Best place for a fire extinguisher

UNless you are installing the automatic ones in which case engine bay. I seem to recall from the days when we shares a form with 308s that someone sold
Clips that attach it to the seat frame on passenger side. If my recollection is correct and anyone knows where to get those I am a buyer.

 

Mike's picture #2 and the one on the bottom right, show a nice clip approach. Let's look at this realistically - Mike You have pictures of your beautiful leather luggage strapped to the back section of your cabin ............ God forbid, we have a scenario where you're driving along and along side comes a car with the occupants honking, yelling & pointing ---- AT YOU !!! Pulling over quickly, your heart pounding - you look over your shoulder and (oh ****), there's smoke. Quickly you push the button to open the boot so you can get to your fire extinguisher (you're still sitting in the car BTW) - - what's wrong ??? The damn thing won't open. **** !!!! Where is the manual pull handle? Time and a growing fire, marches on !!!! I suppose you could try to snuff out the fire with the contents of that Schedoni case !!!

Anyway, it's quite acceptable to have the extinguisher in the cabin ........ as your pictures indicate. Why hell, mate, it's even COOL !!

Cheers, Hank

 

I have a big 8 pounder that fits nicely in the right rear footwell.

 

Don't you use your backseats sometimes?
The under-dash mount might limit passenger knee room...
What about attached to the passenger seat rail so it moves with the seat?
Also, a silly question but is there ever a chance you would need to use it?
Thanks,
Greg

 

Why wouldn't you mount it to the front of the drivers seat? Easily accessable. I have my non Ferrari one mounted that way (bracket predrilled), never had an issue and all I have to do is reach down and pop the clip for access.

Regards,
Jerry

 

I would suggest mounting it behind the front seat, if at all possible. If you need it, you don't want to open the trunk hood, as that is the most likely place you will have a fire. You want to be able to get to it quickly and easily. The front seat mount is the best for easy access, but limits the passenger's room somewhat. Since the back seat is not really a seat anyway, the foot well right behind the driver is my #1 choice on a Mondi.

p.s. That bracket for the extinquisher is called a Charness Harness, thanks to Mike Charness, an F-Chat member.

http://www.tradetutor.com/raceprep/

 

My photos show the extinguisher behind the drivers seat. It is mounted to the floor at the seat track. I needed to place it far back as possible because I like to have my seat almost all the way back. I am not a tall guy, 5' 7", but I like to be stretched out when I drive. So your mounting distance may be different. In the Mondial T, and in particular my car, I have a sub-woofer under each front seat (PO installed). This, in combination with the lever that is used to unlock and slide the front seat, made mounting on the front rail points not possible for me.
There may be a way to mount to the seat itself thereby increasing the rear passenger foot space, as the extinguisher will move with the seat.

I am actually going to look into this possibility.

I rushed an install to be able to enter the New Hope Car show yesterday, a mounted extinguisher was a requirement.

David

 

So far mine is just on the floor behind my seat. I need to strap it down.

Haven't had to use it in the Mondial (knocks on wood), but I have put out two different small engine fires with extinguishers in my pickup.... people on side of road with smoke. Scary stuff. Happy to have it with me.

 

I mounted one in the front trunk which has a recessed area under the latch (see pic). Here's the logic: If a fire breaks out, it will most likely be in the rear of the vehicle. If the power fails, the emergency front trunk release is under the driver's dash. It's easy to access from both sides of the car and doesn't take up any usable trunk or cockpit space.
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Hi YELO T,

You do make perfect sense here. If having it somewhere in the cockpit is not desired, your selection of a mounting place in the front boot, is spot on.

Cheers, Hank

 

Mike

If i was in front of my PC, i could use my favorite software 'paint' and draw a curcle around the spot that i think would be best, since im not, i'll try shirades and try to draw you a picture..

You know that spot that is just under the folding arms of the soft top, some have sugested to put speakers in there (?).

With the top down its an accessible hole, with the top up, its also accessible, i keep my folded up Hankie, affectionately known (spider top) in there along with some rags and in the other one i keep my camera and some more rags. But i think the driver side would be great for an extinguisher. No?

 

If i had this open area, it would make sense to put it there.

In the pass foot well, my fear is that it would be kicked a lot, excessive heat, the sun, the chance of theft, all possibilities in this area.

just my .02
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I agree, best place above and to the front of the center console. Would be nice if there some type of cover, not sure I would be wild about how it looks, but that is just me.

Here are pics of one in my other car, having trouble getting picturs straight, but you get the idea.

Regards,
Jerry
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THANK YOU!!!
Regards,
Jerry