Help Needed!!!

Hi Karl,

I installed a milford cargo barrier into my 80 series (and GU) and you have to drill all holes necessary, you do NOT use existing holes. The top holes require 3 per side, 1 large hole (approc 20mm) and 2 smaller ones each side of the larger one. A re-enforcing plate is inserted into the 20mm hole and held in place by bolts in the smaller holes. The cargo barrier then bolts centrally into the plate. Its a similar deal on the floor holes. A plastic cover then covers where the holes/plate is and finishes the job off neatly. If you use existing holes, they are not re-enforced and will simply pull out in an accident.

It sounds like you don't have the fitting kit required for installation, just the cargo barrier itself with the top and bottom stays, probably removed from another vehicle?

Unless you are prepared to drill some rather large holes into your rig, i suggest you use an experienced installer, normally they will do this for around $100. Or at least buy the proper installation kit and do it yourself, not that hard if you are handy with tools and confident enough to drill a 20mm hole in your vehicle. Its easy to overshoot when drilling the roof holes into the inner roof and you can end up with dents in your exterior roof or worse!

While paying for installation may cost a bit, having a cargo barrier properly installed is cheap insurance if you are every involved in an accident.

Cheers

Captain

From my experience with both a Pajero and a Patrol, some of the bolts are actually provided with the cargo barrier. In the Patrol the grab handles are removed but there is a seperate bolt under a cover between the actual grab handle bolts. The floor has a choice of several bolt holes that can be lined up. With the Pajero 4 bolts and plates were provided with the cargo barrier and were totally seperate to the bolt holes in the vehicle. Both barriers were Milfords. I'd suggest getting in touch with Milford, I'm sure you would be able to buy the correct fittings
Peter

In my Patrol the mount is between the two bolts on the grab handles with a separate plastic "flip down cover"

Captain is right. You need the correct mounting brackets which you don't have. Its pointless installing a safety device like this without the right stuff.

I fit almost everything myself, but I'd leave the cargo barriers to the experts.

Thanks all - I think I will get someone to install it properly - if anyone knows someone in the Rockingham, WA area it would be appreciated.

Karl

If you find someone, let me know. A member of our club (holden) is in the same predicament. As soon as you mention the words 'second hand cargo barriers' its barlees and theres the door, and we are talking about some 'prominent' stores that deal with this sort of stuff.

Perhaps its to do with insurance and the fact that its second hand and its integrety cant be guaanteed.

Good luck, my friends about 3 months and still looking...