Thread: Rear storage shelf

Been thinking of doing a similar thing.

Interested to see how you get on

Originally Posted by dangermousehouse

Been thinking of doing a similar thing.

Interested to see how you get on

Ditto for me ... those plastic side bits are a waste of space.

I'd like to get rid of the 3rd row seats to use the under-floor space but I have nowhere to store the seats where vermin wont destroy them. Maybe I need to find some large plastic boxes.

I also use the D3 as a 7-seater and just made a simple box frame out of alumnium square tube with a marine ply base that is kept in place by four turnbuckles connecting to the factory tie-downs. Works for us very well.

Hi Robert, any chance of some photos of your setup....
thanks.

Originally Posted by oldsalt

Hi Robert, any chance of some photos of your setup....
thanks.

Shown with the optional second part on the top, secured with four bolts.

I currently have the attached (hope photos work - my first attempt) aluminium frame built shelf for rear of D4. It is 470(h)x710(d)x1030(w). It is not tied down and is not the full length from tailgate to rear seat, which is useful for storing things like jerries just behind the tailgate. I use corflute to protect the base (it came with a pallet of pavers).

This shelf works well, allowing me to store heavy things below and light above. It is made of aluminium quad frame from Capral aluminium and easy very easy to work with.

As I mentioned in my first post, I am hoping to have a shelf that is fixed to the car frame where the small storage boxes are. My aim is to do away with the legs that limit my storage ability below the shelf and have a more secure base.

I have also attached a photo of frame that I had set up in the D2 (apologies for clutter). Panels have mostly been removed. The top left hand space had a fridge and fridge slide attached and the whole unit was strapped down. We travelled for 6 months on some rough roads and no fractures or stress.

Cheers, Chris

An update on progress with the storage shelves.

I have given up on the idea of removing the side storage boxes. It looked too hard to do so without damaging them. Also looking underneath the parts that I had lifted up it seemed too difficult to secure a stable shelf across the width of the rear storage space.

I am currently designing shelves similar to that described below.

I have taken out the third row of seats, which was a one hour job once I had worked out what to do. Good instructions from disco3.uk.

Cheers Chris