Fire Extinguisher mounts for skyline

[Dominic]

As you guys may know, you are required to have 1 X 900ml fire extinguisher for supersprints and 2 X 1 kg extinguishers for touring tarmac rallies. (Interestingly neither require you to have a Roll cage)

If you only attend these items rarely and still want to retain your car without extinguisher holes this is what I did:

Buy a 1 metre flat bar of 25 X 3mm Aluminium $5.00 from Bunnings

Cut it the length from front seat mount to front seat mount (about 47cm but measure first)

Drill holes to coincide with front anchor bolts to the seat, then remove the bolts, fit the bar mark the position of the holes in the extinguisher mounts (must be steel, plastic no longer acceptable) Drill these holes out with a 4mm drill and use a pop rivet to mount the extinguisher to the bar. Mount bar (now with extinguisher mounted) to mseat anchors using the original bolts.

It is now a two min job to install and remove the extinguisher when you need it.

Dominic

[Guest RedLineGTR]

NOt into this stuff let but later in the year...good idea so u dont have whole all around your car.

[Duncan]

Dominic, that sounds like a good, complete option.

I took another low impact approach, just put the extinguisher braket thru the bolt holding the rear seat to the floor (behind passenger seat). Still nice and close if I ever need to grab it.

[carlo]

Hey can you take a pic of your setup?

[CerealKiller]

yes pics please. i'm very interested.

[Jetdat]

Duncan

very clever....i have an extinguisher and would like to keep it in the skyline ( some years back a modified turbo car of mine caught fire and was saved by a passer by with an extinguisher so since i carry one in that car ) but didnt wanna go drilling around...now i will try your method.

Cheers.

[Duncan]

sorry, was that request pics of mine? its pretty basic, nothing to show here Just take bolt holding seat bottom down off, put mounting on, put bolt back thru

Dominic's solution sounds better, I'm just no good with stuff, and couldn't find a fabricator. Typerlc on these forums recommended the same trick a while back.

[akeenan]

this is what i did.

[Jimbo2000]

yahahaha

*Throws shovel aside

just purchased an extinguisher and mounted it ala duncans above post.

is it safe to leave it in there all the time?

Quote from the box

"In a car, place the extinguisher within reach of driver. the extingusher must be secure to the vehicle.

To ensure the extinguisher is ready for use at all times, do not store in direct sunlight or under a windscreen as temperature of 48 degrees (120F) are to be avoided"

does a car not get a lot hotter than 48 degrees if left in the sun for a couple of hours?

[hawks]

yeah you are definatley right jimbo, but i dont think you would have to take it out every time you park.

you would look pretty weird walking around a shopping centre with a fire extinguisher .......

:flamed:

[Jimbo2000]

hahah...

yeah the amount of time i leave my car parked in the sun on a hot day is minimal.

[2rismo]

Two self tappers straight through the passenger transmission tunnel. 20 second install.

Adrian

[Duncan]

I'm not sure of the offical word on safety but mine lives in the car at all times including the 60 degree NT days

On the other hand 2 ppl were injured at the supercars at wakefield from extinguishers blowing up the other weekend

[Jimbo2000]

yeah cool.

i'm sure they just threw in "are to be avoided" just to cover their asses JUST IN CASE.

[T0nyGTSt]

Interesting. I would imagine some of the chemicals would degrade quicker in heat.

Irrelevant given that they need to be checked every few years.

I need my extinguisher fastened as well but it has hopeless metal tags for it.

T.

[B-Man]

Are those el cheapo extinguishers any good (aka Super Cheap Auto) - OR is it best to buy a better one for more $$ ???

I have NFI, as you can tell.

[Jimbo2000]

B, picked mine up yesterday from Super cheap down at warringah mall

el cheapo stylez 20 bucks.

tony it says on th bottle to check the gauge at least once a month.

[T0nyGTSt]

tony it says on th bottle to check the gauge at least once a month.

Yeah these things are disposable. A $25 buck unit from Supacheap or Ricebarn is fine.

Is there a way you can wire the extinguisher gauge all the way to the dash? That would be cool.

T.

[carlo]

Hey what style of extinguisher do you guys and girls use.

[Jimbo2000]

the one i bought yesteday was kiddie (kiddy?) i think.

i asked the dude there if there was ant difference between the two to choose from, they were both the exact same price and he said it wouldn't surprise him if they were the exact same product too, just a different box.