I'm going to move my fire extinguisher and I'm thinking about mounting it here: A couple of questions: If I drill holes for the bracket to use toggle bolts or something like that how much clearance is under there? Am I liable to drill into anything? Is that plastic just going to constantly flex from driving around motion and end up cracking after a while?
Wouldn't you better better off keeping it closer to the driving position. Could waste a lot of precisious time having to grab it from the rear of the car.
If the car goes up in flames I want the fire extinguisher as far to the back of the car as possible. I don't want to be playing with the extinguisher and trying to get myself out.
If you're just going to have one I think in the back is the best place. Expecially for a Magnum. Doors unlock when you get out so the tail gate will be unlocked and it's furthest away from the motor or the dash where the fire is more likely to be. This is for small fires. Like an electical short or something like that. Something you can put out before it gets major. If it's a big fire then you just run away (or run to get a really big extinguisher).
dave - if you are using shortish bolts, and do not drill deep, you will be fine. as for the stress....... if the bracket/s has a large "footprint" to disperse the area of pressure, it will be fine. and yeah, i have mine in my trunk as well!!!
It's a decent size footprint. I think I'll drill a tiny pin hole and probe to see how much room I have before I hit something. I stuck it on there with 3m permanent adhesive tape for the time being. Should last a couple of months before it comes unglued.
although from talking to my brother who lives neat sacto..... he says it has been hot as hell out there!!! your tape might dissolve very quick!! ahahahahaha get it, "quick"...... ahhhh i kill myself sometimes!!! lol
booooooooooooooooooooooo Dave, you will be better off removing the panel. This way you can put a brace of some sort under the plastic for stability. Rule of thumb, "Do it right the first time", it will cost you "Less" in the long run. lol
I thought that denial was a river in Egypt? hahahahahahahahaha Take the extra hour and do it "Right". You will be happier. :friends:
NOTHING takes just "an extra hour" on my projects... - You want to sort of clean up things if your getting in somewhere that you usually don't. so vacuum on your way in there, tidy up the wiring and stuff. - First time in there so you got to figure it out and go slow so you don't bust a clip, find all the screws and stuff and maybe even save the clips and plugs and grippers that are suppose to be single use. - There's always the pause for a beer to just look at it and meditate at a couple of stages. It's much better now since I got halogens on tripods and various auxiliary ligts for when the sun goes down...:good:
