Who else makes a rear cargo plate for the GX460? I know that Sherpa Co. has one for the 470 that's extremely affordable but so far they don't have anything for the 460. For those of you who have made your own, do you care to share your dimensions? I am looking for alternatives to a $600 piece of wood that covers the floor with a six week lead time lol.
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I was just going to ask the same thing! So far I've found the Goose Gear and Frontrunner - that's it. I'm considering building my own, but if there's a reasonably priced option I'd prefer that.
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Exactly, I'd rather not build it if I don't have to but I will if it saves me $300-400 for what is essentially a piece of plywood lol. Don't get me wrong, the GG plate is top of the line but I am having a hard time pulling the trigger on it considering what it is.
I don’t remember the exact dimensions but it’s pretty easy to measure once you remove the rear seats. I want to say it’s about 43”x40” or something close to that. I agree $600 for a piece of plywood is a little crazy but at least it gives people options for those that don’t have the time or ability to make their own.
I think my total cost for everything was around $150-$200, a large part of that being the full extension slides
I think my total cost for everything was around $150-$200, a large part of that being the full extension slides
To me, the frontrunner system looks "cleanest" because it retains all the plastic trim pieces and accesses the void space under the platform through the floor. Still sucks to think about $800 for this, but it is steel, and it does look very clean and provides a very usable approach.
At least once a week I look at this and come within a hairs breadth of saying "F it" and pulling the trigger on the frontrunner. I need to remove the 3rd row because I have plans for the two 30A always hot, fused circuits that feed the seat motors.
At least once a week I look at this and come within a hairs breadth of saying "F it" and pulling the trigger on the frontrunner. I need to remove the 3rd row because I have plans for the two 30A always hot, fused circuits that feed the seat motors.
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I do like that and retaining the space under the deck is a nice alternative versus gaining the height with that area removed. It also keeps the seat back height closer to the cargo space so that you aren't forced to build the platform all the way through ultimately losing your second row seats to accommodate like you do with the GG sleep system. I like this, it's not a bad price considering that you get storage along with a platform. I already see a few ways I could improve upon it as well. Hmmmm.....what's the model number for link to this item, I am not seeing it under Lexus GX460 or Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 150.
Toyota Prado 150 Trunk Base Box and Deck - by Front Runner
This system fits into the rear of your vehicle and sinks into the raised profile of the trunk which, once the seats are removed, creates a "false floor" by fitting the deck level to the raised profile.
www.frontrunneroutfitters.com
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Toyota Prado 150 Trunk Base Box and Deck - by Front Runner
This system fits into the rear of your vehicle and sinks into the raised profile of the trunk which, once the seats are removed, creates a "false floor" by fitting the deck level to the raised profile.
Sadly we can't get that product here in the states, I tried checking out and they didn't offer a USA address option. I just got off the phone with FrontRunner USA and they confirmed that the product isn't available to the US market and they have no plans to bring it here stateside either. I told them how stupid that is considering the surging popularity with the GX460/150 platform here in the states of late. They responded with acknowledgement of the Goose Gear product and they didn't intend to compete with it. That's kinda crappy. The sales manager mentioned it was a very low selling product overall and stock was extremely low in all countries that it is available in.
Well dammit. There goes that plan.
I'll have to check if I have any assembly pictures. I normally take pictures as an afterthought because I forget to document anything. But the base is attached to the floor using a couple pieces of thin unistrut which happened to be the right height for me. You can see one of the pieces peaking out under the plywood. There is a minimum height for the base because the rear cargo area of the GX isn't flat, there are some metal crossmembers and other things that prevent you from going lower. Everything is attached using T-nuts or unistrut inserts because I didn't think a wood screw connection would hold up to the vibration of off-roading.
One of the things to be aware of is how much space is being wasted by the drawer system. There will always be some volume consumed by the drawer system, but when you look at the ratio between interior vs. exterior dimensions, some of these storage systems are very space inefficient. I think the worst one was Decked drawer systems, it look like 30% of the volume was wasted by the drawers and slides and supports. When you look at the goosegear system, there's also a lot of wasted space between the exterior and interior.
The front runner one is better in that regard because it does away with drawers altogether and being made of metal it's thinner, but the interior height is only 3.8" which isn't a whole lot, and 20% of the height is for the floor thickness. The deeper the storage area is the better the ratio gets, but of course there's limits to how high you want to go. I thought of going with a similar design to eliminate the drawers, but then it would require unloading everything on to to access stuff inside which kinda defeated the whole point for me.
Here is the only picture I have of the base attachment.
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Looking closely at the goose gear base plate, I think you could shorten it and put that plastic trim piece back in, and then box in the interior with a false floor just like the frontrunner.
I might have some contacts in South Africa ... I'm going to investigate procuring it there and shipping it. Now that I can't have it, I really want it!
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Let me know how it works out, I might be interested as well.
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I've mentioned this elsewhere in this forum but I'll just put it out there again. This is the route I plan on going, Aluminum pallet:
www.uline.com
There's a lot of positives in using one as a base:
You can get the pallets for a few hundred dollars.
They come darn close to the inside dimensions of our GX's.
Needless to say, they are light.
Purchase some drawer slides and you can add drawers between the fork tang openings.
On top you can add a sliding deck for the fridge.
Then just use some tie-down rail racks: L-Track Tie Down Rails
Or you could go with something like this:
www.highwayproducts.com
Since this is a Goose Gear options thread, thought I'd just throw out some alternative and probably cheaper and easier to acquire.
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You can get the pallets for a few hundred dollars.
They come darn close to the inside dimensions of our GX's.
Needless to say, they are light.
Purchase some drawer slides and you can add drawers between the fork tang openings.
On top you can add a sliding deck for the fridge.
Then just use some tie-down rail racks: L-Track Tie Down Rails
Or you could go with something like this:
Truck Bed Slides | 1200lbs, 2000lbs, and Industrial 4000lbs Heavyweight Slides | Highway Products Inc.
Whether you enjoy camping or hunting, need to pick up groceries or load up on home project supplies, you can rely on a Highway Products truck bed slide to carry your load from work to the weekend. Add organization to your day by accessing your entire truck…
www.highwayproducts.com
Perhaps KAON would develop one?
Here's a couple pics of my platform. I used the factory bolt holes in the rear and added rivenuts on the elevated cross member up front to hold the platform down. I think it was 44in wide, and basically as long as you want it to be until it hits the 2nd row seats
looks good. How you powering your fridge? Install an outlet in the back?
yeah I have a few power outlets in the back, pulled large gauge wires from the battery up front
