Where would you put an emergency tool?

[TKAZ]

Does anyone carry an emergency tool like this in their car? I saw a video of someone being rescued out of a burning car with one of these and got one myself right away. Where's a smart, safe place to keep this in the Z?

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[bpeckham]

It has to be easy access, so I'd say driver's side door pocket. It might also be the only place big enough to store it, depending on the size.

The glove box isn't even wide enough to hold a sheet of paper folded in half, and the center console is smaller still. The behind-the-seat storage is bigger, but might be harder to reach when you need it.

 

[jdm-rhd]

there is a guy on supraforums that builds brackets to hold fire extingishers which mount to the passenger side seat brackets.

maybe a similar one to put on the drivers side?

 

[TKAZ]

It has to be easy access, so I'd say driver's side door pocket. It might also be the only place big enough to store it, depending on the size.

The glove box isn't even wide enough to hold a sheet of paper folded in half, and the center console is smaller still. The behind-the-seat storage is bigger, but might be harder to reach when you need it.

I will see if it fits in the side door pocket. In my 350, I had it lying between the emergency brake and the center console, but that's not the greatest spot.

 

[TKAZ]

there is a guy on supraforums that builds brackets to hold fire extingishers which mount to the passenger side seat brackets.

maybe a similar one to put on the drivers side?

Oh, that's a good idea. I'll look for that. Maybe I could get a setup for the tool and an extinguisher.

 

[TKAZ]

It has to be easy access, so I'd say driver's side door pocket. It might also be the only place big enough to store it, depending on the size.

The glove box isn't even wide enough to hold a sheet of paper folded in half, and the center console is smaller still. The behind-the-seat storage is bigger, but might be harder to reach when you need it.

The tool actually fits very well in the driver's side door pocket. There was about an inch of extra space, so I put my little umbrella in there to try to keep them both secure.

I also rearranged the other stuff in the car. I put the first aid kit behind the driver's seat and put my jump start kit next to the cargo mat container behind the passenger's seat. I removed the owner's manual container completely from the car and just left all of the guides and papers in the smaller container they came in in the glove box.

And my sunglasses container just barely fit in the center console, so that worked out well. I'm still looking to add some more emergency gear, but I'm pretty happy with the current setup.

 

[bpeckham]

The tool actually fits very well in the driver's side door pocket. There was about an inch of extra space, so I put my little umbrella in there to try to keep them both secure.

I also rearranged the other stuff in the car. I put the first aid kit behind the driver's seat and put my jump start kit next to the cargo mat container behind the passenger's seat. I removed the owner's manual container completely from the car and just left all of the guides and papers in the smaller container they came in in the glove box.

And my sunglasses container just barely fit in the center console, so that worked out well. I'm still looking to add some more emergency gear, but I'm pretty happy with the current setup.

Cool. Glad it's working out. And congrats. Did you post photos? I don't remember seeing any. Last I remember, the car was being shipped across country.

 

[TKAZ]

Cool. Glad it's working out. And congrats. Did you post photos? I don't remember seeing any. Last I remember, the car was being shipped across country.

Here are a couple from after the first quick wash.

I’ll have to get some more later in better light.

 

[DerrellSC]

Maybe there would be a way to mount it to the rear cross brace between the seats? Just thinking if someone needs to get to it, it would be accessible from both sides of the vehicle.

 

[jdm-rhd]

^ good idea...
also mounting would keep it in place if there is a hard impact or if, God forbid, your turned upside down

 

[TKAZ]

Maybe there would be a way to mount it to the rear cross brace between the seats? Just thinking if someone needs to get to it, it would be accessible from both sides of the vehicle.

That's a good idea. I just now realized that maybe Costco sells them in two-packs so that you could put on each side of the car and not just because they give you multiples of everything. D'oh!

 

[TKAZ]

^ good idea...
also mounting would keep it in place if there is a hard impact or if, God forbid, your turned upside down

That would be terrifying and makes me worry about a fire, too. Need to think about an extinguisher.