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I wonder how much rear side space has been lost to plastic covers as a compromise to get the cover to fit 3 different positions.
25th Mar 2010 10:07 pm
astonbuilder
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Only thing about the brolley being stored on the cover (yes it fits it perfectly) is that it can/does slide as you go round corners.......just watch for the metal end marking the D post interior trim
31st Mar 2010 3:33 am
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
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Navigator wrote:
Like the cargo net idea. Might be a reason to get one.
. . . . And there are a pair of slots, so that when the cover is fitted right behind second row seats you can open it half way. Presumably because, if it goes all the way back and you are under 5'6" in height, you can't reach far enough in to bring it back.
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31st Mar 2010 1:32 pm
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31st Mar 2010 1:52 pm
ronp
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ronp wrote:
My Top Tip
With the bungee net secured to the anchor points,
you can pull the Load Cover down vertically.
Secure the ends in each anchor point [tensioned by bungee net] behind the rear seats.
This gives you hidden storage accessed behind the rear seats.
So from the outside your boot looks empty.
When staying away, I don't like leaving the Load Cover closed as I've had a few break-ins where scum think I'm carrying stuff in my boot.
I use this method with items that are not that expensive [but scum don't know that] as I don't want to lug everything from my boot up to the room.
I also lay an orange card on the boot floor stating "It's Empty"
So far so good
OK here's a few pics just taken.
Pulled down vertically and ends located in anchor points [using bungee net]
Once the tailgate is closed you won't really see the cover esp when it's dark.
The hidden storage space accessed from behind the rear seats.
btw, this wasn't a hand me down tip, but discovered this myself I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
31st Mar 2010 3:58 pm
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nice one Ron, smarter than you look
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31st Mar 2010 4:06 pm
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Don't forget the space under the third row seats for storage too. Prob not big enough for full size laptop but big enough for handbags/cameras etc.As you slide down the banister of life
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Don't forget the space under the third row seats for storage too. Prob not big enough for full size laptop but big enough for handbags/cameras etc.
Lots of space under the second row with a 40/60 configuration (bottom part folds first, then seat backs). I have: fire extinguisher, tow strap, Land Rover gear tool box, own tool bag, collapsable shovel, BAS box.The older I get, the better I was.
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1st Apr 2010 3:09 pm
LR4Ian
Member Since: 17 Apr 2010
Location: Illinois
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Here is another option. Cargo net at a 45 degree angle and loadspace carrier pulled out to halfway.
It keeps small cargo from sliding around.
17th Apr 2010 8:57 pm
ronp
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Nice tip there
But where do the cargo net hooks locate on the top?I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
19th Apr 2010 9:26 am
LR4Ian
Member Since: 17 Apr 2010
Location: Illinois
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There are two cutouts in the plastic on the sides of the cargo area just below the catches for the loadspace cover.
I'm not sure what the cutouts are designed for, but the hooks from the net seem to attach securely.
19th Apr 2010 4:29 pm
ronp
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Those cut outs ? ..... that's the rear curry hooks.
Just tried cargo net there, and all is well.
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