Giving the cargo barrier the chop

I did that with mine, because of my home made drawer system. It made it alot safer being able to have a cargo barrier and was alot cheaper to cut it in half rather than have another built.
Crawf

I would do it.

Cheers Luke

Depending on the design of the barrier it may reduce its stregnth particually if you change the lower mounting points. When I built my storage draws I incorperated a top half barrier above it mounting to screws in the roof & the sides of the boxing system. If the draws & barrier are secure any new welding done professionally, I can't see a problem with giving it the chop particually as it can give as much as 15% more packing space in the rear of some cars.
Cheers Craig............

I've done it in two cars now - Prado had a horizontal support, so I just cut the mesh - see Site Link

100 series had a H shape frame in the middle, so I cut the two bottom legs of the H off and welded them on horizontally (to make a _I_I_ shape in the top half) - then cut the mesh off the bottom - same result.

Heaps of extra space - I used mine for water system - see above

Do it carefully and dont make a mesh!!!!

Cargo barriers are built to meet certain Australian Design Rules. You shouldn't really be attempting to effect the build integrity of the barrier and its compliance with the ADR.

You may well effect its ability to do the job it was designed and tested to do.

Be aware of any fault that may fall on your part if there should be a injury as a result of an accident.

I would be getting one professionally made that complies with the ADR. At the end of the day it is ablout the safety of the passengers isn't it?

I think Balck Widow make a range of barriers, etc for various 4WD.

As long as you can sort out a way to secure it well at the bottom then i don't see a problem. mine is cut less than half and i just secure to the storage system with a couple of U bolts. Still very strong.

Barnesy