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I love the rennline FE mount. I’ve put several in 928s. When I needed to add an FE mount to the now-departed 981 with 18-ways, I wanted to get a rennline mount but saw that it wasn’t listed for that seat.
I didn’t follow up with the rennline folks. Have you tried direct contact?
I love the rennline FE mount. I’ve put several in 928s. When I needed to add an FE mount to the now-departed 981 with 18-ways, I wanted to get a rennline mount but saw that it wasn’t listed for that seat.
I didn’t follow up with the rennline folks. Have you tried direct contact?
Sorry to disappoint you.
I did inquire and get a reply from Rennline, with a somewhat cryptic statement that it works but might require some compromise of seat position and mount extension. Getting a personal account from a fellow Rennlister helps clear up uncertainty.
I did inquire and get a reply from Rennline, with a somewhat cryptic statement that it works but might require some compromise of seat position and mount extension. Getting a personal account from a fellow Rennlister helps clear up uncertainty.
I'm not sure, but I think Worf was being self-deprecating, saying that his own post was going to be almost useless - not that your original post was almost useless.
I'm not sure, but I think Worf was being self-deprecating, saying that his own post was going to be almost useless - not that your original post was almost useless.
... I read this --^.
And that's exactly it. *my* post was almost useless. Sorry for not communicating more clearly.
Originally Posted by bkrantz
I did inquire and get a reply from Rennline, with a somewhat cryptic statement that it works but might require some compromise of seat position and mount extension.
Don't cha just love customer service like that?
Originally Posted by bkrantz
Getting a personal account from a fellow Rennlister helps clear up uncertainty.
Originally Posted by Jack F
Would be good to know how they work for other forum members too. Thanks
Originally Posted by dannyss
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I'm also looking to buy one and would also like to hear from other how it worked out.
Also have 18 ways, but without ventilation.
Having installed these mounts in 928s, Rennline's response is rather non-responsive.
On 928s it is the perfect mount because it's bolted not to the floor, but between the seat's sliders and the seat bottom thus moving with the seat. It results in no compromise of either seat position or mount extension whereas all the other mounts, that bolt to the floor pan between the pan and the sliders, have a significant impact on seat position since they cannot move with the seat.
If we assume that, on the modern seats, the Rennline mounts the same way then the obvious issue on the 18-way seats would be the pneumatic thigh support that extends from the front of the seat bottom. It might be that one cannot extend the thigh support at all or only a bit without coming into contact with the FE or it's attachment bracket. If the mechanism is mounted on the passenger seat, then it wouldn't be a serious issue if no long-legged passengers are transported. Or perhaps, on non-track days, for tall persnickety passengers, the FE and attachment bracket could be removed.
A non-obvious issue would be if the bottom of the 18-ways have some sort of protrusion or component that prevents the mount from being bolted to them. But, one would reasonably expect Rennline's response to be "can't be done" not "compromise."
So... looks like someone's going to have to be a Guinea Pig and figure out what Rennline actually means.
On the other hand, since the mount is (IIRC) supposed to work with 14-ways, if anyone has mounted it on 14-ways we might be able to determine 'what's the deal' with 18-ways from a picture or three.
Here you go - there is a rotating pressure tab that I just leave released (red tab in 3rd pic). Its a somewhat sung fit with the tab released on the adjustable track so no movement or rattles etc. If I move the seat all the way up it simply pushes the Element extinguisher forward on its track (just part way with the seat all the way forward so it does not detach from the base). I would guess you have 6 inches of forward motion until it even touches. Its hard to take good pics but the 4th one shows how the extinguisher is positioned after moving the seat all the way forward and back again - then you can simply slide it back by hand.
08-08-2020, 08:41 PM
Rennline Fire Extinguisher Mount
