Thread: Fire extinguisher location - passenger side only.

Originally Posted by irondoc

Note that it interferes with the passenger feet - it juts out a bit, so i only use it there when I am by myself, otherwise it is in the back behind the cargo barrier.

cheers
Lucas

Mmmm. Mutiny has been threatened by her beloved if any passenger footwell space is taken up by bulky equipment. "There's less room even than in the VW Jetta" apparently.

This is going to be trickier than I thought.

Has anyone had cause to (effectively) use an onboard fire extinguisher and if so, could you please outline the scenario?

The RFS people I've talked to thus far have been consistent in calling it a waste of time, argument being any car fire you come across will not be put out by a portable extinguisher.

Originally Posted by Brad

Has anyone had cause to (effectively) use an onboard fire extinguisher and if so, could you please outline the scenario?

The RFS people I've talked to thus far have been consistent in calling it a waste of time, argument being any car fire you come across will not be put out by a portable extinguisher.

There's a scenario described here.

I have used two extinguishers to put out fire under engine bays, on cars on freeways,

Never again though...as both never replaced my extinguishers.

Brett....

I just enquired about the mount, after finding the install instructions on the net. I was quoted $430 by a WA dealer.

I think I will be fashioning my own bracket from the install instructions....

Originally Posted by Willsy

I just enquired about the mount, after finding the install instructions on the net. I was quoted $430 by a WA dealer.

I think I will be fashioning my own bracket from the install instructions....

$430? Outrageous. I always intended to make up my own bracket too. How hard can it be?

If you order it from the UK it will be cheaper.

If I had my time again, I would probably try and make a bracket to mount it to the passenger seat so it was tucked away further under the seat and out of the way.

cheers
lucas

Originally Posted by irondoc

tucked away further under the seat and out of the way.

Makes sense, put it where it's hard to get at