Thread: Drawer System

Originally Posted by bluetick

Hey Guys,

Good Morning from California! I've got a 2005 LR3 and am planning a drawer/ sleeping platform sleeping system. My question is about access to the under floor storage where the 3rd row seats were, I've removed mine. Is it much of a pain to get at through the cut outs? I assume you have to remove the drawers to get at it? Any thoughts on making removable cutouts in the top of the drawers? Or a tilt up design that would hinge from the back?

Also has anyone seen a set of the Drifta drawers? Seems like a pretty similar concept?

Thanks!

I have a set of Drifta Drawers. One drawer on the passenger side. A fridge slide on the drivers side. A table under the fridge slide and a removable cover over the fridge so you can pack over the fridge without stuff falling behind the fridge when it is slid out. The cover is highly recommended.

If you pull out the drawers there is a cut out that lets you access the space where the third row seats were. I think this is to access the spare tyre "winch".
I have my snatch strap, winch extension strap, tree trunk protector and jumper leads and a couple of bags of things I don't need regularly. I loop a separate rope around each strap and jumper leads with each labelled on the end. I can push them up under the drawers and still pull them out if I need them. Haven't had to yet. The bags go where the cut out is.

Cheer
Sean

Last week I bought a set of 2 drawers with fridge slide from 4wd Supacentre in Dandenong. Officially these are made to fit a Prado but as you can see, they work very well in the D4.

I removed the rear seats as we have no need for those. Be ready for some bloody hard work if you go down this path. They are awkward and bloody heavy.

Next I made a false floor which is held down by the standard tie down points (I bought longer bolts). This was the most time consuming part of the job. I bought a cheap profile gauge fromAll Tools ($12) so that I could replicate all the lumps and bumps in the floor to my supports. It’s like a bloody mountain range! Next, bought some boat carpet and contact adhesive (buy the Sica contact. The cheaper ones are too thick and hard to apply to the back of the carpet).

The rest is pretty self explanatory from the pics. Very happy with the result and the cost was less than $450.

Oh yeah, I can still access the spare wheel winch .