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SUV Barrier Mock Up
So in short cause I'm driving and just want to kick start the topic I mocked up an SUV Barrier/Pet Divider
I bought two things from autozone and in the parking lot put it together and took pictures. Now on my way home haha so just did this
I like the idea behind safari straps they made for the fourth gen just more than I want to spend unless this doesn't work
Also I wanted a more universal application. Pet barriers can only be used as pet barriers. I wanted something I could turn around and use for different applications. I hope I'm making sense here
I'll post some pics and check back soon!
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03-04-2014, 08:18 PM
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Looks good man, good idea. Curious, what other use do you see for a wire/cable divider inside the car?
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03-04-2014, 09:10 PM
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It was off centered so I quickly repositioned it to be more symmetrical.
More uses I foresee would be not as it is but when I'm not using it for this purpose I could use the wire/net I the roof rack and the bar going across is sturdy enough to hang things on as it currently sits so just quick thoughts no big plans. It was spur of the moment :-]
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03-04-2014, 09:14 PM
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Thank you xxaarra, I know this wouldn't be the optimal choice for a member who is deep into the off-road seen! The safari straps would be a much better investment due to their 1000lb rating depending what you get.
Otherwise this is a great option and you could still use it on the roof rack, it's very elastic like but sturdy enough to hang things up on the ceiling, the bar can be used to hang stuff etc etc I'm sure someone could make a realistic list of things to use the two products I combined together.
The net was 15.99 and the pole was 11.99
Hard to beat the price.
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03-04-2014, 09:46 PM
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The issue I have with this is more of a safety one. Its not really secure and could lull you or others into a false sense of security. In the event of a collision this would not effectively stop a dog or even loose items in the back from rocketing to the front of the vehicle (a very real and dangerous hazard in today's overly cluttered vehicles.)
I like it and it looks cool, but as I said its more of a potential safety issue with the current mock-up. Sorry to be a debby downer.
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03-04-2014, 09:58 PM
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Would it be any more of a harm than not having it though? I mean if anything (once I have the rod secured of course) instead of hanging there it's going to prevent things from flying forward or at least slow them down.. Versus it not being there and of all the barriers I've seen the only ones that (according to reviews) would even have a chance at stopping a dog or items coming forward is heavy duty, metal, and a few hundred dollars.
All the "affordable" barriers are a cheap metal and more dangerous cause those will fling forward as well and could impale someone in front of it.. True? That's my observation on the topic
Netting can't hurt anyone, maybe the rod but I'll bolt it down soon!
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03-04-2014, 10:23 PM
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I like it man just because dogs or whatever won't crawl around up towards the front and stick their noses everywhere.
I lay my seats down flat with no net or barrier so it's like a dog park behind the driver and A driver. Anything goes back there with two goldens haha
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Would it be any more of a harm than not having it though? I mean if anything (once I have the rod secured of course) instead of hanging there it's going to prevent things from flying forward or at least slow them down.. Versus it not being there and of all the barriers I've seen the only ones that (according to reviews) would even have a chance at stopping a dog or items coming forward is heavy duty, metal, and a few hundred dollars.
All the "affordable" barriers are a cheap metal and more dangerous cause those will fling forward as well and could impale someone in front of it.. True? That's my observation on the topic
Netting can't hurt anyone, maybe the rod but I'll bolt it down soon!
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I don't disagree with your point, the only truly safe set-up would be to secure the mounting points to the vehicle body; then your net might actually be sturdy enough to hold up in a crash (this is of course assuming the plastic retainers hold up.) This has been in my little black book of projects along with a few other ideas (one of these days I will get around to actually prototyping them ) but really I haven't had the opportunity to properly test it. I was thinking of using RivNuts to secure mounting brackets into the body close to the factory coathanger locations, but I haven't been able to test how well RivNuts handle excessive force in automotive sheetmetal (what I mean by that is how much weight is required to rip/deform a RivNut out of the sheetmetal and/or how much sharp force such as a sudden collision to rip/deform their mounting location) which is holding back a few designs I have in my head for various projects including a "bolt-on" bracket kit for allowing people to use mil-spec cargo netting and such.
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03-05-2014, 01:09 AM
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I tried replying to this earlier, TWICE but wouldn't let me, I am enthusiastic about your idea because it allows the convenience of an in and out system with minimal efforts (once completed) which is what I want and it's secure (assuming you "engineer" it properly) more or less adding everything up and taking extra precaution when setting everything up.
Using the RivNuts and brackets you're going to either snap the netting and/or the mounts before anything gets past that net. Which is unlikely to happen! I'd love to make an effort at this
Assuming I don't have to ruin my interior of course
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I like it man just because dogs or whatever won't crawl around up towards the front and stick their noses everywhere.
I lay my seats down flat with no net or barrier so it's like a dog park behind the driver and A driver. Anything goes back there with two goldens haha
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Dude, I only have one golden, but I hear ya! He owns the truck, let me tell ya. Won't let me anywhere near the back. But he goes everywhere with me and spends hours in the truck patiently, so I put up with his demands.
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Haha I got one pup too .. Full of energy and the interior is really clean. Plus I usually have someone in the 2nd row when we take the pup so I can't just fold down the seats or else I would
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@ li_runner
That's an interesting set-up and forgive me if I am being a bit critical, but I just want to point this out since the OP and I were talking safety/structural integrity earlier. I'm not putting you down or anything, but rather just making public notes to assist anyone who'd want to do a mod like this in making a safe and strong set-up vs. one that looks safe and strong but isn't when you really need it to be.
That particular set-up is probably not entirely safe, the strongest point is probably the seat latches on the bottom, but the fact they have the middle straps just screwed into the plastic does no favors besides keeping it taut and the upper straps are just looped on what look like the grab handles which I am concerned about. The reason I mention that I am concerned is that the grab handles are secured to the body via screws seated in a square expanding plastic plug, much like a fender liner or simple plastic trim piece. Now I can sometimes hang off my grab handle but I am not sure how long I'd want to do that as I have seen those plastic tabs rip out of the sheetmetal before.
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I'm not looking back at our convo but if by any means I argued mine was safe I didn't mean too
I'd have to reinforce where the long bar attaches too and then possibly change the clamps from the net to the structure.
What li_runner posted is what I wanted and is safer I believe. Absolutely
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I definitely didn't make this as safety factor :-]
Idk if I could even make it SAFE cause of how elastic the material is, Honestly
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