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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / January 2006

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Ian Hamilton - 01 Jan 2006 13:28 GMT
Hi, Does anyone know of an easy way to fit a cubby box so that it is secure
, I have a 1990 defender 200 tdi . if i remove the plate underneath the
middle seat the box sits into this recess quite nicely but i don't want to
leave this plate out as all the road dirt will be hitting the bottom of the
cubby box, hope this makes sense, cheers Ian.
puffernutter - 01 Jan 2006 15:57 GMT
> Hi, Does anyone know of an easy way to fit a cubby box so that it is secure
> , I have a 1990 defender 200 tdi . if i remove the plate underneath the
> middle seat the box sits into this recess quite nicely but i don't want to
> leave this plate out as all the road dirt will be hitting the bottom of the
> cubby box, hope this makes sense, cheers Ian.

Mine is mounted on that plate.  The height of the cushioned top is fine
for me.  Any particular reason for wanting it lower?

(My cubby box is from Exmoor Trim if that helps)

Happy New Year

Peter
Ian Hamilton - 01 Jan 2006 16:23 GMT
Cheers Peter, I thought that it would have to be mounted on that plate just
wasn't sure so thought i'd ask, only thing tho is that once it is mounted on
to that panel screwing it back into it's position will be a tad tricky due
to lack of space to get a screwdriver in .
Cheers for the help and a happy new year to you and your family, Ian.
>> Hi, Does anyone know of an easy way to fit a cubby box so that it is
>> secure , I have a 1990 defender 200 tdi . if i remove the plate
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> Peter
puffernutter - 01 Jan 2006 16:34 GMT
> Cheers Peter, I thought that it would have to be mounted on that plate just
> wasn't sure so thought i'd ask, only thing tho is that once it is mounted on
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>>Peter

On the Defender 110 there are four screws.  They all remained accessible
 with the cubby box.

The way the Exmoor cubby is fitted is that you take the plate off, mount
two wooden battens to the plate (they run fore/aft), refit the plate
then fit the cubby to the battens.  That way the screws remain
accessible as the cubby is not mounted when the plate goes back in (if
you see what I mean).

I have no idea how other manufacturers cubbys work though!

Cheers

Peter
Ian Hamilton - 01 Jan 2006 16:42 GMT
Will try mounting with battons , not an idea i'd thought of ,cheers peter.
>> Cheers Peter, I thought that it would have to be mounted on that plate
>> just wasn't sure so thought i'd ask, only thing tho is that once it is
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> Peter
Peter R. - 01 Jan 2006 17:37 GMT
>Cheers Peter, I thought that it would have to be mounted on that plate just
>wasn't sure so thought i'd ask, only thing tho is that once it is mounted on
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>> Peter

Have you fitted them two silly 1" square wooden sticks underneath  ?
The sticks fit to the car, the cubby goes on top of the sticks.

Peter R.
bones - 01 Jan 2006 21:02 GMT
> Hi, Does anyone know of an easy way to fit a cubby box so that it is
> secure , I have a 1990 defender 200 tdi . if i remove the plate underneath
> the middle seat the box sits into this recess quite nicely but i don't
> want to leave this plate out as all the road dirt will be hitting the
> bottom of the cubby box, hope this makes sense, cheers Ian.

I installed one of those secure ones with separate stereo compartment in my
90.
Much better than a centre seat in my opinion.
I left the plate and bolted to it an H shaped frame made up from 2" box
section metal.
It looks easy enough to make,But i bought mine from scorpion racing along
with the cubby.
The good thing doing this is it leaves a small gap between the plate and
cubby so wiring the stereo is also easy.
Ian Rawlings - 01 Jan 2006 22:44 GMT
> I left the plate and bolted to it an H shaped frame made up from 2" box
> section metal.

I screwed mine to the plate, but the plate's so weedy that if anyone
wanted to steal what's in the box, they could just rip it off, plate
and all, and leggit.  Also in a front collision, the plate probably
won't hold the cubby box, it'll most likely mash my elbow.  The frame
idea is much better, a path I intend to follow at some point.

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Karen Gallagher - 02 Jan 2006 03:18 GMT
> Hi, Does anyone know of an easy way to fit a cubby box so that it is
> secure , I have a 1990 defender 200 tdi . if i remove the plate
> underneath the middle seat the box sits into this recess quite nicely
> but i don't want to leave this plate out as all the road dirt will be
> hitting the bottom of the cubby box, hope this makes sense, cheers
> Ian.

I once fitted a home made one to a series 11A, folded up a piece of
Birmabright into a box with no lid, the four sides had an outward fold on
the top, this was pop-riveted to the underside of the middle seatbox, then
the original lid goes on, padlock on the turnkey & it's secure. Never rusted
or got grubby inside as it was non-removable. The PTO dog clutch underneath
made the cubby quite small but still very useful & useable. Took about an
hour to make, bending the metal over a piece of scrap angle iron.

Karen

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Ian Hamilton - 02 Jan 2006 21:33 GMT
Fitted cubby box today using wooden battons underneath then screwing in from
the sides, had to remove both seats to get at screws but it is in nice and
secure now, thanks for all your suggestions, Ian.
>> Hi, Does anyone know of an easy way to fit a cubby box so that it is
>> secure , I have a 1990 defender 200 tdi . if i remove the plate
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> Karen
Phil Clarke - 06 Jan 2006 14:10 GMT
Hi

I put strips of Velcro on the batons and then stuck some to the plate
and velcro'd it in place. This way I can very easily remove it.

Thanks
Phil

> Hi, Does anyone know of an easy way to fit a cubby box so that it is secure
> , I have a 1990 defender 200 tdi . if i remove the plate underneath the
> middle seat the box sits into this recess quite nicely but i don't want to
> leave this plate out as all the road dirt will be hitting the bottom of the
> cubby box, hope this makes sense, cheers Ian.
 
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