Rear Sliding Tray

[California4x4]

that makes sense. so it only effects the placement of the seat when its in "seat mode" - Personally I would still like to have the correct sized tray for the position of the seat on the T6.1 - bit at least its a personal choice then and not detrimental to the Lounge function.

If the drawer is too long for the 6.1, then as you say you would have to move the seat forward. Another factor is, there would then be a gap between the front of the rear shelf and the back of the seat when in seat mode. I imagine this could be annoying.

 

[clarinetbcn]

I asked this question in another thread as well, but perhaps your solution is different. How do you manage to keep teh tailgate up while the bikes are on it?

Answered here:

View from/of your van.

Good morning! I did this sketch of our van on my iPad using the ProCreate app. Combining my love for drawing & camping :D Have a great day. Can we forum members commission your services? :thumb

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[DMcCook]

Makes life a lot easier:

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Hi,
have you upgraded your gas struts to support your tailgate with bikes on the rack?
im thinking I’d like to do that so I’m interested to know what pressure you went with and how it is without bikes and rack on the tailgate?
thanks
David

 

[Pixcels]

I made my own for about £170. Any competent DIYer who owns a drill, a hacksaw and some spanners could make one. A pop-riveter would make a better job.

Don’t be afraid to give it a go. Honestly not that hard.

As has been said above, probably the best addition to the van. So much easier to access stuff and find stuff, especially with Euro crates fitted in to it.

Made your own ?
Now that does sound appealing
Are there plans available?

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Hi,
have you upgraded your gas struts to support your tailgate with bikes on the rack?
im thinking I’d like to do that so I’m interested to know what pressure you went with and how it is without bikes and rack on the tailgate?
thanks
David

You just slide these onto the struts when the boot is open, whilst taking the weight of the boot on your head! (Need to trim them to length); We have a VW boot tent so they come in very handy when rack is fully loaded.

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[CaliDave]

What's the forums view on the rear boot tray sliders? I am looking at one for my T6.1 on order, but its about £550 or so from Calicap.de for the specific lounge bed function version...

Is it a nice to have or an essential?

Recently bought the Calicap.de 76cm one and it has transformed the rear space . Very pleased

 

[Madhutter]

What's the forums view on the rear boot tray sliders? I am looking at one for my T6.1 on order, but its about £550 or so from Calicap.de for the specific lounge bed function version...

Is it a nice to have or an essential?

I’m in the process of making my own following Tim’s posting about making his. Two 80cm pull out runners some aluminium angle a few rail fittings and a tray should be around £150ish by the time I’m done

 

[Jim2007]

Made your own ?
Now that does sound appealing
Are there plans available?

My own drawings were rudimentary.

I got my inspiration from a Dutch forum member who had a webpage In English devoted to their build. However I have just checked the page and in the last month it appears the domain has expired. This is the link in case they renew it:

http://www.knusineenvolkswagenbus.n...out-drawer-for-the-vw-t5-t6-california-ocean/

I’m sorry I can’t recall which member it was.

Essentially, I bought about 5m of 50x50mm aluminium angle and a couple of metres of 50mm flat bar from Aluminium Warehouse:

Aluminium Warehouse > Aluminium Angle

Buy Aluminium Angle online now or call 0800 520 0729 FREE. Order Cut to Size. Earn Trade Points with every order. Top rated supplier to Trade and DIY.

www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk

.

These drawer slides, I think 850mm, from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0859B1RC1/?tag=eliteelect-21

And rather than go hunting for specialist T bolts, I used M8 threaded dowels and threaded rod to make the securing bolts to the van’s rails.

Fabricate the tray out of angle with a simple overlapping joint pop riveted together. Then make an open-ended frame wider than the box and secure its open width with the flat bar to provide support across the open end and to supply a fourth hold down point. The frame has to be 38mm wider internally than the tray. I used 13mm ply for the base.

I made mine wide enough to take 2 x 600x400 and 2 400x300 Eurocrates. They fit snugly in the tray.

At the dimensions I made the tray the bench seat has to be about 5cm further forward than its usual position. this has had no adverse effect on our set up, but others made need that space.

All in all, it works beautifully and is not beyond the average DIYer’s ability. It has vastly improved our arrival and departure experiences on sites and generally made everything more accessible. Another benefit I hadn’t considered but has become apparent is that you don’t have to put anything down on wet grass to access what’s behind or below it anymore, thereby keeping the boot and its contents cleaner.

The finished product minus a couple of 600x400 crates in the front corner:

 

[Mr_bluesky]

What's the forums view on the rear boot tray sliders? I am looking at one for my T6.1 on order, but its about £550 or so from Calicap.de for the specific lounge bed function version...

Is it a nice to have or an essential?

Bought mine from Calicap before the shop started selling them. I’m well pleased with mine as I have a Cali Beach and having the three seater and no kitchen it’s great for carrying all my camping gear and stove etc, really easy to access everything when it’s pulled out. Have seen on the forum that some comments say that the Calicap is of much better quality than the one in the shop, but can’t confirm this as I haven’t seen the shop one.
I was a bit apprehensive because of the cost being so expensive but I’m pleased I forked out and purchased one now.Hope this helps, it’s your decision at the end of the day.
Paul

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[Old Sid]

Made your own ?
Now that does sound appealing
Are there plans available?

I made my own for about £170. Any competent DIYer who owns a drill, a hacksaw and some spanners could make one. A pop-riveter would make a better job.

Don’t be afraid to give it a go. Honestly not that hard.

As has been said above, probably the best addition to the van. So much easier to access stuff and find stuff, especially with Euro crates fitted in to it.

This sounds much more interesting than buying one. I have been thinking about doing so for 4 years. I had no idea you could buy one.
I fit two folding bikes into the space on the Ocean. They fit, but only just. It’s the width that’s a problem so any tray would have to do without sides. A sliding tray would make loading and unloading the bikes so much easier. I would be very interested to see some photos, particularly if there’s a solution that has no sides. I can afford to lose a bit of height to allow for the sliders.

 

[Old Sid]

My own drawings were rudimentary.

I got my inspiration from a Dutch forum member who had a webpage In English devoted to their build. However I have just checked the page and in the last month it appears the domain has expired. This is the link in case they renew it:

http://www.knusineenvolkswagenbus.n...out-drawer-for-the-vw-t5-t6-california-ocean/

I’m sorry I can’t recall which member it was.

Essentially, I bought about 5m of 50x50mm aluminium angle and a couple of metres of 50mm flat bar from Aluminium Warehouse:

Aluminium Warehouse > Aluminium Angle

Buy Aluminium Angle online now or call 0800 520 0729 FREE. Order Cut to Size. Earn Trade Points with every order. Top rated supplier to Trade and DIY.

www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk

.

These drawer slides, I think 850mm, from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0859B1RC1/?tag=eliteelect-21

And rather than go hunting for specialist T bolts, I used M8 threaded dowels and threaded rod to make the securing bolts to the van’s rails.

Fabricate the tray out of angle with a simple overlapping joint pop riveted together. Then make an open-ended frame wider than the box and secure its open width with the flat bar to provide support across the open end and to supply a fourth hold down point. The frame has to be 38mm wider internally than the tray. I used 13mm ply for the base.

I made mine wide enough to take 2 x 600x400 and 2 400x300 Eurocrates. They fit snugly in the tray.

At the dimensions I made the tray the bench seat has to be about 5cm further forward than its usual position. this has had no adverse effect on our set up, but others made need that space.

All in all, it works beautifully and is not beyond the average DIYer’s ability. It has vastly improved our arrival and departure experiences on sites and generally made everything more accessible. Another benefit I hadn’t considered but has become apparent is that you don’t have to put anything down on wet grass to access what’s behind or below it anymore, thereby keeping the boot and its contents cleaner.

The finished product minus a couple of 600x400 crates in the front corner:
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Just found these photos. This would suit my bikes perfectly. Looks like an excellent and very professional build.

 

[john eagle]

The one in the shop is for the T6 - the T6.1 has the lounge function which puts the seat about 4 cm further back in the cabin as standard to enable the Lounge Function - so I think the shop one will mean you have to push you seat forward 7 or 8 cm and you will be unable to use the lounge function.. or is the shop stocking a shortened version for the T6.1's?

What is the lounge function.

 

[john eagle]

I have Calicap one and it’s probably the best thing I have purchased for the van.

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Where do you get those boxes.

 

[Jim2007]

Where do you get those boxes.

They’re known as Eurocrates or Euro containers and widely available. Big Dug is where I got mine I think:

https://www.bigdug.co.uk/storage-bo...ro-containers-c418/euro-stacking-boxes-p16602

 

[Scottedog]

I have one in my Beach, essential....probably not, nice to have ..... definatly
Makes life a lot easier

Any chance of a pic of your beech with slider out?

 

[BeagleMum]

Any chance of a pic of your beech with slider out?

Your profile says you’re on The Wirral, we have one in our Beach, you’re welcome to have a look at it.

 

[Mr T]

What is the lounge function.

The T6.1 California Ocean has the ability to raise the position of the rear shelf to act as a backrest which allows you to sit up in the lower bed when it’s made up. It inclines from the rear.

 

[john eagle]

The T6.1 California Ocean has the ability to raise the position of the rear shelf to act as a backrest which allows you to sit up in the lower bed when it’s made up. It inclines from the rear.

Thanks

 

[Scottedog]

Your profile says you’re on The Wirral, we have one in our Beach, you’re welcome to have a look at it.

Pm your email we could meet up

 

[BeagleMum]

Pm your email we could meet up

Tried to PM you, got the following response

‘You may not start a conversation with the following recipients: Scottedog’

 

[Scottedog]

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[Scottedog]

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[soulstyledevon]

I’m in the process of making my own following Tim’s posting about making his. Two 80cm pull out runners some aluminium angle a few rail fittings and a tray should be around £150ish by the time I’m done

The way forward...
Think mine cost about £200, but had it powder coated too.

 

[BeagleMum]

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[SandyR]

I have the one from the Club shop and it has transformed accessing bits and pieces in boxes, as I have a dodgy back. No more lugging boxes out of the boot. Best accessory I’ve bought by far.