Fire Extinguisher

[seangti]

Hazrd - I'll assume that when tracking the car that you'll have the rear seats down so it's within reach? Otherwise it's going to be a PITA should you ever need it.

[hazrd]

Sorry for the crappy pic but this is how I did it

1. Fixed 3mm aluminium flat rail bolted using seat bolts & bent to clear the underseat drawer
2. removable mount for extinguisher made of 90 degree aluminium

*pic*

I was looking at that location aswell but it looks like my drawer still gets in the way? Will definietely have to check yours out aswell though mate. I will give you a call on Friday and see where you are (hopefully the weather hold out, and i dont get called into work again)

Hazrd - I'll assume that when tracking the car that you'll have the rear seats down so it's within reach? Otherwise it's going to be a PITA should you ever need it.

oh yeah for sure! the scruitineer guys wouldnt accept it otherwise its actually a really good spot, i dont even have to move my body to reach it, just my arm.

[flat6]

Found out the other day you can completely remove the back seats by unlodging them, believe it or not you can fit 4 people and 3 huge luggage's into a polo

For track days remove the seats all together, only problem is you hear a heap of little rattles you never use to hear before.

[kaanage]

Yep, and the weight that you can ditch removing the back rests is HUGE.
With those out and also the spare wheel removed, my Polo sits about an inch higher at the rear.

But it's too noisy for me for normal usage

[vwthunder]

Taking the back seats out, it felt like the car had a extra 20Kw

Amazing the difference it made, but agree it is too loud

[pog]

For track days, the extinguisher needs to be within reach.

Generally, they accept the extinguisher by the centre console or down by the front passenger seat. It also has to be very secure otherwise the scruitineer won't accept you on the track.

[hazrd]

Trust me, it won't move one bit that's why I utilized all three bolt points for extra security.
As for removing the back seats completely, I'm not that interested in getting the fastest time or whatever, just out to have a bit of fun.

If I want to start chasing seconds I'll consider getting rid of them then look at the same spot Greg's is in if I can make it work

[leitch]

Other great thing with the back seats out is the lift off oversteer!

Definitely too noisy thiugh for day to day. It's like having the windows down haha.

[kaanage]

hazrd is tall enough to reach the extinguisher if he were to mount it in the boot!

As for the lift off oversteer, lightening the rear definitely helps with that although as well as helping point the car, this can also make the car unstable under brakes (I could go on to contaminate this thread with yet another plea for info about braking stability, SEAT bushes and static/dynamic toe out)

[flat6]

I noticed without the back seats you can hear everything in the rear tire well, the back seats are the noise dampers for the whole rear of the car..

Would be a good dynamat test to see how much improvement you get from the stuff.