Keeping cargo in the back
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Keeping cargo in the back
I went grocery shopping and found that when I needed to put the brakes on, the cargo wanted to come up front. I put a bar up and a net and now it keeps the cargo in the back including my furry little friends. I know there is a Corvette net but this cost 30 dollars total for the bar and the net.
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I ordered these two items below.....
The divider up front keeps items in the rear from sliding forward, helps isolate the main cabin from rear hatch road noise, and is where I'll stow my folding Sunshade ....
And I use the 3 compartment net shown below for groceries...
The divider up front keeps items in the rear from sliding forward, helps isolate the main cabin from rear hatch road noise, and is where I'll stow my folding Sunshade ....
And I use the 3 compartment net shown below for groceries...
Last edited by tadda; 05-21-2018 at 01:19 PM.
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It's an adjustable bar the goes in the back of a a pick-up truck in place of the tailgate and one cheap Net. It doesn't interfere with the top when its in either. Its actually with in a 1/4 inch of the back of the seats( when all the way back) maximizes the space. I had 2 doggy beds, 1 in the middle and 1 behind the passenger seat. A 12 bottle cooler behind my seat, plus luggage for me and my wife for a 1 week trip to Maine. With the 2 Pomeranian up close to the seats, they were comfortable and out of the sun for the most part. Love this car, was still enjoying it even after 13 hours on the road(one way). The car performed at 31.5 miles to the gallon, would of been better if I didn't get stuck in traffic on the Jersey Turnpike and NY Turnpike on the edge of Manhattan, and Massachusetts Boston bypass. This is my daily driver now and I take it grocery shopping every 2 weeks for me and the wife and everything. If i need to go to the hardware to pick up big stuff, I take the Suburban. Great car, don't need more then 2 seats when it's just me for the most part.
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I have the same 3 section net in mine. Got that one on Amazon for 9.99.
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I have the three section net from Amazon in my Z06 but even with it you need to be careful what is put in back because the mounts that the net attaches to aren't going to stand much strain. Putting a lot of stuff unrestrained into the hatch area is fine until you have to make a panic stop or worse are involved in a collision and then you have a Corvette full of free flying projectiles.
I do take some longer trips in my Z06 and when I do I arrange the luggage to form a partial barrier wall to stuff trying to enter the passenger area but even though the Corvette has lots of space most longer trips are in my ATS or GMC Sierra crew cab pickup which provide plenty of space to secure items.
I do take some longer trips in my Z06 and when I do I arrange the luggage to form a partial barrier wall to stuff trying to enter the passenger area but even though the Corvette has lots of space most longer trips are in my ATS or GMC Sierra crew cab pickup which provide plenty of space to secure items.
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Yeah, I guess if ya fill the entire car, luggage cannot move.
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Where did you get the divider? That looks like a great answer to my problem.
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Wish I have one of those today. Loaded some package for the UPS store & guess what happens when I hit the brake. No after pic. too **** to take it.
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DeCA must buy them by the billions.
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Installed a trunk partition and 3 bin cargo net to keeps things from sliding around in the back....Added benefit is that the trunk partition seems to have reduced road noise coming from the hatch area without obstructing view out rear window....I now keep my covercraft sunshade stowed in the area between partition and seats...
Last edited by tadda; 05-25-2018 at 06:24 PM.
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