fighting! It's on my list of things to do (especially as I'm plumbing in fuel injection... it's even more important!!)
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Ed
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Jan 30, 2005 17:50:51 GMT
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ive had one in all of my aircooled cars...ithe current one sits on the back seat...but will soon be properly affixed.
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Jan 30, 2005 17:53:41 GMT
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i have one in the viva because it caught fire once
(note to self tinfoil is not a substitute for a fuse)
i got it cheap with work, think it worked out about a tenner.
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Assumption is the mother of all f**k ups
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racer86
Posted a lot
'76 Toyota KP30 / '73 BMW 2002 / '93 Mini
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Jan 30, 2005 18:22:07 GMT
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Ive always had one in all my cars but i took mine out of my old mini one day when id been cleaning it out. i forgot and left an oily rag down the back of the engine on the manifold which caught fire. i ragged to my girlfriends house where she poored a sink full of washing up water over it! nice. so now i never take it out!
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Curt
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RIP Richard Burns
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Jan 30, 2005 19:03:31 GMT
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Ive got one in my Talbot Sunbeam. Its where the center console used to sit.
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Jan 30, 2005 19:56:23 GMT
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Yeah, got one. It's in the passenger footwell, though it was going to go on top the tunnel as Rallystuff.
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HytestA
Part of things
Cant beat a good bit of rubbing :D
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Jan 31, 2005 12:20:55 GMT
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Yup got one too, thought they came standard on Air-cooled Veedubs mines is currently floating about in a box in the rear of the van, I say floating but obviously its not, before any wise cracks come out of you lot  |
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Nathan
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 1
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Fire Extinguishers....Nathan
@bgtmidget7476
Club Retro Rides Member 1
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Jan 31, 2005 13:09:52 GMT
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I bought one too mounted it to my spare wheel board cover and, another on the Roadster Roll cage.
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Last Edit: Jan 31, 2005 13:11:34 GMT by Nathan
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Jan 31, 2005 19:04:08 GMT
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Currently one lurking around in the car that will be fixed down securely soon.
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Jan 31, 2005 19:16:55 GMT
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i used a bottle of irn bru to douse the steering column on my manta b when it took flame  (while i was driving) .after that i blagged a halon one of a friend who runs a business supplying them to factories.it lives in my van now.this thread has just prompted me to have it checked.although i might aswell get a new one cos your not supposed to use halon anymore. a worth while investment to save your car or your life! |
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so i bought one.
(while i was driving)