What do you have Under Your Seat?

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What do you have Under Your Seat?

Post by b0ardgamer » Sun Jul 08, 2018 7:11 pm

I've got this in my brand new B4S.

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It looks like either a bit is missing, or they forgot to put something under the carpet, so just cut a hole to get it in! Surely this can't be normal?

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Post by ali » Sun Jul 08, 2018 7:56 pm

Should there not be an air vent there?
Check under the other seat to see?
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Post by b0ardgamer » Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:07 pm

The other side just has unbroken carpet.

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Post by Rav » Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:08 pm

Missing fire extingusher or first aid kit.
I would go back and ask for these.
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Post by b0ardgamer » Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:56 pm

Well, the first aid kit is in the boot, which is where I would have expected it.

Fire Extinguisher :shock: Are you serious?! I've never heard of a car coming with a fire extinguisher. (Maybe a Tesla does, I haven't checked..)

UPDATE @Rav: You're right. To my amazement, there *is* supposed to be a fire extinguisher. But there isn't. Is this something that might have been deleted due to having fancy electric leather seats?

UPDATE @Ali: I had another look under the passenger seat, and there is some ducting there, but it is properly plumbed into the carpet, which is why I missed it the first time. I went back to the driver's side, and the ducting was suspiciously similar. What I had taken for ducting going rearwards was actually ducting that should have been pulled through the carpet aperture. After a bit of scraped knuckles, I managed to get the ducting pulled through, and now it all looks proper tidy.

Thanks for the suggestions!

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Post by E24man » Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:12 pm

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Post by E24man » Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:36 pm

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Post by b0ardgamer » Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:53 pm

Sytner have confirmed there isn't supposed to be a fire extinguisher present.

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Post by Ashok » Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:17 am

subwoofer?
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Post by Rav » Mon Jul 09, 2018 10:43 am

My B3 3.3 has a fire extinguisher under the seat.
Not sure how useful it is after 18 years under there.

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Post by b0ardgamer » Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:31 am

@Rav: The manual says get it checked every 2 years. At 18 years I think you would be better off throwing it away and saving the weight!

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Post by Burnham » Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:00 pm

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Post by DonFlintoni » Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:46 pm

"Holy Carpets Batman..."

In all seriousness, it looks a bit gash. have they specced and fit the wrong carpet?
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