jonnoriega
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- January 5, 2017
- Messages
- 422
- Reaction score
- 513
- Location
- Northern IL
- City, State
- Streamwood, IL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2016 Ford Exp Platinum
^^^^Gonna be a beast Noriega!!!
I carry a lot of stuff for the dogs, and they're with me part of every day. I got tired of having stuff floating around, or having an organizer tied to one of the tie downs at the back, so I built a cargo box. It's not the greatest craftsmanship, because I am not good at cutting long, straight lines. Sometimes short straight lines either.
I finished it yesterday. I built it out of 3/4" and 1/2" MDF, painted it black, and covered the top with black rubber runner from Lowe's. The same thing lines the drawers.
It's 44" x 40". I didn't want 44" long drawers, so I made them 24", and the 20" at the back has a hinged door, that will eventually have a lock. I fold the seat forward to access it. It's covered with my existing cargo/pet liner. View attachment 96676 View attachment 96677
The white stuff is some Gorilla glue that squeezed out from under the rubber runner.
It looks a little beat already. This is actually the second attempt. The first one was way too big. This one is 5 1/2" tall. I took the first one apart, cut everything down, and put it back together.
Nicely done, my friend. You should offer your services to other dog/pet lovers!
Enough to make a dog house?Thanks. I'll need a lot more practice with a saw first! It's not terrible, but it definitely could be better. For having done it without a real plan though, I'm happy with the result. I'm glad I overestimated the amount of MDF I needed, because I ended up cutting every sheet. I have a lot left over that didn't quite fit anywhere.
An ugly, misshapen one!Enough to make a dog house?
New Westin Contour Bull Bar and Unity SAE clear fog lights (I live on the coast, they're needed).
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Looks great @jonnoriega ! Is that a Devries overlay?
over the weekend I removed my front plate, and luckily with the Magnetic Metallic color I can get away with just the plain black plugs that you can get for a couple bucks at autozone and it blends right in haha.
I also ordered and installed a switch cover for the 3rd Row Powerfold switches. After loading up the trunk for a daytrip and hit the buttons by accident and stuff falling down from the seats folding I wasn't going to risk it happening again and damaging the seats.....stupid location and design by ford for these switches. They should be in the front at the drivers area, or higher up, or have a cover from factory...
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums...able-switch-needed.324579/page-5#post-3577623I would like to know as well. Where is that cover from?
over the weekend I removed my front plate, and luckily with the Magnetic Metallic color I can get away with just the plain black plugs that you can get for a couple bucks at autozone and it blends right in haha.
I also ordered and installed a switch cover for the 3rd Row Powerfold switches. After loading up the trunk for a daytrip and hit the buttons by accident and stuff falling down from the seats folding I wasn't going to risk it happening again and damaging the seats.....stupid location and design by ford for these switches. They should be in the front at the drivers area, or higher up, or have a cover from factory...
Nobody noticed when I posted my mudflap pics, but I used the same plugs on my rear bumper as well.