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  • Element Fire Extinquisher Installed in 2017 Ford F-350 (Mod)

    In case anyone is interested...not a straight install but doable.

    Products Used
    The Bracketeer (came with special clips from Element)
    Element 50

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    1) Removed snap-in covering front seat railing bolt

    2) Removed plastic shroud screw and seat rail bolt.

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    3) Insert clamping loop (their term) under plastic shroud. Align and cut plastic shroud (I used a sheetrock knife) to allow loop to sit flush. Start to reinstall seat rail bolt (don't tighten all the way yet). Reinstall shroud screw and snug it down, but not tight or snap cover won't reseat. Finish tightening seat bolt to torque value in manual. (Don't ask me what it is--I made it goodntight.) Reinstall snap cover.

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    Repeat the above steps for the other clamping loop that attaches to the other side of the seat rail.

    4) Slip the Bracketeer bracket into the cutouts and center. Bolt in place (bolts not shown).

    5) Attach Element-specific retention clips to the Multi-Drilled Arms (MDAs). Attach MDAs to the Bracketeer bracket. (The only orientation to keep the clips and Element extinquisher from interfering with the seat hardware was to install the MDAs all the way forward and facing down. )

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    Please ignore the obviously horrendous choice in footwear for the picture...the Element does not interfere with my footing and the mat removes easily.

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    Hopefully, like insurance, I'll never have to use the Element but it's nice to have it available. Tomorrow I'll install a couple in the camper. I'll show that install in another thread (should be fairly basic and straight forward without the Bracketeer).

    Howard
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  • #2
    Originally posted by howson View Post
    In case anyone is interested...not a straight install but doable.
    very slick; that's the way a lot of weekend road track racers mount them on sports cars for road track racing. they usually require fire suppression and crossways in front of the seat works well. I've been wanting to do the same thing on our 2007 BMW Z4M so I can track it in classes that require extinguishers.
    Last edited by howson; 03-27-2021, 08:33 PM. Reason: Trimmed quote...
    2121 Momentum 31G towed by 2017 Ford F-250 SuperDuty / Gale Banks

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