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28th February 2021, 16:55 | #1 |
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Nice day so worked on a little project....
Another little mod done on Redfive today. Something I'd been meaning to get round to doing for a while.
As I have a subwoofer in the boot I can't access the spare wheel without having to remove everything from the boot including the subwoofer. Not something I'd want to be doing when stuck on the side of the road with puncture if it were to happen. So rebuilt the boot false floor today with a design similar to the tourers and made the opening shorter so I can access the spare wheel without having to take the sub out. Also fitted a much nicer handle to the floor from a Mercedes. Fresh carpet too. Will paint the underside of the wood floor jet black when I get a chance which will look tidier. |
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Will you please stop it Everytime you post something I think ,that's cool , I will have to do that as well now. I'm glad I live a fair distance from you or I would have some explaining to do to the boss . One day I will pay you a visit for some bits Keep up the good work Stan
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That's a neat idea - looks tidy too
I'd like to do something like that but don't think I have quite enough room to get a usable hinged floor in.. How do you keep your sub from sliding around? I've used velcro tape which seems to work ok. Cheers, Karl. |
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That looks a lot neater than the original arrangement, the boot floor is such a fiddle to lift up particularly with the flaps at the side if you've got stuff in the boot. Not to mention the hardboard type material is prone to warping.
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Looks pretty clever. I'd like to do this myself just for the occasional check of the spare wheel well to see all is dry down there. I usually have a boot full of stuff so lifting the board up is a pain in the rear!
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Yes I hate having to completely empty the boot to get to the spare wheel well. I store quite a bit in there such as a bottle of water, some tools etc so handy now I can get to them much more easily. Yes that's true, another reason why I wanted to do this as the original boot floor was warped. |
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That looks to be a massive improvement over the original "OEM" boot floor. Very well one
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Just seen the photo you posted. Strangely I can't see the photo when using my PC but shows up when I use my phone. Looks good I couldn't give up that much boot space aha.
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The box slides back a little more, about 2 inches, so that the spare wheel lid lifts clear of the grille. The box was the smallest I felt I could get away with for the sub - if I recall it is about 10-15% smaller than the figures suggested on the specs.
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