I decided to make one myself.. since nobody had a DIY for this.. this DIY isnt complete (I dont have that much time on weekends)

But the materials i used are as follows:

Cardboard box
Blade
Black Electrical Tape
Black Sharpie
Black or Red Pen
Tape Measure

Basically all I did was measure the sides from left/right and up/down.

Got myself a big cardboard box, cut it to 45in by 20in.

Laid it flat, and used my Pen/Sharpie to line up where i needed to cut more off with my blade.

If you mess up dont worry, thats where the black tape comes in, just tape that sucker back up and cut away until it fits the way you want it to.

(This is how far ive gotten, and heres how it turned out)



Next step:
*Buy wood, lay the cardboard on top of wood, trace it out, saw it, and fabricate it with carpet etc.. Hopefully i'll get time again next weekend to continue this and take more pics.

Hope this gives you an idea on where to start

 

Heh, I chuckled while reading this, but good job, but don't you think wood is too heavy to use?

 

cool!

 

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i would like to use hard wood, also fiberglass, but fiberglass would probably sag as of now, im still searching for what kind of material is best to use.

 

pick up some masonite maybe some 1/4" - and some carpet to match as close as possible and a can of 3m spray adhesive and you should be good

 

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whats masonite..

 

you can get it from lowes or home depot it comes in diff size sheets from small precut to larger and it doesnt weigh much - its what I used to remake a spare tire cover in my trunk worked out kik-*** just *** good as stock seeing how the oem was pretty much masonite also - may cost ya all of about like 8$ or more depending how much you get for the masonite and like 10$ or so for the glue

 

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thanks ill look into this when im at home depot

 

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What are you going to do for the pieces that latch into the car?

 

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i was planning to use those peices you'd usually find, the ones used when you buy a computer desk and assemble it yourself. you know what im talking about? =/ the small 1inch round cylinder looking wood.

 

cardboard

 

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its just my template

 

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reading is essential goof.

 

for those thinking wood is too heavy; have you ever weighed your cargo cover?? wood of the same thickness would probably be lighteryou can even use friggen presswood or somehting, or that wood with the holes in it that people use to put hooks into and hang tools talk about weight reduction!

 

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sorry man, I thought you say cardborad on the material, so I assume you were going to use that as the fonal product.
Good project thought.
You could of ask a friend or someone local to bring a OEM cargo cover and trace it. You might of save alot of time and have an OEM template/cover.

 

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sorry man, I thought you say cardborad on the material, so I assume you were going to use that as the fonal product.
Good project thought.
You could of ask a friend or someone local to bring a OEM cargo cover and trace it. You might of save alot of time and have an OEM template/cover.
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thanks man

 

i gonna chime in this thread because i am in need of cargo cover...show me when your done buddy !

 

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i was planning to use those peices you'd usually find, the ones used when you buy a computer desk and assemble it yourself. you know what im talking about? =/ the small 1inch round cylinder looking wood.</TD></TR></TABLE>

dowels? I've got a couple of ideas for you that I'll throw out. If you look at an OEM cargo cover, it's not completely flat. There's the raised and lowered spots, and also supports running the length of it. That adds greatly to how strong it is along the length.

I suggest you use a fairly light/thin material for most of the cover, and go for a bit heavier duty stuff for the supports. Like say, using a 1/4" MDF for most of it. You could possibly get by with peg board like Sleepy_Red_hatch suggested, but you might run into some issues with whatever covering you use actually pulling into the holes and making a pattern on the finished product.

I've never taken an OEM unit apart, but I was considering this project myself a while back. The basic gist of what I came up with was to use thin stock (3/16" or 1/4" MDF or pressboard or veneer), lengthwise supports (either double/triple up on the stock in thin lines, or find a stiff steel rod to attach and run the length) probably a piano style hinge, and metal stock for the actual clips that hold it in.

The project I outlined probably wouldn't the the cheapest or easiest, but at the time, I was looking for something a bit sturdier than my cover. The fundamentals are pretty much the same, though. You're gonna need something to support along the length to keep it from sagging.

Anxious to see the results... good luck.

 

Actually you can keep the cardboard and get some fleece from the fabric dept at wal mart. Glue it on the cardboar and pour some fiberglass resin on it and sand it smooth. Will be very strong and light.

 

not bad of a DIY, however I had something different in mind... I'll make a DIY to this when I get the time to do so.

 

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the pix in your links are dead.

 

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Yeah sorry for my DIY's dead pictures, I've been moving stuff and deleting stuff off my hosting site and I might have accidentally done so to the DIY pictures... Haven't had time to put them back up... But will do so soon.

 

Does anybody know the part number or where I can get the oem clips that hold down the cargo cover in an ek hatch? I have an oem cargo cover but no clips so when I'm cruisin around it rattles and if I hit a big enough dip to fast it falls.... part number or suggestion on a diy for this?

 

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