Fire extinguisher mounting

Post by **barbz** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:11 pm

Hi all,

Just getting round to mounting my fire extinguisher from xmas but not to sure where to put it. Ideally I want to have it in the passengers footwell attached to the chair mounts but not sure if you can purchase the brackets premade or make them urselves?

Any suggestions/pics would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance

Paul

Post by **TuffRR** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:14 pm

Every extinguisher I've had has come with its own brackets, which simply screw into wherever you want.

Maybe try contacting the manufacturer to see if yours should also have a bracket.

Post by **turps** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:20 pm

Mines is just a 1kg Dry chem. Which is just mounted with the supplied bracket onto the kick panel on the passenger side. This is in a GQ.

Post by **ozy1** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:23 pm

My MQ comp car, i removed the centre console, and mounted it right on the floor with supplied brackets, just in case, its easy to get to,

in my GQ daily roader, ive gotta ind a spot for one yet.

Post by **roadrunner** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:58 pm

Place it so you can reach it from the drivers seat when you're hanging upside down in your harness

Post by **barbz** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:00 pm

Yup - want it within arms reach.

Not sure where i got this pic from so sorry if its yours but this is what i'm aiming for.

Paul

Post by **I.M.P.O.S.E** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:25 pm

barbz wrote:Yup - want it within arms reach.

Not sure where i got this pic from so sorry if its yours but this is what i'm aiming for.

Paul

Looking at that pic id say home fab'd! Handy spot for it, this is where I will mount mine when I get around to getting one! Id just screw it to the floor with mounts supplied as others have said but if its late model then those moulded floors may be a pain in the....

Cheers

Post by **TUFFRANGIE** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:27 pm

In a GQ a 1kg fits nicely between the centre console and the gear stick

Post by **Evan** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:49 pm

Are you guys doing this just in case or because you require for competetion ?
I know for cars CAMS require 2kg of dry chem, so 2 x 1kg units and must be mounted in arms reach of driver. Usually in front of seat seems to be best.

Post by **viperguy** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:54 pm

i got a 1kg extinguisher mounted infront of both driver and passenger seats as per the pic a bit above. used the brackets they came with and simply tek screwed them into the floor. very accessible

Post by **shorty_f0rty** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:17 pm

Evan wrote:Are you guys doing this just in case or because you require for competetion ?

Nope.. just in case.. i know of one person who had an engine fire come out of nowhere so you never know when you (or someone else?) might need one.

oh and the braket is mounted using two 50-70mm hose clamps over the roll bar.

Post by **L,C 60** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:27 pm

I mounted mine (in the 60 series) accros the trans tunnel just behinde the gearsticks, makes it nice & easy to reach for both driver & passenger.

Post by **bad_religion_au** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:41 am

TUFFRANGIE wrote:In a GQ a 1kg fits nicely between the centre console and the gear stick

jeeze, steal my idea, i just mounted my 1kg on the front of my homemade center console in the 40, perfect place for it

Post by **MQ080** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:51 am

Mine was on the roll bar in the rear, stupid place to mount it as I always had trouble getting into the back door.

The go would be as you say, under your seat... it's would always be in easy reach then.

Post by **eliteforce32** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:12 am

mine is on the transmission tunnel on the lux on the passenger side, comea with braket and it doesn't stick out like dogs balls

Post by **dumbdunce** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:19 pm

mine is.... in a box waiting for me to get another 4WD :cry:

but in the bundera I had 2 - one beside the drivers seat, one in the cargo bay. make sure you can reach them with the doors closed and your seatbelt on, and buy an extra one and learn to use it before you need it to put out the fire under your dashboard.

Post by **ozy1** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:40 pm

shorty_f0rty wrote:Nope.. just in case.. i know of one person who had an engine fire come out of nowhere so you never know when you (or someone else?) might need one.
.

haha, same thing happened to me, climbing a ledge in my MQ patrol, L28 motor, spinning wheels throwing leaves evrywhere, we pulled up, evrones has got otu, started chattin,
smalling smke, look at my car, found the smoke, also found a pile of leaves sitting on the extractors, lucky i had water in my hand, 2 litres to drench it, i now have fire extinguishers

Post by **Ben** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:40 pm

Mines down next to me between the seat and the door.

I'd love to mount it on the roll bar where everyone could easily reach...but then with a soft top I figure I'd just be waiting for someone to easily reach it and set it off in the cab... :cry:

Post by **Screwy** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:26 pm

Mines on the Dash on the Left hand side.
Its in the middle of the Passenger side Geezuz Bar on the MQ

screwy

Post by **Hoonz** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:49 pm

i cable tied mine to the ohf#@k bar in my GQ (the bracket for it .. not the whole thing) in a pretty sweet spot and out of the way sits on the dash in front of the offark bar

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