Where to position a Lifehammer

clivea · Jan 4th, 2013, 09:17

Had one of those Lifehammers bought for Christmas and i was wondering where best to position it in the XC70. My concern stems from when I fitted one some years back to a to the driver side of the auto tunnel on a Saab 9000 CSE auto and the prongs penetrated some cables that promptly shut down car functions. Fortunately just withdrawing the prongs corrected the problem...lucky, or what?Given that the XC70 resembles a set of computers separated by four wheels I shudder to think what lies under the carpets in the front driver/passenger compartment. If anyone has fitted a Lifehammer in their Gen 3 XC70 I'd be interested to get some details of the precise location, or better still a picture.

D5driver · Jan 4th, 2013, 09:50

How about one of these: http://www.volvopartswebstore.com/sh...ey_model=12009

clivea · Jan 6th, 2013, 09:54

Thanks looks a useful solution. I'll see where I can get one in UK.

Flanaia1 · Jan 6th, 2013, 10:22

front centre of roof behind courtesy light which is where the police and paramedics mount theirs. Dead easy with 2 x discreet tie wraps and job done,

keithjeb · Jan 6th, 2013, 10:33

I think the XC70 interior has the floating centre console? I;ve got mine mounted on velcro behind that in the c30

Flanaia1 · Jan 6th, 2013, 11:12

Be careful with velcro mounts they let go in the event of a serious accident. SWMBO rolled our Ford explorer 4x4 the vehicle was on it's drivers side with seatbelt jammed. Lifehammer was screwed to transmission tunnel so was in reach for her to cut the seatbelt and smash the passenger window to climb out. Ever since then I've made sure our life hammers are well secured and within easy reach of the driver even if the vehicle is upside down

clivea · Jan 6th, 2013, 18:32

Flanai
How are the tie wraps secured, do they need the headlining to be pierced, is so wouldn't you risk tearing the lining if you needed to use the LH. Not an issue if its your car involved but you might need the LH to go to someone else's aid. Any more info would be welcome.

Jan 4th, 2013, 09:17	#1
clivea clivea Last Online: Dec 10th, 2014 12:38 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Country	Where to position a Lifehammer Had one of those Lifehammers bought for Christmas and i was wondering where best to position it in the XC70. My concern stems from when I fitted one some years back to a to the driver side of the auto tunnel on a Saab 9000 CSE auto and the prongs penetrated some cables that promptly shut down car functions. Fortunately just withdrawing the prongs corrected the problem...lucky, or what?Given that the XC70 resembles a set of computers separated by four wheels I shudder to think what lies under the carpets in the front driver/passenger compartment. If anyone has fitted a Lifehammer in their Gen 3 XC70 I'd be interested to get some details of the precise location, or better still a picture. __________________ Cheers Clivea April 2014 Subaru Forester XE Lineatronic. 2010-April 2014 XC70 SE Premium 205ps D5 Geartronic AWD 2010MY Oyster Grey Last edited by clivea; Jan 4th, 2013 at 09:18. Reason: my typos

Jan 4th, 2013, 09:50	#2
D5driver No Spam here Last Online: Jun 9th, 2023 22:40 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Home	How about one of these: http://www.volvopartswebstore.com/sh...ey_model=12009 __________________ Code reading/reset W-S-M VIDA/DICE One things for sure. No matter how bad something may be, it will have been much much worse and with lots more drama for the spammer

Jan 6th, 2013, 09:54	#3
clivea clivea Last Online: Dec 10th, 2014 12:38 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Country	Thanks looks a useful solution. I'll see where I can get one in UK. __________________ Cheers Clivea April 2014 Subaru Forester XE Lineatronic. 2010-April 2014 XC70 SE Premium 205ps D5 Geartronic AWD 2010MY Oyster Grey

Jan 6th, 2013, 10:22	#4
Flanaia1 Member Last Online: Feb 11th, 2015 10:49 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Yorkshire	front centre of roof behind courtesy light which is where the police and paramedics mount theirs. Dead easy with 2 x discreet tie wraps and job done, __________________ The person who never made a mistake, never made nothin !

Jan 6th, 2013, 11:12	#6
Flanaia1 Member Last Online: Feb 11th, 2015 10:49 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Yorkshire	Be careful with velcro mounts they let go in the event of a serious accident. SWMBO rolled our Ford explorer 4x4 the vehicle was on it's drivers side with seatbelt jammed. Lifehammer was screwed to transmission tunnel so was in reach for her to cut the seatbelt and smash the passenger window to climb out. Ever since then I've made sure our life hammers are well secured and within easy reach of the driver even if the vehicle is upside down __________________ The person who never made a mistake, never made nothin !

Jan 6th, 2013, 10:33	#5
keithjeb Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2014 10:17 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Manchester	I think the XC70 interior has the floating centre console? I;ve got mine mounted on velcro behind that in the c30

Jan 6th, 2013, 18:32	#7
clivea clivea Last Online: Dec 10th, 2014 12:38 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Country	Flanai How are the tie wraps secured, do they need the headlining to be pierced, is so wouldn't you risk tearing the lining if you needed to use the LH. Not an issue if its your car involved but you might need the LH to go to someone else's aid. Any more info would be welcome. __________________ Cheers Clivea April 2014 Subaru Forester XE Lineatronic. 2010-April 2014 XC70 SE Premium 205ps D5 Geartronic AWD 2010MY Oyster Grey

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