Thread: Mounting a fridge in the rear of D3

Mine just sits in the back with a couple of rubber bungees to the tie down points, not as convenient as on a slide, but a whole lot cheaper and more flexible

Hi there
I fixed an ARB fridge slide to a base made from 18mm ply. The ply is full width of the luggage space with a hole in each corner where the tie down brackets are. when I am using it I replace the tie down bolts with 25mm washers and s.s. bolts with an eye on top so that I can then still tie things down in the back or use a cargo net.
Best to put a bit of carpet or similar under the ply at the tailgate side to make sure the slide clears the tailgate when open.
All up, it works well.
Tony

I started with my 50lt Waeco on a slide screwed to a piece of ply as did Tony S. However it is not quite as heavy as buggery but it almost is . I am now toying with a U bracket to elevate the slide slightly to ensure it clears the tailgate on the slide out. I haven't yet worked out my solution for fixing the bracketed slide to the floor. We also use the 3rd row seats regularly and don't want to block them.

I just completed two week to Fraser with 4 kids. I ran an ARB fridge in the place of the 7th seat tied front and back to the tie down points on the side with a couple of 1 inch roof rack straps, more so in case of roll over than movement during trip. It pulled tight against each other making a firm hold. I also placed a mat underneath for protection. I run a Traxide system but I left the tails loose coming out of jack cover rather than fixing them. Worked perfect!

...Sorry no photo. It's back to being a school bus.

Mine just sits in the back with a couple of rubber bungees to the tie down points

A say, 35kg+ fridge travelling at 100kmh when you hit something or roll will snap the seats clean off and anything else in its way. I have had to stay a while in rehab centres after an accident and that would be the best outcome for you if it happened, the other way, you or yours are in a fridge on the bottom floor at the hospital.
Being in a roll-over is like slow motion too and pretty scary. Please secure it a bit better than bungee straps if you have others in the car, if on your own, use your bungees if you have plenty of life insurance or don't care that somebody else may be spoon feeding you and changing your diapers for years till you pass away.
The sight of people like this in a rehab centre stays with you forever.
I cant believe you owned up to that.

Originally Posted by d3viate

A say, 35kg+ fridge travelling at 100kmh when you hit something or roll will snap the seats clean off and anything else in its way. I have had to stay a while in rehab centres after an accident and that would be the best outcome for you if it happened, the other way, you or yours are in a fridge on the bottom floor at the hospital.
Being in a roll-over is like slow motion too and pretty scary. Please secure it a bit better than bungee straps if you have others in the car, if on your own, use your bungees if you have plenty of life insurance or don't care that somebody else may be spoon feeding you and changing your diapers for years till you pass away.
The sight of people like this in a rehab centre stays with you forever.
I cant believe you owned up to that.

Neglected to say I also have a cargo barrier and wouldn't recommend this method unless you do, it is a fair point you make.

Hi andylandy

I have a snappy strap at the rear running around the folded seat below and the front of the fridge is the same but to the cargo barrier both points are central to fridge and low.
the tie down points are to the side of the fridge making for a sloppy fit.


connock