Rear door storage box

[peteadams67]

Has anybody fitted a rack & storage box to the rear doors of a Dimension and still use the rear doors.
Pete

[dspm]

Hi Pete
I have been thinking along the same lines for my Mk1 Dimension, but cannot make up my mind should I get a FIAMMA rack and storage box, or a tow bar and small baggage trailer. Advantages and dis-advantages to both, and price wise about the same. Would be nice to have both. Will wait until NEC show to make up my mind.
Dave

[Derek]

Hi Pete

Have a look at Steves website, it may give you some ideas.

www.soh.me.uk

It is under Bike Rack



I was racking my brain (gettit ) where I had seen this.

Derek

[yamaha]

I wanted extra storage for our Mazda Bongo - and came up with the Khyam Cargo rack and soft Cargo bag. The rack is very ingenious, fitting securely to the tow ball, and locking into place with a couple of bolts.
With the rack along in place, I can open the rear tailgate of the Bongo, plus it makes a great camping table! With the bag in place, which I made a quick(ish) release, I can't open the rear door.

Here's a picture of the rack in place:- ( click to enlarge )


And a close-up of the attachment system:-


And here's one with the bag and rack in place:-


We had 24 hours of torrential rain on our first day in France last year, and none of the bedding in the bag got wet - but we had taken the precaution of wrapping everything in a huge polythene bag first.

I am very pleased with the Khyam system - it certainly free's up valuable space inside the van - and on site, the Cargo bag lives in the awning, but we leave the rack in place.

Mike