My try with a solid cargo cover

miked · Post by **miked** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:32 am

This is my try with the cargo cover. I think I did fine with my first try, please let me knw what you think of it. I could then try to upgrade it.Here are a few pics

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miked · Post by **miked** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:40 am

here it is with the glass open

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miked · Post by **miked** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:42 am

Finally with everything close.So let me know what you think

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scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:06 am

what is it made from? interesting Idea for the small flip lid. can you store stuff on top?2 hinged small post on each side of the flip up access part down to the floor might help.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:08 am

Looks good. I like the little hatch door to access underneath. Nice Job!

miked · Post by **miked** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:13 am

Quote, originally posted by scherry2 Â»what is it made from? interesting Idea for the small flip lid. can you store stuff on top?2 hinged small post on each side of the flip up access part down to the floor might help. As it still need some improvement I can put like 10 lbs on it.But I have some other though to try.

JohnC · Post by **JohnC** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:21 am

Very ingenious. Watch GM start offering one like yours soon.

scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:24 am

legs like this:

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ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:05 pm

Very cool! I see you followed Atomb's design that he posted in my thread. I like the covering as well. If you're looking for more support, you could put a spar lengthwise underneath behind your hinge (like a 2"x2" beam).I couldn't tell how you attached it to the loops; could you show pics of that?Nice work!

miked · Post by **miked** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:44 pm

It actually dont attach to the loop, I've maid some brackets to but behind these loop.Will put some pics tomorrow and as for the 2 legs, they are not necessary since the loops are so close to the door.Thank you

miked · Post by **miked** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:45 pm

Quote, originally posted by JohnC Â»Very ingenious. Watch GM start offering one like yours soon.LOL could append. I think I will do it before... to be continued

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:53 pm

Hmm I like it! Can I give you my order now ?

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:19 pm

I like it too...might have to work out one of my own!!

miked · Post by **miked** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:06 am

Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe Â»Hmm I like it! Can I give you my order now ?We could talk about it at the meet.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:30 am

Quote, originally posted by miked Â»We could talk about it at the meet.Great! Looking forward to it.Let me ask you a question. Is that cargo cover from a Cavalier? Which car is it from?

miked · Post by **miked** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:45 am

It's all home made. no other car as that cargo cover.

Atomb · Post by **Atomb** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:20 am

great job, miked!it's alive! it's ALIVE! ...thanks for making my simple (primative?) drawing come to life!! I have been so busy i haven't come close to building one yet, but now that i've seen it...i'm inspired again!! Why would you need to put legs to support more weight on top? How much weight do you plan on loading on the top surface?I'm VERY impressed. Good job!(the scarey thing is...i also have the same colour vibe and i have the same toolbag in the back of my car, and a jug of windshield fluid!! .....so for a few seconds it REALLY freaked me out!

miked · Post by **miked** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:55 am

Persoonaly I don'T want to put anything on it.All I can say is that it would support 6x9 speakers easally to upgrade the sound system.

miked · Post by **miked** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:21 am

Here's the picture of how it's set.You'll see that the hooks are still available.

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ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:38 am

Quote, originally posted by miked Â»Here's the picture of how it's set.You'll see that the hooks are still available.THAT is Ingenious! I never thought of mounting the cover that way because I had always intended mine to be removable. Could you give a little more detail on the materials and construction (ex. wood, covering, hinges, so on)? I might learn something for my next cover...

jimincalif · Post by **jimincalif** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:07 am

Very nice, much better than the stock cover. Well done!

miked · Post by **miked** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:57 pm

It's mainly made of fiber glass, but you're making a mistake, the top is removable. There 2 hinge but soon 3 to be more sturdy.

ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:35 am

Quote, originally posted by miked Â»It's mainly made of fiber glass, but you're making a mistake, the top is removable. There 2 hinge but soon 3 to be more sturdy.It's not obvious in the picture you showed, but it sounds like you mounted additional brackets to the ones used for the hooks and then set the cover on those brackets. Is that correct?

POLO · Post by **POLO** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:48 am

Quote, originally posted by miked Â»We could talk about it at the meet.It will be a very promising meet.Well done,if your project finish,i will be a buyer too.Please don't sell your idea to gm Sorry to be out of topic.Making a little publicityGuy,the project will be live at Montreal meet.

fredfreedom · Post by **fredfreedom** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:50 pm

Nice mod and nice color of Vibe!Fred:-)

Jaycie685 · Post by **Jaycie685** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:43 pm

Nice work! It definitely gives the Vibe more space in the trunk as you could put stuff on top as well.If you ever decide to make more and sell them, put me on your list!

miked · Post by **miked** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:06 am

Here's a picture of the cover removed:

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miked · Post by **miked** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:11 am

and here's the bracket holding it up:thank you all for the great comments.

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Jaycie685 · Post by **Jaycie685** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:16 am

Looking at the pics with the cover removed, you can see the red markers on the seat release knobs (not really sure what they're called). Does that indicate that the seats don't go all the way back and lock into place when the cover is installed?

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:40 am

Quote, originally posted by Jaycie685 Â»Looking at the pics with the cover removed, you can see the red markers on the seat release knobs (not really sure what they're called). Does that indicate that the seats don't go all the way back and lock into place when the cover is installed?he just may not have them fully locked back into place....sometimes mine are like that after i put the seat back up an it dont fully click into place.

miked · Post by **miked** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:15 am

No, don't worry, the seat do clamp propally, it's just that to remove the cargo cover you need to fold down the seats just a little.That's all

Jaycie685 · Post by **Jaycie685** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:26 am

Ah, i see.

ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:43 am

I'm sorry; I guess I'm a little thick. Those brackets look like fabric as well (like velcro). Can you show a close up of the ones on the side? I like that you added brackets to the seat back as well; that really offers a nice, extra amount of support that my design didn't have. Yet (!)

miked · Post by **miked** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:25 pm

I'll take a close-up pic, but just to let you know they are covered with felt as the complete cover, there is no velcro in the process.

eSSjAy · Post by **eSSjAy** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:46 pm

Wow, that looks great! Looks like I have myself a project when the weather gets warmer.Approx how much time did that take you, and what was the cost of your materials?Does anybody have the cover offered by GM? I haven't seen any pictures of it, and I'm curious as to what it looks like.

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