Where did you mount your fire extinguisher?
 

Of course this only applies if you even put one

I'm thinking of putting mine right behind the crossbar behind the passenger seat. Seems like an easy enough place to reach and shouldn't fly into my face in case the unthinkable happens

Use a bracket, bolt* it down, then put the extinguisher in it. Never leave any hard objects unsecured (that's what cargo rings and nets are for).

*Doesn't have to be bolted - just make sure it is well secured.

Mine came with a quick release bracket which feels very secure for how easy it is to release.

I mostly made this thread because I see people mounting their fire extinguisher on the A pillar which just seems insane to me.

:iagree:

Because a quick search of this forum would have netted you zero examples of people who think installing the fire extinguisher on the a-pillar is a good idea.

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...inguisher.html

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...inguisher.html

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...nguishers.html

1. I searched
2. Old threads are old and people's opinions change over time
3. I see a lot people with this abomination in their rice builds driving down the street.

Also, do not mount it to the rear tower bar. Mine was mounted to the backside of mine and when I had my accident, the force unlatched it from the bracket and it flew up into the passenger footwell.

See that's scary, I don't want a projectile in my car

That's why mine's mounted under the front area of the passenger seat

Would it be possible to get a photo of yours please? That sounds like a good idea but I'd like to see how you did yours.

1. :tup: I like using a regular search engine with "site:the370z.com" in the search string to narrow searches down to this forum (the forum search is abysmal).

2. lol no one has changed their opinion from the a-pillar being a bad place to mount a fire extinguisher to it being a good place. My comment was really aimed to insult your terrible search effort that led you to the conclusion that most people think it's a good idea to mount an a fire extinguisher to the a-pillar. Because that was clearly not the case when I spent 90 seconds searching.

3. I see dumbass shìt on a daily basis. Doesn't mean that I give any credence to it...


Redondo has the right idea. All the good installs I've seen or read about had the fire extinguisher somewhere in the passenger footwell for safety and easy access.

Here you go. Bolts to the 2 front passenger seat mounting holes. Made by Kap Industries

The BracketeerThe Bracketeer Is what I use.

Mount where it is within reach. Mine is right in front of the driver seat below me. BTW These tiny bottles can only put out the smallest of fires and are really just meant to get you extra time to get out of the car until someone with a bigger bottle(s) to get to you at a race track.

I never said others here think that A pillar mounting is a good idea or that their opinion on that would change, I said I see it in the wild and its insane.

I just wanted to know where others mounted theirs with safety and ease of access in mind. I would never put mine on the A pillar

LOL i got a Jeep roll-bar mount with velcro. stays in place and doesn't move behind the passenger seat.

I mounted mine in the garage.

I'm hope no one is expecting to put out a fire greater than a dropped cigarette butt with these tiny fire extinguishers. :confused:

It's a halotron extinguisher to suffocate the fire and not be corrosive or shock electronics.

Right with a very small capacity bordering on useless. If ya like the look, that's one thing. If you're depending on it to put out a fire bigger than what you could stomp out, best of luck. :rolleyes:

You ever have fire extinguisher training?

Exactly

Here's the one I have. I'd much rather have it and and at least have a chance than not have it and watch my car or someone else's burn to the ground.

I have. :) Used to work at an LPG storage field and we received fire training every year. Emptied many 30# powder extinguishers, a few of the big powder rigs on wheels, some large gas extinguishers, and can run a fire hose by myself if need be. At my age, I wouldn't want to do the latter, but I could. :)

Even a 30# extinguisher won't do much good on a car fire if you don't use it right. Even worse with a gas (CO2, Halon, etc) extinguisher, especially if there is any wind.

The small extinguisher you find in cars is NOT meant to put out a fire of any size - it's to knock the fire down enough so you can escape or be rescued.

Yeah, after having a small electrical fire in my car I'm strongly in the camp of "It's better to have any fire extinguisher than none at all".

In the power plant. We had to train with everything we had on site. From the 5 lbs that was in the vehicles up to using a 3" hose. We trained on chemical, electrical, fuel, trash, metal, etc. The electrical and metal fires are scary. The electrical because you could be dealing with 525KV (525,000) volts. The metal because if you use the wrong stuff. You make it worse. If you catch a car fire in time. You can put it out using a 5 lb'er.

Our hoses were just 2.5" but still a lot to handle. Especially when you weigh about 120 pounds. :)

If it's a 525 kV fire, I'm headed the other way. Let somebody that knows what they are doing handle it. :)

IF you get to the fire soon enough AND you know how to use an extinguisher. As with compression tubing fittings, a lot of people don't have the slightest idea how to do it right.

Such an awesome show!

I've had one laying around for a while that I haven't got around to installing since most of my interior is ripped out at the moment, once it all goes back in I'll be installing it in that little section behind the passenger seat, fits almost perfectly.