Thread: Rear drawer/fridge slide systems for L322?

Either make your own or use a universal...however...and a big however.
If you put a draw system in, especially with a fridge, you will not be able to access your spare tyre (without considerable efforts to remove on the side of the road, possibly alone)

My best suggestion, and something I am working on atm is making smaller, individual draw sets that are not bolted down, for easy removal. (Even tho my spare tyre is on the back, i still want to access water tanks/compressors in the event of a failure)

the fridge slides require them to be secured to a solid frame that can offset the weight of the fridge, again, not possible if you want to get to your tyre. best thing to do, is make sure it can slide easily on the carpet or mat.

Edit: if it is also to close to the edges of the boot space, you will not be able to access fuse panels etc

Mmmm, I guess I figured there'd be no easy solution. I might look at designing a simple upside-down U-shaped arrangement in carpet-covered marine ply that would at least be light enough to haul out in an emergency, and I'll just put up with having to drag the fridge out, without having a bolt-down slide.

What I did prior to having my fridge was a false floor setup with a steel frame (an early, unfinished photo of it attached) where the legs would come down near the restraint mountings in the floor, this allowed the bottom to be accessed after removing all the tubs etc from under it. The outer panels of wood were on hinges to fold up and allow access to the side panels.
Something like this would just be to high for a fridge to sit on and probably not structurally viable if you have to cut a hole in it to slide a fridge in and out, so i ended up scrapping it.

Thanks for that. I'm thinking of something that sits about the height of the existing factory sliding screen, which the fridge would fit under, along with a couple of drawers to one side.
I'll see what I or my shipwright mate can come up with in marine ply.

In my D4 I access the fridge over the closed bottom tailgate lifting the lid towards the side window and had hoped to do the same on the L322. I'll discover any shortcomings in that idea after I get the car home Monday and start the change-over process.

Unfortunately with the slope of the rear window on the L322 the fridge has to go inboard a fair bit so it's a bit of a lean in Graeme.

Hi.
I have made my fridge slide with the use of aluminum square tubing then cover in non construction ply. And then made same with two draws for food and recovery gear. These two pictures are my food storage. Don't fridge draw picture om phone. It's easy for me to remove to access the spare tyre.
Jason

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Greg, I had Drifta make me a false floor same size as spare wheel well cover and it bolts in using existing tie down points. The separate fridge box and slide is bolted to the floor. Works a treat