Very Annoyed
Member Since: 19 Nov 2005
Location: Up there, past the strange people and the sheep.
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Where do most people fix a fix extinguisher if they have on? On the RRS i put it on the back of the front passenger seat on a cross bar at the base of the seat. The same cross bar is in the D3 is this the best place? Loving the power of the TDV8!
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 15th Sep 2006 8:45 pm |
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Cliff H
Member Since: 27 Oct 2005
Location: Home of the Pork pie and Stilton
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After your post about the radio VA I can tell you where to 'put' a fire extinguisher  Zermatt silver 06 reg.
Gone but not forgotten !!!
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| 15th Sep 2006 8:50 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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Mines on the dog guard in the boot... reasoning is that I have time to think about the futility of trying to put out a fire with 5kg of dry powder and whether the insurance co. would repair or replace the vehicle after the event whilst i'm bursting out of the drivers seat to the rear tailgate 
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| 15th Sep 2006 8:52 pm |
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JLMARTIN
Member Since: 03 Mar 2006
Location: Madrid
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10forcash wrote:Mines on the dog guard in the boot...
Exactly the location I asked the dealer to install it in... He then gave that same reasoning about my chances to get to it alive (with a very annoying look) and I walked out without it, muttering that I would have it installed at a different shop.... 
Haven't done it yet, though.... JL Martin
2006 TDV6 HSE Tonga Green/Alpaca (used to be LRTuned)
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| 15th Sep 2006 8:55 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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if you can't get to it without getting burnt, it's already too late for the vehicle 
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| 15th Sep 2006 9:05 pm |
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d3matt
Member Since: 03 Aug 2005
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 1485
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I've put mine in the same place (as I did in the RRS), under the front seat/in the rear foot well. Matt
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| 15th Sep 2006 9:05 pm |
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BCP
Member Since: 25 May 2005
Location: East Scotland
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I've always thought that they are of more use for other vehicles than one's own. Logic of above applies; I'll be getting family and self out first,by which time any fire will be beyond an extinguisher. Have stopped at an RTA and been very impressed by the group effect of about 8 or nine extinguishers on a Vectra with engine fire and bloke trapped by his legs. Bit of a sticky one.
BP
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| 15th Sep 2006 9:13 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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or under the passenger seat with the LR fire extinguisher holder 
Mine is in the side box in the boot... only there cause we go to France as like many I would leg it with my family and as much of my gear before the FE got used.
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| 15th Sep 2006 10:25 pm |
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JLMARTIN
Member Since: 03 Mar 2006
Location: Madrid
Posts: 203
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Simon,
Could you kindly post a pic?
I´d like to show it to my dealer. Chances are he has never installed one.... JL Martin
2006 TDV6 HSE Tonga Green/Alpaca (used to be LRTuned)
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| 15th Sep 2006 10:58 pm |
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lee01277
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Shed
Posts: 821
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10forcash wrote:if you can't get to it without getting burnt, it's already too late for the vehicle
agreed. Mines in one of the rear cubby holes where I can get at it if I need it for someone / something else.. ..............Somewhere in-between my old D3 and what's to come next .........
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| 16th Sep 2006 12:48 am |
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ferrett
Member Since: 15 Jan 2006
Location: West
Posts: 298
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Mines under the front passenger seat in the footwell. Its the LR one and I fitted it myself just by following the instructions. The hardest part was removing the panel on the front of the seat base - you just need to pull very hard.
I can try and post a pic later if you would like. 2012 D4 - SDV6 XS - Firenze Red
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| 16th Sep 2006 8:18 am |
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bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 524
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Mine is strapped to the outside of the offside rear compartment that contains the jack. I used a couple of large elasticated velcro straps. This way it does not roll around the boot.
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| 16th Sep 2006 9:09 am |
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ferrett
Member Since: 15 Jan 2006
Location: West
Posts: 298
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Pics posted in my gallery of the LR Fire Extinguisher fitted to the base of the front passenger seat 2012 D4 - SDV6 XS - Firenze Red
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| 16th Sep 2006 11:54 am |
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d3matt
Member Since: 03 Aug 2005
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 1485
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I have a second fire extinguisher, that isn't fitted. I will have a go at fitting it at the front of the seat this afternoon. At least this is more easily accessible in an emergency and two on board is better than one.
Thanks for the pics Ferrett. Is there any nack to getting the front plastic panel off, or do you just pull really hard? I tried once and gave up. Matt
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| 16th Sep 2006 12:35 pm |
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