Rear window protector

G'day Brad

The plastic sheeting is about 2mm thick. It is the same stuff they use for outside curtains.

Cheers

I used the same curtain sheeting as you Willem and under it I put half inch foam carpet under lay and stuck it all down around the edges and sealed it with duct tape.

Worked magic - and cheap and doesn't get ripped off in serious off road trips. Wash it when I get home and ready for the next trip.

Regards Nick

There you go....now why didn't I think of that. Pity you couldn't see through the xxxx cartons...lol

But what on earth would you do with all that XXXX?

If it was drinkable then I would understand...


;)

aaahhhhhhhhh Doug...ive used wax fruit boxes...for a little water proofing

Doug,

I'm sorry but I have to agree with Pixie, You should have used Bundy Cartons LOL

Kev

Do the Bundy ones absorb the shock better than the XXXX ones?

"Do the Bundy ones absorb the shock better than the XXXX ones?"

No but the stuff in a bundy carton is drinkeable, you can only wash so many pairs of socks in the other sheite.

Geoff

Hi Geoff,
even the ocean has trouble accepting the XXXX from the Brisbane river and on the rising tide pushes it all back.

That explains why a lot of people in QLD don't wear socks, it becomes to expensive.

Yerr Uncle Des. Maybe, maybe not. But in the scheme of things is it much to worry about?????

I hope you returned those clips to their rightful owner!!!

Des is right, it could start a terminal rust problem that could wreck the vehicle sometime in the next 80 years......

After seeing how you did it I looked at the patrol, It wouldn't work on a GU....

Nick

Yeah Eric, I have seen those. To me they just seem cumbersome and in the way.

I also have clear plastic sheeting covering the front of my trailer so should a stone get flung on to this part of the trailer the rebounce should be less forceful. The bit on the rear window is just extra protection. I have had some stones bounce on to the rear of the wagon as evidenced by the chip marks on the rear door but they are few and far between.

Cheers

What about rocks hitting the paint work without a shade cloth deflector ?

I have a mate who has that setup on his trailer. Trouble is I tend to go to places where the tracks are either overgrown or are non existent. When blazing a trail then a device such as yours has to be removed and stored somewhere. It works well for the normal run of the mill gravel roads etc though.

Cheers

When you don't want to use it, you just roll it up and store at the front of the trailer.

I made simple screw attachments to the rear bumper so it's a one-minute job.

Bill....hmmmmmm...food for thought.

Maybe you can suggest where I may be able to get a loan for either venture.......lol

Cheers

Sorry mate, I don't know anybody in the finance industry!!!

Anyway, "good bank manager" is an oxymoron.......

No doubt about it Lucy, you only have the best!!!!

Evening Willem.

I searched high and low for that stone mat when I was building the CT in 06 and couldn't find one.

I new of them and had seen home made ones and was resigned to fact I would have to make one myself, when Bingo! I found the people who R & D'd the one in the pic.

Had a chat to them and they agreed to sell me one of theirs that only comes in one one size and design - take it or leave it.

I had a think about adapting it (piece of the proverbial) and took a punt and purchased it (No return or refund).

Fitted it to the CT and the Troopy and all is good.

It will transfer to the JEEP and will also transfer to the the new Jayco base station when I get it. So it is a versatile piece of gear.

In my travels I had seen set ups like you and the others have described above and made my mind up that i would wait until I could get the stone mat.

As usual I gave the sucker a work out as only I can do. Got caught in the 5in downpour at Broken Hill during this years OBC and the filthy, feral river mud at Menindee ate all the chrome fittings to bits (now replaced with s/steel) and the whole shebang ended up a supturating mud laden lump in a garbage bag for the trip home.

Then on the Googs track foray I dragged the a-end of the Troopy through some very soft sand and caught the front attaching bar of the mat on 'something and bent it.

Managed to straightened ok, and on return to melbourne the 5mm mounting bracket was replaced with a 10mm thick mounting bracket. (dare that bitch to bend)


All in all - just a A1 setup.

That's the same set-up that we have on the Silhouette and it works a treat. Not a single stone chip on the back of the old Triton when we traded it.

Looks the goods Lucy, I made a similar style thing from 40mm
stormwater pipe, shade cloth & fishing line. Just screwed it together, taper front corners off to allow turning & attached with 2
bolts to A frame at front of storage box. Front rests on Treg
& nothing to undo to drive away. Not a mark on rear of Jack
after 13k outback touring. Doesnt look as flash as yours though.
cheers...oldbaz.

Lucy, is that a Nissan being used as a tow vehicle in that photo? and a 3 L one to boot, are you sure thats right???

Trust you to pick that up Richard. Thought good old Arfur BONZarelli would have been on to it like a flash. (LOL)

I 'borrowed' this pic from the manufacturers web site when I bumbled upon it, for later reference. Its most probably one that he has fitted to the new camper trailer in the pic which has been collected by the ordering customer.

From the Rego Plate I would have first thought from the NT, however I am sure I can see the word 'Queerland' down the bottom in the left hand corner.

Definitely not anything I own or drive.


Oldbaz:

At one stage i thought I was going to have to make one myself as well, however I found a ready made one, all R & D'd and works like a dream.

No what I really meant was how could a standard Nissan 3L tow anything?

Without fitting a Yank V8 diesel in it

cutting the back off your truck so the stones don,t brake the rear window..

I just can't see how it could be done.. ran the figures over the calculator and it comes up negative every time ..

anyway cheers

Richard

HI Sand Man

You have discovered one of the worlds best kept secrets -:).
I use these these Velcro dots in my Campervan for: buffers;
rear windscreen saver; cutlery seperators; curtain retainers; LED lamp holders; GPS & antenna fittings; sign retension etc. etc.
Neville

Yes and I "discovered" them by accident.

The Obies Rear Window Saver is a great piece of kit, except for one flaw. The velcro strips that come with the original product last for oh, about 6 months, then expansion and contraction of the strips on the glass will result in eventual loss of adhesive capability.

I actually searched for waterproof type dots to no avail, then discovered I had no problem with the standard Velcro brand self adhesive dots available at most hardware stores.

Because the cross section of the dots is relatively small (22mm) sun and water don't seem to have much negative impact of them.

Hi Jeremy

Yes thanks.....my foot has recovered. Trip to Gold Coast drove the pain beyond its limits but like all things after a while they settle down and the recovery proces starts. Will be more careful next time.

Regards

Moggs Hi

Did you rip them off obiesoutback

Or did thay rip you off . :-)

Regards

Richard

lol!, I tend to make a fair bit of my own stuff. I look around at what is available and decide what works. Had a look at Obiesoutback as well as a few others. Also 'ripped off' a centre divider in the rear from Outback, rubber guards on the trailer from Kimberley, heat guard for the battery from piranha, reverse light from Kaymar etc etc etc.