Help re determining location in rear cargo area of 06 4runner to secure a security cable / box

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Barry - 26 Apr 2007 12:41 GMT

'Looking for suggestions and recommendations for a (the?) location to
use as an attachment or holding point for a cable that will secure a
KOBALT security box into the rear cargo area of a Toyota (2006) 4
runner.

We do need the security of the box, with no real trunk in the 4runner,
and one break in already having taken place.

It looks like my husband could use the 20 foot long Master locking
cable (very strong) and sortof thread it through 2,3 or 4 holes
drilled into the back of the security box. The cable and box are
purchased.

My help request is with regards to WHERE in the 4runner that the cable
could be looped through / around so as to keep it from being able to
be removed from the car. An alternative is a large eye loop (which we
have) which would strongly secure into the floor of the 4 runner.

Not being at all professional about locations and where to drill or
not drill we are looking for some advice. Perhaps any good center spot
in the floor will accept a drilling, perhaps that is a bad idea. He
would, with the eye loop approach, have to go under the car to tighten
the washered nut, as an additional thought.

Suggestions or recommendations ?

Thanks , VJ

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dbu., - 26 Apr 2007 12:54 GMT

> 'Looking for suggestions and recommendations for a (the?) location to
> use as an attachment or holding point for a cable that will secure a
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>
> Thanks , VJ

Can you somehow attach it to a seat mounting point on the floor? Seats
aren't that easy to remove, especially the front ones.
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Ph@Boy - 26 Apr 2007 13:52 GMT

> 'Looking for suggestions and recommendations for a (the?) location to
> use as an attachment or holding point for a cable that will secure a
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>
> Thanks , VJ

Once access is gained a cable can be easily cut,torched, or frozen and
broken. If you don't have to remove the box and it is made of steel, I
would run a couple weld beads on each side of the box to the floor of
the truck. Make the appropriate modifications to the carpet for a clean
looking installation. If you have to be able to remove the box, make
absolutely sure by measuring that you are not going to drill holes
through any component(s) that is below the floor. I would use the eye
bolts so no outside infiltration of the elements can enter the interior
of the vehicle, and as short a cable as you can. You do not want the box
to become a flying object that injures occupants in a panic stop or
crash . You can easily beef up the floor metal by using large fender
washers or steel plate with drilled holes the size of the eye bolts you
are using. Create your installation with the idea that anyone but you
trying to remove the box will incur a great deal of time spent. Anything
that takes up a lot of time is a thief's worst enemy.

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Barry - 27 Apr 2007 10:43 GMT

>> 'Looking for suggestions and recommendations for a (the?) location to
>> use as an attachment or holding point for a cable that will secure a
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>trying to remove the box will incur a great deal of time spent. Anything
>that takes up a lot of time is a thief's worst enemy.

Thanks much, we have scrapped the cable approach and will now go with
the bolt through the floor approach. One idea is to go to an
independent Toyota shop and have him put it up on the lift and we can
do the drilling there. He would presumably know where the dangerous
spots are for drilling.
I would pass on the eye bolts as the standard carriage type bolts
could come up through the floor and be secured from inside the Kobalt
case with simple nuts, in that the case would be locked.
We are still in progress and welcome further postings and suggestions,
but we wanted to thank ph boy quickly.
VJ

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Ray O - 27 Apr 2007 18:51 GMT

>>> 'Looking for suggestions and recommendations for a (the?) location to
>>> use as an attachment or holding point for a cable that will secure a
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> but we wanted to thank ph boy quickly.
> VJ

If you decide to drill the floor, make sure you touch up the edges of the
hole where the paint is broken to prevent rust. If you decide to use
carriage bolts, use a carriage bolt washer with the square hole, then a
larger fender washer or plate to prevent the bolts from pulling through as
ph@Boy suggested, and then a piece of rubber between the washers and the
undercarriage so that the paint is not abraded.

A simpler approach may be to get a cargo cover, available at your local
Toyota dealer, to hide whatever is stored in the cargo area.

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