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Offline Jammy123

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Attaching Tracmats
« on: March 20, 2008, 21:47:26 »
This is for my 90 Hard Top.

Im am looking at getting some 50mm thick, 1.5m long tracmats. I only want them for when I go offroad. I am thinking of attaching them to the outside, by drilling 4 holes in the sides of the hard top (at the bottom, near the bar that holds the sides to the vehicle) and then use a 5mm steel spacer plate on the inside with some bolts going through, then put the tracmat waffle over the bolts, then I will use two longs bits of plate to hold the mat inplace, and use wing nuts (for ease of getting off). to secure. Do you think this is a good idea.

I do not want a roof rack as its a daily driver and I dont want to 'damage' my fuel econmy, nor be inconvienced by constantly taking it off or putting it on!

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Re: Attaching Tracmats
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2008, 22:24:26 »
Can you not just chuck them in the back of the truck ?
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Re: Attaching Tracmats
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2008, 22:26:25 »
I think they will be too long to fit in the load area. There are 1.5m long.

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Re: Attaching Tracmats
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2008, 23:01:42 »
I think they will be too long to fit in the load area. There are 1.5m long.

isn't the load area as long(er) as the side panels?  You can shorten em anyway, I reduced  a pair into the tub of my s1, they now live in the footwell of the 2nd row seat in the CSW  Have also seen em fixed directly to the roof too.
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Re: Attaching Tracmats
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2008, 00:11:04 »
If you do go for the bolt and wing nut method then as security drill a hole through the end of the bolt that you can fit a padlock through, preventing the wing nuts from being removed.
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Re: Attaching Tracmats
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2008, 08:27:40 »
or make a pair of book ends & slot them in on the side panel

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