Full scale test of blacked out wheels with yellow lip (yellow will be faded on the final solution) matching yellow on the roof rails.
Backpack rack that folds up
And holds four large Milwaukee tool boxes:
(When I lean them the other way they entirely clear the tailgate!)
I plan to show a DIY for the folding rack it took me a few days to figure it out the first time but easy to copy now the math is all worked out. I combined a 2" ball hitch (on sale $15) and a steel 500# capacity rack (about $55) both from harbor freight and some brackets meant for conduit mounting struts (about $10 in hardware).
To make things exceptionally pretty I used spring nuts inside and short bolts from the outside: no visible nuts.
The holes and bracket are set up so that I can attach the cage horizontal or vertical but also can put the hitch in upside down (to use the cage as a work table or seating like tailgate situation). I will be adding decking boards soon to make the sitting part a little more comfortable than the 3/4 inch steel on 4" centers!
Oh: also discovered a great eater egg yesterday: the PO installed a Bluetooth module I was unaware of! Holy crap that's a nice accidental discover. I was looking for the wire to reconnect my footwell lamp and found a mystery cord coming from my console and going under the dash. It ends at the audioxox BT module that allows headphone jack input, old school iPod input (displays track on MiD) and Bluetooth including phone call integration (though I need to replace the mic. which was apparently up by the mirror: just a phone jack looking connector hanging there now)
Oh: also after replacing the HiD bulbs, aimed the headlights so they point the same direction. Need to polish some haze out of the driver side: looks like the pass side housing was replaced at some point because it is crystal clear.
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