greasemunkey
07-08-2010, 02:20 AM
Well I didn't want to pay 80 bucks for a used spare tire cover/utility cover and I wanted a way that if i had to, I could transport more than one person...as illegal as that sounds, a crx is a death box either way.
So, to get started you will need:
-your choice of board, I chose like 1" thick plywood, pretty strong kind of expensive for a sheet at Home Depot, ran me 26$ MDX might hold strong, but I wanted to be safe if people might be back there. The board has to be a minimum of 43"x46"
-2 yards of material of your choosing from Hobby Lobby/Michaels. (8.50$)
-2 Hinges (3$)
-Heavy Duty Stapler, had to buy one(17$/3$ Staples)
- Table saw, measuring tape, pen, straight edge, :blah: all the rest of the tools needed you can figure out with a little common sense.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/measurements.jpg
Now this was the best I could come up with, you can see what areas could use a little more but, it fits snug and it doesn't move at all. Very happy with it, I wanted to sleep on it yesterday lol, ya know watch the moonlight with a big pillow...however I am 6 foot tall and not 8 anymore :cry:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/cover1.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/IMG_3592.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/IMG_3600.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/IMG_3593.jpg
It actually rests just perfect on the plastic paneling.
Not much of a DIY but I could def have used the measurements to speed things up when I did it/good baseline to improve off of if you want a cleaner cut to match at least.
So, to get started you will need:
-your choice of board, I chose like 1" thick plywood, pretty strong kind of expensive for a sheet at Home Depot, ran me 26$ MDX might hold strong, but I wanted to be safe if people might be back there. The board has to be a minimum of 43"x46"
-2 yards of material of your choosing from Hobby Lobby/Michaels. (8.50$)
-2 Hinges (3$)
-Heavy Duty Stapler, had to buy one(17$/3$ Staples)
- Table saw, measuring tape, pen, straight edge, :blah: all the rest of the tools needed you can figure out with a little common sense.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/measurements.jpg
Now this was the best I could come up with, you can see what areas could use a little more but, it fits snug and it doesn't move at all. Very happy with it, I wanted to sleep on it yesterday lol, ya know watch the moonlight with a big pillow...however I am 6 foot tall and not 8 anymore :cry:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/cover1.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/IMG_3592.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/IMG_3600.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/TR_Accord/DIY%20cargo%20cover/IMG_3593.jpg
It actually rests just perfect on the plastic paneling.
Not much of a DIY but I could def have used the measurements to speed things up when I did it/good baseline to improve off of if you want a cleaner cut to match at least.