Cargo barrier for behind drivers seat - Help

Have you tried looking up Milford cargo barriers? I had a Pajero that had a Milford cargo barrier that could be put in two positions - either behind the second row of seats, or when we rolled those seats forward, we could put the cargo barrier directly behind the drivers seat. The cargo barrier is not too hard to remove.

The only problem I can see with wanting to put a cargo barrier directly behind the drivers seat is if your car has side and curtain airbags. My current vehicle does, so we can only use its cargo barrier in the position behind the second row of seats.

Hope this helps.

Leanne

Hi

If you go to Milford industries website, sorry don't know how to do a link, they show a dual position cargo barrier for a variety of 100 series.

www.milfordind.com.au

Hope this helps

Cheers Teza

Tezza and Leanne

I will check them out.

No side bags than god.

Phil

Have a look at Blackwidows site, I am not a big fan, I think its over rated & heavily promoted but has some good ideas.


http://www.blackwidow4wdstorage.com/cargo_barriers/cargo_barriers.htm

regards David

I have one sitting in a shed in Caboolture
Was fitted right behind front seats when second row had been removed Has the correct length bars to fix it in the correct place and all

The bottom was attached to the seat mount holes.

Here is the reg as per QLD.

mine were removed for 14months

The engineer said when he went to the course about them he was told it meant

"for any time at all"





Temporary Removal of Seats:




Modifications tovehiclesare regulated in Queensland to ensure those vehiclesremain in a safe condition. The Transport Operations (Road Use Management - Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 1999 requires modifications to be approved. Seating capacity changes are approved though the Approved Person scheme.

The main principal that needs to be addressed in scenarios that have arisen in relation to the removal of seats is whether the vehicle is actually modified or has just been reconfigured in accordance with the manufacturers various options. If seats are reconfigured, no modification occurs and approval is not required. The other factor is the length of time the seats will be removed.

Queensland Transport's policy in relation to this matter is as follows:

Forvehiclesfitted with quick release seating attachments as original equipment, temporary removal of the seats is acceptable. A Modification Plate does not need to be fitted. This is commonly the case for four wheel drives and people movers.

Forvehiclesfitted with bolt in seating structures, no approval by an Approved Person is necessary for the temporary removal of seats, provided the category of the vehicle does not change as a result of the seating reduction.

Vehicleswith the permanent removal of seating structures must be approved by an Approved Person and a Modification Plate must be fitted for the reduction in seating capacity. In this circumstance, any change in vehicle category must also be taken into consideration prior to the
fitting of the Modification Plate. The vehicle operator's insurance company and Queensland Transport should be advised of relative changes to the vehicle.

NOTE: For the purposes of this policy, "permanent" means the seats are removed for an
indefinite period or not expected to be refitted.

Queensland Transport will mutually recognise interstate drivers traveling in Queensland who comply with their own jurisdiction's requirements. These drivers are advised to carry some proof of this compliance.

At the time of a Safety Certificate inspection, the vehicle must be returned to the manufacturer's original condition or have a Modification Plate fitted for the seating configuration as presented.

The vehicle modifier/operator is responsible for ensuring that the safety of the vehicle is maintained and that all seats, when being re-installed, are re-installed in accordance with relevant standards and recognised automotive practice.

Please note that modifying a vehicle that adversely affects its safety, or driving orparking an unsafe vehicle on a road are breaches of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management - Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 1999.


Ana Halesworth
A/Asst Policy Officer
Policy Advice
Ph: 3253 4851

Thanks all

I need to contact the local authorities (ACT) and see what they say about removing seats.

Phil

Guess what. A good man at the RTA just told me its not a problem here in the ACT. For once the mob here seem to be okay. The main thing is that it is only temporary.

He kept coming back to the statement that it is only temporary. He seemed to like the idea that you could also sleep back there when it was raining. I got the feeling that he has one also.

I feel good today. (and I did not have a spelling error either)

Phil

We needed a barrier for behind the back seats in the Monterey after taking out the rear seats, but had a drawer system that prevented a proper barrier being installed.
The drawers have a plywood top extending full width of the rear, so we bought a barrier from a Commodore wagon, and cut off the bottom section under the horizontal bar.
We mounted the top section to two heavy duty stayed shelf brackets bolted to the ply top with big washers, and bolted between the brackets and the barrier.
This has been over 20 000k's of touring with no troubles, and only takes 5 minutes to remove when I remove the drawers.
No testing was done, and it may or may not hold tonnes of projectiles, but I'm pretty sure the 8 bolts it is fitted with will hold as much as the four little bolts the barrier came with as standard.
If you did this to the bed frame, as long as it was strong enough, you may not need special fittings to achieve what you're after.

Phil,

If it's just clothes and bedding that are loose in the back of the vehicle, is it an option just to tie them down while travelling? I had a dual position cargo barrier in my Jackaroo, but to access anything in the back, you have to stop and get out. Also, the 'front position' wasn't immediately behind the front seats - it was positioned in such a way to fit just behind the folded up centre row seats (so that you don't have to remove them).

Tim.