Mounting an Engel 40l in a Prado

Go to a 4wd shop and sit one in the back and see if it will fit.
Failing that try the 90scool list on Yahoogroups.

But not BEHIND the 3rd row seats I imagine . . .

Is the mount really necessary, or could you tie it down some otherway ??

If you have a 90 series Prado it only takes about 1 min to remove seats. What I did on mine is made a false floor out of ply stuck some cheap auto carpet and bolted a fridge slide to it. When I use the fridge I put the false floor in (30sec job) and then put fridge on to the slide tie down and away I go.

Takes a an hour or two to make floor etc but saves me time now and saved me drilling through the floor of my prado.

Hope that helps

isanders,
What year & model Prado do you have ?

For the 90 series Prado, if it is pre 1998, you have to unbolt the third row of seats. It takes about 10 minutes either side.

For 1998 onwards, the third row of seats has a latch to remove the seat. It takes about 1 minute either side.

For the 2003 model, I think (and don't quote me), that the third row of seats is also latched.

I know that you can't fit 40 litre Engel behind the third row of seats in the 90 series (1996 to 2003) model of Prado. I am not sure for the 2003 model though. I imagine that you would have to try it and see.

There are a number of approaches that you can take for a "frame" to hold the fridge.

I have a tube metal "brace" that runs from the left to right to the tie down points in the floor. There is a metal brace for both front and back tie downs. The brace is fitted with rubbers and clamp through each of the tie down loops.

Bolted across the two braces I have a ply base which forms a flat surface on which you can then build what you like. A set of tie downs for the fridge to the base would probably be the simplist approach.

I built a "box" which houses the fridge and has room for storage over the fridge.

If you want to leave the mounting there permanently, then you would need to have cutouts in the ply base where the third row of seats attach to the floor. You would have to se if this interfered with the feet on the fridge, if so another board fitted over the base when using the fridge may all that is required.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,
Mal58