Tone Style Cargo box.

[tom4bren]

I have no response to that.

[vt_maverick]

T/J... Tom, I wonder what percentage of your 4000+ posts are "I have no response to that."

[tom4bren]

It boggles the mind.

Sorta my trademark now ... like:

BossMan
Mr. Gorilly Feets
Mr. Scarey Hook
Marlinstein
Rickshaw's reflection in his disgustingly clean diff cover
JAMAS has more of my aftermarket Tone parts than I do
KAT's rack
PK's duck
Handito's age
Riff Raff the tire SME

The list goes on & on.

It may be getting a little old tho - I think I'll start coming up with a FEW responses.

[etlsport]

looking at the photos of your box installed in Kats VX, got to thinking, ever considered building a box that would fill in the foot well in the rear of the VX for those without backseats?

[vt_maverick]

^ Now that would be cool - sign me up! Only problem is that it would block my rear seat cupholder, but then again you could put recesses in the box like Sue did.

[tom4bren]

& build in a TE Cooler to keep it cold???

[etlsport]

^ Now that would be cool - sign me up! Only problem is that it would block my rear seat cupholder, but then again you could put recesses in the box like Sue did.

I was thinking along those lines with a cupholder built in, and possibly removeable panels that would allow the seats to recline if needed. I had considered making one myself, but never really got to it. Jamas seems to be much better with carpentry anyway

[JAMAS]

All great ideas and all do-able.

I will get started on some mockups as time permits.

The following is going to be incorporated in my design.

Height (optional, depending on needs):
1)Same height as back seat bottoms (where your butt sits)
2)Flush-ish with the floor (for no seats)

Depth: (from front to back)
-as deep as the driver seat all the way back and moderately reclined.
--The passenger box will be the same size, but will have more of a gap if you installed seat extenders.

storage:
2 boxes with hinge lids
boxes will open outward (ie: the driver side box will open so you can access from the driver door and vice versa for the passenger side)
1 box will consume the passenger side well. The other will consume the driver side as well as the middle. The middle portion will contain nothing but cup holders. probably 2. Hopefully I can find some sizing rubber or something so you can put most sized cups in there.

Cut outs:
There will be a cut out gap in the middle so that the arm rest can open sufficiently.

Anyone have any other thoughts?

[vt_maverick]

Removable lids to allow larger objects, like grocery bags.

[JAMAS]

Removable lids to allow larger objects, like grocery bags.

Ahh....good one. I misread that one in your PM

[vt_maverick]

No worries. You know on second thought it might not be that big a deal so long as the lids open completely vertical. But my problem will be that they'll then be higher than the seat bottoms, where the little girl can kick them closed.

[JAMAS]

No worries. You know on second thought it might not be that big a deal so long as the lids open completely vertical. But my problem will be that they'll then be higher than the seat bottoms, where the little girl can kick them closed.

Soooooo.......incorporate foot restraints ???

[vt_maverick]

Lol... no way, should we go absolutely ballistic if she couldn't move her legs. Maybe just a 9V battery hooked to a steel plate.

[RabidPony]

Bringing this back from the dead. What about large boxes for when the rear seat is out that would sit flush with your rear cargo box and go up to the back of the front seats, incorporating the ideas you have for your new front box?

[VX KAT]

All great ideas and all do-able.

I will get started on some mockups as time permits.

The following is going to be incorporated in my design.

Height (optional, depending on needs):
1)Same height as back seat bottoms (where your butt sits)
2)Flush-ish with the floor (for no seats)

Depth: (from front to back)
-as deep as the driver seat all the way back and moderately reclined.
--The passenger box will be the same size, but will have more of a gap if you installed seat extenders.

storage:
2 boxes with hinge lids
boxes will open outward (ie: the driver side box will open so you can access from the driver door and vice versa for the passenger side)
1 box will consume the passenger side well. The other will consume the driver side as well as the middle. The middle portion will contain nothing but cup holders. probably 2. Hopefully I can find some sizing rubber or something so you can put most sized cups in there.

Cut outs:
There will be a cut out gap in the middle so that the arm rest can open sufficiently.

Anyone have any other thoughts?

Bringing this back from the dead. What about large boxes for when the rear seat is out that would sit flush with your rear cargo box and go up to the back of the front seats, incorporating the ideas you have for your new front box?

So, Rabid, you're saying these new cargo boxes:
~ would be up flush to the original JAMAS cargo boxes,
~ and open "outward", i.e. opening hinge would be down the middle, with each lid opening like "wings".....
~ and JAMAS says they'd be accessible by flipping seat forward.....

If I got that right: Here's some stuff to think about:

~I think you'd find you'd really want access to them from the back, especially because they'd be larger than the JAMAS I boxes, and items stored there may well be larger....drill, saw, wood, etc...??

~And it would be really difficult to reach OVER the JAMAS I boxes, to get to these.

~You'd be using all wrong body mechanics if you tried to lift anything heavy out of those boxes, while reaching over the first boxes.

~ You really wouldn't be able to easily access the opening lid, IF iT'S as currently described. Now I'm only 5'5", and most all of you are way taller than me, but I had a hard time reaching OVER my boxes, to get to cargo I put there. For my Moab trip....it was a lawn chair, tool bag, 2 plastic tote bins about 30" x 24", a soft sided cooler and roof rails () Most of that stuff was NOT accessible via the door and moving seat forward.

~ If the boxes did NOT go all the way to the back boxes, and mainly were as Eric mentioned, for behind the fronts seat area, it would be more manageable IMHO.

Just my 2 cents after using the JAMAS I boxes.

BTW- I wouldn't change a thing on mine, they're great!