Fire Extinguisher E30 M3
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Topic: Fire Extinguisher E30 M3
Posted By: andyclient
Subject: Fire Extinguisher E30 M3
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 09:10
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Has anyone got an original BMW fire ext fitted to their M3 Just got one off ebay and it looks like i have to drill a couple of holes in the seat frame ! Is this correct or should they bolt on to existing fixing points ? Kinda weird as mine had one factory fitted apparently , so unless someone has changed the seats i would of thought the holes would be there, unless its the wrong bracket. Any help most appreciated Cheers Andy ------------- 
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
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Posted By: BMG M3
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 09:43
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Mine had one fitted and the holes had clearly been drilled afterwards.Not saying that is factory, that's just how it was on my car with a BMW extinguisher.
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Posted By: bmwe21
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 10:41
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On the original BMW Sports seats the holes are already there. If it doesn't fit... it's not BMW or not E30... ------------- Rgds, Jeroen http://www.bmwe21.net - www.bmwe21.net E21 323i - E30 320iS - E30 325i track car |
Posted By: andyclient
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 10:56
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Strange ?This is the fire ext http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4616656544&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=461 6656544&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 which is clearly a BMW one , and my seats are BMW sports seats Weird -------------
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
bmwe21 wrote:
Posted By: BMG M3
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 11:16
| Both extinguisher and bracket are different to the BMW branded one I have. |
Posted By: 215DMX
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 11:25
That does look wrong...
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Posted By: andyclient
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 11:26
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Oh dear -------------
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
Posted By: andyclient
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 11:29
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Item 2 looks the same although its hard to see on the ebay pic , but the bracket item 3 is definately different -------------
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
Posted By: dirtybeemer
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 12:40
Well i hope its a up to date fire exstinquisher, as they only have limited life, just thought i would bring it up 
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Posted By: Simon325i sport
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 13:16
That is the right one, I had one fitted to my last E30, and all the sport seats I've seen have the holes in the seat ready. As for it being out of date, then it is very likely, but these old BMW ones can be re-charged. ------------- 
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Posted By: andyclient
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 14:12
Maybe its my seats then ? Someone did mention they were the ones with the bigger bolsters (think that is the right term ?) and there is a steel bar to move the lower cushion out (is this standard?) It will fit if i drill the seat frame but i don't want to do that if its not right Thanks Andy -------------
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
Posted By: Simon325i sport
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 15:24
Ah..you have the proper recaro seats then, if so, it will not have the holes, and will need to be drilled. -------------
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Posted By: bmwe21
Date Posted: 25-March-2006 at 06:51
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Yep, sounds like the old style Recaro seats. They used to have brackets for these as well, but they are NLA.... patience required on eBay... or a bit of drilling...
------------- Rgds, Jeroen http://www.bmwe21.net - www.bmwe21.net E21 323i - E30 320iS - E30 325i track car |
Posted By: andyclient
Date Posted: 25-March-2006 at 14:53
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Thanks guys looks like i'm going to be getting the drill out on my next days off then ! Thanks for your help Andy -------------
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
Posted By: s14man
Date Posted: 26-March-2006 at 12:52
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Just be careful with that drill |
Posted By: andyclient
Date Posted: 26-March-2006 at 16:52
Yep i'm going to have to take things slowly , don't want to rush it ! cheers Andy -------------
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
Posted By: lyndonbuck
Date Posted: 27-March-2006 at 06:09
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I've got the same seats and my extinguisher has been attached with 2
velcro straps, saves drilling holes and it still comes out quickly if the old girl bursts in to flames (or the car come to that). You can get the straps in most hardware shops, they come in black and you can get ones exactly the right length |
Posted By: andyclient
Date Posted: 27-March-2006 at 08:09
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Mmmmm thats another possibility Thanks for that Andy -------------
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
Posted By: andyclient
Date Posted: 29-March-2006 at 16:25
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Made up a bracket using original fixing points ! Jobs a good un Cheers Andy -------------
01 E46 320d Touring 88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone 93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going 87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten) |
