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    Fire Extinguisher

    For those who have installed or had installed fire extinguishers for track days, can you please share pictures of your setup?

    Just trying to locate the best place to install it without too much fuss. I can organise a bracket for the front passenger seat however, its not as easy simple as I'd hope.

    Thank you

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    I have two 1kg extinguishers mounted behind the front seats. The mounting brackets are fixed to the flat metal bar that runs underneath the back of the seat, and the clasps are mounted to make it easy for someone in one seat to lean back and unclip the extinguisher behind the other seat. The bracket with the single quick-release is mounted behind the passenger's seat so it can be reached from the driver's side more easily.






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    Fire fighter!
    Only downside is the rear passengers will have their vents blocked by the fire extinguisher. Looks cool though!


    Quote Originally Posted by jamesatfish View Post
    I have two 1kg extinguishers mounted behind the front seats. The mounting brackets are fixed to the flat metal bar that runs underneath the back of the seat, and the clasps are mounted to make it easy for someone in one seat to lean back and unclip the extinguisher behind the other seat. The bracket with the single quick-release is mounted behind the passenger's seat so it can be reached from the driver's side more easily.





    06 Polo GTI - REVO Stage 2 = 140kw @ wheels.
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    rear passengers ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by insanekiwi View Post
    Fire fighter!
    Only downside is the rear passengers will have their vents blocked by the fire extinguisher. Looks cool though!
    Not a problem in my case - the rear seats lasted less than 4 hours after picking up the car before they were removed and boxed up for storage.

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    Thanks for that. Was looking to create a bracket at the bottom of the front passenger seat. It's just that the rails aren't as user-friendly as I'd hoped it would be.

    Will need to have a garage fabricate a simple one.

    Thanks for sharing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by insanekiwi View Post
    Fire fighter!
    Only downside is the rear passengers will have their vents blocked by the fire extinguisher. Looks cool though!
    There are vents under the seats??
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    *bump*
    ~12mths have passed, surely some of you have added extinguishers in other interesting places in your pog?

    Mine is currently here.. there is a hook in the back of the seat which I took advantage of



    however I have been advised that this is no longer acceptable as it is only being held in by one bolt. Its ****ing tight and doesnt move, but thats how the rules go I guess

    So im on the hunt for another location. James' looks pretty good so ill have to have a look at it when I get home tonight, but I am still keen to see what others have done

    And rear passengers are no problem for me either. I have a 2nd "beat around" daily driver for passenger carrying
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    Last run - 114.8kw atw
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    Well i gave up on waiting for an answer (impatient i know ) So I decided to try another avenue if anyone tracking their pog is interested...

    The 9N Polo has three hook points bolted in at the back of the back seat (baby seat points? i dunno). So i removed the hooks and custom made an aluminium bracket (18 bucks from bunnings). I drilled holes in the aluminium to line up with the mounting points and bolted it in with the standard bolts. Prior to this, I drilled two more holes into the aliminium to securely mount the extinguisher bracket.

    Lo and behold:







    Ill go into spotlight or something and buy some felt the same color to make it look tidy. And the best part, no need to drill into any part of the car
    MY07 Polo GTi
    Last run - 114.8kw atw
    Winton - 1:52.7130

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    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



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