How to install a fire extinguisher in your boot....
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How to install a fire extinguisher in your boot....
It's a pure coincidence that my first ever mod to my XJ is to add a fire extinguisher! I just seen one today and had to buy it. This might seem really simple to some people, it is easy, but I thought well maybe not everyone is all that gung ho with drilling their Jeep or diving in so maybe this is a good starting point.
What you need:
What you need:
- Two small nuts and bolts about an inch in length (depends on your extinguisher bracket)
- Four washers to match.
- Marker Pen.
- Screw Gun and Drill bit to match your bolt (just slightly smaller so it's tight)
- Screw Driver to remove interior (Star,Phillips)
- Small fire extinguisher with mounting bracket.
- Torch, Hat and a Snow Shovel (if your also doing this in snow in the dark at minus something)
- Carefully remove the screws holding in the chosen panel for your fitting.
- If you wish just remove enough to get your hand in behind.
- Peel back the fire material behind to that you can get your hand in when it's holding a small washer or bolt (clenched)
- Using the bracket find a good placment and using a marker pen, carefully mark two dots on the plastic interior that match the holes in the bracket.
- Check it''s level vertically, or it'll look worse once it has a big red thing at an off angle.
- Drill holes at the chosen marker points.
- Put one washer on the bolt, bolt through the bracket, bracket and bolt into plastic interior.
- Now pull back the panel and put a washer on behind, then the bolt to fix it.
- Tighten just a little, not fully.
- Now move the bracket to position two and repeat, bolt then washer, into bracket and then washer and then bolt, and tighten.
- Tighten both bolts.
- Put your interior panel back on and now insert the fire extinguisher into it's new secure holder, and we're ready for some flames!
Last edited by iamajeep; 02-18-2012 at 04:09 PM.
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