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Just when I thought there wasn't much more i could stick on the hatch, Vidler knocked me up this on the weekend... im VERY happy with it. Thanks again Vidler.

Pics are below... and Yes it does turn into a table.

It is removable, hinges down to form a table base for camping, and the boot can also be opened without having to hinge it down.

Vidler made it extreamily strong and at one point we were testing it by him standing on it.

Just need to find a place for my number plate.








Dave

About time you carried a decent spare , good job there Jay , well done guys.

Mike.

I do usually carry it on long trips and for offroading but it use up 80% of my boot space.

Dave

looks killer, great idea!

damn i should have known!...great job fellas.

alex

hell yeh now the hatch lookers even meaner!

sweet, i likes it

could this be a new trend? vidler this could be your money maker

lol. we discussed how much we think its worth. we came up with $300 complete. I may not need any extra pocket money. change of jobs in the air. 90% likely be getting on a shutdown crew for skilled labour hire. just jumping from mine to mine doing all the repairs... big $$$ and i choose when i work. thats likely to happen within 2 weeks

yeh best of luck with the new job vidler.

Hi
was the holder made from a hinged bike carrier?
As I've always wondered about modifying one, and using the towball as the mount for. Most have a 40kg capacity so should be able to cope with a spare wheel attached to it.
Either way, nice bit of kit.
Mark

Yeah it is made out of one of them bike carriers but it is one designed to carry 3 - 4 bikes at once and also made rather hardcore. I think this one can handle much more than 40kg but i agree most bike rack designs would not have worked too well.

Dave

Wow finished product looks awesome. Dave you need to take some of the credit yourself for comming up with the base design too!

*pats self on back*

Dave

so are we gonna see some on the market soon. ??

We could dummy bolt it to your sedan some time when we are board.

Dave

I think i like the bumper replacement ones that swin out of the way better

I agree that if i had a wagon i would have definately gone that way... was not really an option for the hatch though. I spent a long time working out what i wanted... and because of the rear lights the wheel had to sit center and not to one side like you can with a wagon... this would mean the swinging arm would have turned out rather long and heavy.

Another big reason i went with this idea was i was surprised to find that i don't even need to fold the wheel carrier down to access the boot... so folding it down will not be a common occurance... only will be folding it down when camping and using it as a table for cooking etc.

Dave

ah yes the light i forgot bout them, you could fit extra lights to the carrier but yea more trouble than its worth
good work vidler

SuBaRiNo wrote:We could dummy bolt it to your sedan some time when we are board.

Dave

would be a kewl thing to do hey! i reknz it could be a goer for me.. tho i need to setup a tow bar 1st :P