DIY Cargo Cover(UPDATED)

bretrutanbretrutan Band Wagon
in Bodywork & Cosmetic Modifications
Update in POST 13 :)


I made a pretty back woods contraption for a temporary cargo cover today.

Cost: $1-10 depending on materials you need to buy
Items needed:

Large piece of cardboard.
Clips to support the cardboard.
A brain
Spray adhesive
Material

So it was pretty simple, and I am really just using this piece I fabbed up today as a templet when I can get some better material to make a real cargo cover out of.

I just took measurements, and went to town cutting.

Here is what I ended up with :) Keep in mind I will be redoing this in the future with better material.
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I also re did my headliner today!
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Comments

  • MrLewayneMrLewayne Wagonist
    NICE! :mrgreen:
  • 503Wagon503Wagon moderator
    looking forward to the next cargo cover you come up with. looks like a good start.
  • bretrutanbretrutan Band Wagon
    Thanks, if you have any advice to a material I can use lmk.

    I thought of lexan, but thatll be kinda expensive. Need something that wont warp from heat. Next time I go by home depot ill have to look
  • 503Wagon503Wagon moderator
    MDF board....like the stuff they use to make speaker boxes out of.
  • bretrutanbretrutan Band Wagon
    good call, I'll post measurements up when I do it
  • slide7229slide7229 Wagonist
    i haveseen some take one out of a 90 mustang on this site
  • unlimited02unlimited02 Senior Wagonist
    yea u can... i've run the 90's mustang cargo cover but the 90-93 accord cargo cover is probably the second best beside stock wagons...
  • bigluelokbigluelok Wagonist
    nice have you thought of making one out of plywood?
  • jkwanusjkwanus New Wagonist
    I saw a kind of cargo cover bu it looks like a plastic cover not just made of leather material. I do not know how to upload picture, so I just put eBay link where I saw the cover. One of pictures shows the cargo cover. Is it DIY or Stock cover?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-Ci ... sQ5fTrucks
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Material: I don't know what it's called, but there's some signboard stuff that's rigid, light, and 1/4" thick. It's made sort of like corrugated cardboard, but plastic with an aluminum skin on one side. It's probably spendy unless you can find some scrap, though.
  • hellmeromahellmeroma Banned
    jkwanus wrote:
    I saw a kind of cargo cover bu it looks like a plastic cover not just made of leather material. I do not know how to upload picture, so I just put eBay link where I saw the cover. One of pictures shows the cargo cover. Is it DIY or Stock cover?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-Ci ... sQ5fTrucks

    That is the OEM cover that only comes with the EMD rear cargo interior
  • bretrutanbretrutan Band Wagon
    Went to the junk yard today. I measured a privacy cover for a 1990 Ford Explorer and it measured almost exactly the same length as our wagons. I removed all the pieces and here is the finished product.

    It fits very well, there is a gap about an inch and a half on either side of the cargo cover, but I am very satisfied.

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  • simplyhondasimplyhonda Council Member
    That looks real nice! Wonder if they came in brown!
  • bretrutanbretrutan Band Wagon
    simplyhonda wrote:
    That looks real nice! Wonder if they came in brown!

    Im 90% sure they came in tan
  • CharbCharb Administrator
    I had a tan one in my old 94 Eddie Bauer Explorer
  • granturismonutgranturismonut Band Wagon
    gonna have to hit up the junkyard for a 90's Explorer
  • AintGotNoSolAintGotNoSol Wagonist
    Nice, good find on that Explorer cover. I might check that out.
  • SiWagonSiWagon Council Member
    Ford( :oops: Chevy )Blazer(early 2000's he thinks?) Cargo Cover works too:
    Almostnicklees midwest wago-build (slow)
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  • ilovemyEEilovemyEE Wagonist
    Wow looks good.
    Thatsa a 2000 ford blazer cargo cover?
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    Ford Blazer? whats that :lol:
  • ilovemyEEilovemyEE Wagonist
    hahaha well siwagon put for blazer early 2000???
    lol wut car s that cover off of in siwagons pic?
  • SiWagonSiWagon Council Member
    Almostnicklee's said early 2000's he thinks.
    Just click on the link and ask Almostnicklees.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    chevy blazer*
  • edizzleedizzle New Wagonist
    SiWagon wrote:
    Ford( :oops: Chevy )Blazer(early 2000's he thinks?) Cargo Cover works too:
    Almostnicklees midwest wago-build (slow)
    251.jpg

    Perfection!!
  • AintGotNoSolAintGotNoSol Wagonist
    I notice the Blazer cover has a hook on the hatch itself. Do you have to unhook it from the inside when you open the hatch, or does the cover unroll far enough to open with the hatch?
  • almostnickleealmostnicklee Wagonist
    The hook on the hatch was temporary until I found suitable side holders. Therefore you would have to unlatch it before opening the hatch. With the side holders now i can have it on even with the hatch open...
  • AlphaxomegaAlphaxomega Senior Wagonist
    almostnicklee wrote:
    The hook on the hatch was temporary until I found suitable side holders. Therefore you would have to unlatch it before opening the hatch. With the side holders now i can have it on even with the hatch open...
    Pictures of the current sit up with new hooks?:)
  • eatbluefoodeatbluefood Band Wagon
    Wow, I think I still have the cargo cover from a '91 Explorer. It's even the right color! I hope the '90 and the '91 are the same. I'm going to try it out (when I find it) and I'll post pics if it works.
  • SiWagonSiWagon Council Member
    I think it's '90-'95 so you're in luck.
  • eatbluefoodeatbluefood Band Wagon
    Any idea what else could be used for mounts? My Explorer is long gone.
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