Cargo Net for D3?

You can see the general arrangement here.

Product Cargo Barriers - Holden - Adventra - 205900[/QUOTE]

rufusking,

Yes, that looks perfect!

Thanks for your help!!

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Originally Posted by BSM

It was Ritters in Melbourne who told me it was illegal. They would not even consider an install.
Strange that a well known Landy dealer would hold that view.

I checked on VicRoads and there's no mention of restrictions for Cargo Barriers so I suppose you're right. I think I'll check with the insurance company as well, if they say its Okay, and won't use it as an excuse for non-payment in the event of a claim, then it's a non-issue

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They are correct in saying that if it is the UK Dog Guard we are talking about.
It is being used as a "protective" device. It is not ADR complied to Aus regulations.
In an accident there could be issues, same scenario as the hidden winch bracketry that also isn't ADR complied.
In our spare parts system that option is not even allowed to be ordered.

Just sayin!

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Just an update. I decided I'd try getting a cargo net to hold down luggage in the back before I went for a cargo barrier. I figured that if it was impractical then I could always use it on the roof rack.

So I purchased a Gorrilla Net. GORILLA CARGO LOAD RESTRAINT NET. The roof rack small version is the one I got.

I hook it down onto the forward tie down points, push it out of the way onto the seat backs, load the gear in, and then roll it over the top and tie down.

It works, and is a secure tie down method, but I can't say that it's all that convenient. I will defer judgement though until I 've figured out an easier clip mechanism to the tie down hooks. The supplied carribeenas are fine for roof racks but way to clumsy for use in the back of the D3.

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Originally Posted by BSM

Yes, that's what Ritters were saying. They said that the fact that the barrier even offers the possibility to have passengers sitting behind it, with no means of escape makes it illegal - He did mention something about having a glass breaking hammer available might be a solution.

However, The more I look at it the more it seams that Ritters are perpetuating a myth.

The Vic Roads allowed vehicle modification list that I found here, makes no qualifications about the use of Cargo Barriers, and even more importantly, I checked with my Insurance company, and specifically asked the question whether a claim woule be denied on the basis of installing a cargo barrier in a 7 seater, and they said no. Provided that I advise them of the installation of the cargo barrier - it will be covered.

So the summary seems to be:
[1] It is legal (in Vic)
[2] Advise your insurance company
[3] Don't bother asking Ritters to do it for you. :)

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Sounds like the bloke at Ritters was talking out of his fundamental orifice.

I recently had a new Playdo 150 supplied as a work vehicle when up on site. It had a genuine Toyota cargo barrier installed AND it had third row seats (for what they are worth in a Toyota).

While I had the vehicle, Toyota actually issued a recall on vehicles fitted with their cargo barrier, as the "hammer" supplied with the barrier (it is secured in a bracket on the rear surface of the barrier) was considered not heavy enough to break the window in the event of an emergency. A visit to the nearest Toyota dealer (had to drive a few hundred km round trip to Port Hedland as they wouldn't send the replacement part out to us on site) resulted in a new, heavier, hammer being supplied and installed in the same location on the barrier.

Doubt very much if Toyota would be doing this if it was "illegal" to have a cargo barrier in a vehicle with third row seating fitted.

As others have said though, common sense (are we still allowed to use that these days :() would tell you that you shouldn't use the third row seats to carry passengers when a cargo barrier is installed - but I've seen people doing it plenty of times. We actually removed the third row, as they take up way too much space in a Toyota and are really only useful for small kids or the severely vertically challenged in any case. ;)