Puma fridge mounting in passenger seat position

[Rustydog]

Just back from the cape and thought Id post a shot of the fridge in our Puma.

Daniel at Mulgo helped out with the design and construction.
It was a great help leaving the rear area free for storage.
With a small bracket on the passenger door hinge it opens to 90 degrees helping the access to the fridge.
It just bolts into the seat bolts and took me 10 minutes today to take out and replace with the seat.
See my previous post for photos from the cape.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/110052-cape-york-last-thanks-daniel-mulgo.html

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[VladTepes]

Hmm got any bigger pics ? Pics of the frame itself ? Pics of it in the swung out position ?

I was thinking of doing exactly the same thing, myself.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

What?
taking it to Mulgo for a fitting??:o:eek::o



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[miky]

I think it is the door that opens to 90 degrees.

The door system is really poor on my 2010 110 wagon.
Does not stay open. Needs a much better method.

Either way, if the door now opens all the way, that would be a worthwhile idea.

[Xtreme]

I think it is the door that opens to 90 degrees.

The door system is really poor on my 2010 110 wagon.
Does not stay open. Needs a much better method.

Either way, if the door now opens all the way, that would be a worthwhile idea.

To get your rear passenger doors to open further, remove the door stay bracket from the bulkhead behind the front seats and elongate the mounting holes in the bracket so that it can be refitted closer to the outside of the vehicle. Be careful not to allow doors to open too far otherwise they'll put a crease in the 'B' pillar.
It's a while since I did it but IIRC I elongated by fileing to about half a hole extra - knowing Landys though, this could vary from vehicle to vehicle.

I can't help you with the 'locking' of the door stay but I know Mulgo do a very nice gas strut for the Defender rear door and Daniel may be able to do something similar for the side doors.

[malleefowl]

It's really quite simple.
When I wanted to fit a slide to accomodate the generator I simply undid the bolt on the door retainer, measured the distance between bolt holes with door at 90" ,cut a small bracket drilled 2 holes to suit.Then bolted said little extension bracket to the 2 holes .Easy:D
Have had both rear pass doors at 90 ' for 4rs or so.
Also great makes it much easier for passengers to get in but excellent for access to child harness etc
Cheers,
Mary
will post a photo if anyone wishes.

[dullbird]

hahahahahah I did this to my car months ago..I thought everyone put their fridge there

[Rustydog]

as malleefowl said
"undid the bolt on the door retainer, measured the distance between bolt holes with door at 90" ,cut a small bracket drilled 2 holes to suit.Then bolted said little extension bracket to the 2 holes"

The door opens 90 degrees, just stops shot of the B pillar. Make access great for the fridge and now without the fridge for putting junior in the baby seat. The fridge just opens where it is. The top of the fridge just clears the roof when open by a few inches so the positioning and hight is important. I think Daniel at mulgo has all the measurements. Will try to post some shots of the frame.

[miky]

Oh you guys have just made my day (or should I say evening?).

What a great idea. Photo would be nice.

Must contact Daniel about a gas strut for rear door, and will ask about one for side doors.

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[Mulgo]

Here are a few more photos. In one of them on the bottom left hand corner you see the door opening extension (red circle).

Cheers,
Daniel

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[malleefowl]

Here's a pic of the little extension bracket to allow the door to open to 90 degrees

[Xtreme]

Here's a pic of the little extension bracket to allow the door to open to 90 degrees

I did the extension bracket at my Mk1 m mod but then found that the same effect can be achieved, with a much neater job, by simply moving the original bracket closer to the door opening. All that is required is to either elongate or drill two extra holes in the bracket.
Photo would be of no use as the bracket looks same as original.

[miky]

I did the extension bracket at my Mk1 m mod but then found that the same effect can be achieved, with a much neater job, by simply moving the original bracket closer to the door opening. All that is required is to either elongate or drill two extra holes in the bracket.
Photo would be of no use as the bracket looks same as original.


I will try that tomorrow.



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[miky]

Perhaps there are differences between the variants?
This is for the 2010 Puma 110 station wagon.
I had to move my bracket a lot more than just elongate the holes.
Will take a round file to the right hand edge of the bracket to fit the second screw.
The door does not open to 90 degrees but it's pretty close.

http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/2738/img0752small.jpg

[Kelly928]

I did the extension bracket at my Mk1 m mod but then found that the same effect can be achieved, with a much neater job, by simply moving the original bracket closer to the door opening. All that is required is to either elongate or drill two extra holes in the bracket.
Photo would be of no use as the bracket looks same as original.

Just did this on my 03 fender. Opens to 90 degrees easy. 8mm drill bit. 10min job.

Thanks:)

[Xtreme]

From above posts (#14 & #15) it does seem that there is a difference between the Puma and the Xtreme brackets. As with Kelly928, my mod was done on a 2003 Xtreme.

Apologies if I have misled any Puma owners.

[miky]

From above posts (#14 & #15) it does seem that there is a difference between the Puma and the Xtreme brackets. As with Kelly928, my mod was done on a 2003 Xtreme.

Apologies if I have misled any Puma owners.

No, not at all Xtreme.
Your post really convinced me to try your mod of moving the bracket.
So simple.
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[numpty]

Like others, I made up 2 extension pieces (one for each rear door) and it is neat too ;). Now they both open to 90 deg. Have had my fridge in that position for 4 years with home made shelf etc. This is on a 2006 model.

Earlier Defenders (200Tdi) have a different door stay which allows the door to open wider.

[Mulgo]

Ok, back to the original post of this thread.

Got hold of that fridge rack I did for 'rustydog' and took all the measurements.

Below are the drawings, and if you are familiar with Google SketchUp I have attached that file too.

As always, any questions, fire away.

Cheers,
Daniel

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[MacFamily]

Another mod to add to my list thanks Guys will make it much eaiser for wife to get our little ones out of the defender and I will get browny points :D

[VladTepes]

Resurrection !

Daniel your drawings are marked post07 but is there any difference (that would affect this design) between the Puma and earlier models?

[Mulgo]

Resurrection !

Daniel your drawings are marked post07 but is there any difference (that would affect this design) between the Puma and earlier models?


Yes, seats are mounted differently so the mounting points of the fridge platform do not marry up with seat mounting holes of earlier Defenders.

Cheers,
Daniel

[jc109]

Is there a specified or ideal position for the two internal cross members (not the central one)? I can't see a measurement for them, but I'm assuming these are to support the fridge's feet. If so might the ply sheet suffice?

[jc109]

Is there a specified or ideal position for the two internal cross members (not the central one)? I can't see a measurement for them, but I'm assuming these are to support the fridge's feet. If so might the ply sheet suffice?


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[Mulgo]

Is there a specified or ideal position for the two internal cross members (not the central one)? I can't see a measurement for them, but I'm assuming these are to support the fridge's feet. If so might the ply sheet suffice?

Yes they are to support the fridge feet. Depending on the weight of your fridge and the thickness of ply it might be sufficient.