Feck, berger, sod it

[Tony B2]

Just been having a hugely frustrating attempt to fix the BMW fire extinguisher to the underside of my passenger seat.

The kit has a bracket with 2 screws and 4 bolts.

One of the little feckers popped out as I was moving the bracket and rolled back under the seat.

There is a heater vent under the seat.....

It rolled into the edge of the vent, still visible.

I carefully move the seat forward so I can get to it from behind. I carefully place a screwdriver into the vent, next to the bolt in order to hook it out.

And yes, the little fecker falls all the way into the vent and I can hear it rattle away about 6 inches under the floor.

I know that this is going to rattle like a bolt in a biscuit tin for the rest of my ownership of this car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How on earth am I going to get it out, without ripping out the carpet, sound deadening and everything else etc to get to the vent???

Help......

[E38]

If its magnetic, then get one of those magnets on a slightly bendy rod things from screwfix et al. Works for me when I drop stuff through the engine bay and onto the tray underneath!

[Tony B2]

Actually its worse than I thought....

The little fecker has not gone into the vent, but under it, into the cross member which runs from side to side under the carpet, under the seat.

But I can see it.

Now for some blutack and a screw driver.

I could be some time.....

[Wills2]

Oh no! sorry no advice Tony but good luck!

[Tony B2]

Got it!!! Yesssss!!

Thank you blutack.

Time for a lie down in a darkened room now.

I am going to let the stealer fix the extinguisher. Had enough of this malarky.

[Wills2]

Good man!

[Jim Green]

Stealer will probably loose more of the screws than you did............LOL.