Fold Down Shelf on Rear Door

Howdy there Ivan,

Good to here from you.
They tell me you are the meanest seargant at arms.

Anyway don't use the chain because it rattles. I have seen some made out of thin cable like they use on sail boats and then plastic coated. I am faily sure if you have a look around a good hardware shop you will find some cupboard brackets that will do the job. Also same goes for the catches.
On my old Prado I had some catches that were brass with a couple of ball bearings in them with the other piece fitting snuggly in the middle.
Have a look on the yahoo group 'cos there used to be some pictures of a rear table on there. Nort sure if they are still there now.

Catchya on another trip.

Hi Ivan
I have the standard Britz camper type and works well
Send us your email addy and i will post you some photo,s of the parts tommorrow (Sunday)
Bill

i tried chain and it drove me mad. I could hear it distinctly over all of the other rattles!

I went with venetian blind cord (stonger than you think)

I ended up ditching the table idea as it was in the way of the fridge slide when in use and the whole shooting match ended up being a PITA!

but good luck.

There is a thread on the Overlander forum at the moment with photos. He used magnetic cupboard latches to hold it up when not in use.
Cheers Peter

Ivan - I made a table for the large barn door on my GU. Keep it up when travelling with stretch elastic thingies that I got from a canvas maker. Used small wooden door knobs to hook them around. Also used chain to hold it when in use. To stop the rattle I covered it with heat shrink tubing. Cannot hear it all now. Table very useful and kept in the good books with SWMBO, for a little while at least Plugger

Gaday Ive. Try HD stainless steel leader wire used for fishing as a support. It has the eyes crimped on already. Depending on the tables weight a magnetic catch is fairly low profile, a window security latch if it's heavey or just some Valcro if it's light. Another option is spring loaded hinges that flip up when overcentre. A mate has recessed a thin nylon cutting board into his table which was pretty handy too.
Anyway it looks like a good excuse to head down to the hardwear store or boating shop to look through the fittings.
Cheers Craig.............
1.2 m of snow on Mt Skene this weekend. Drove around 50 bogged cars in a Playdoe. O' what a feeling. ;)

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...this is the one that I had on my door..

Also have a look here, list of different types of locks.

I have a drop down shelf on the rear door of my troopy. I used S/S braided wire either side with a small hole drilled through the shelf, purchased from the S/S shop ($3/m) Then I used a good quality square shaped barrel bolt which holds the shelf tightly closed. Simple!!!

Sparky

Ivan,

Apologies to other forum readers. Being a newby I did a 'Follow-Up' rather than 'Reply' so I'm resubmitting.

Try 25mm webbing (like used on backpacks etc). It doesn't rattle or scratch and folds away flat between the shelf and door lining. Use shock cord loops to hold the table in the closed position.

Check out www.trektable.com.au for more hints.
TrekTable link

I can supply webbing and loops if you can't source them.

I'm after an 80 Series to develop prototype if anyone is willing and lives in Brisbane.

Andrew