KISS Drawers (Keep It Simple Storage) For 100 Series

[Ayune]

Thanks for the reply. The hinge you suggested would be perfect. Watched the installation video on the site...lost me at "plunge router," and a bunch of other tools and skills I don't have. Looked great, though, and simple enough if I had an equipped shop.
I'm still hoping to find a simple leaf hinge that I can inset, even from the top...just so it's flush. I had considered some form of fabric or cloth hinge, too, as you suggested. Heck, that cheap recycled plastic carpet is thin enoigh that I could probably just glue it down over the whole top and it could BE the hinge. I've already got magnets embedded in the wings and supports..they work very well. Just trying to avoid gluing down carpet, to keep it easier to remove and clean.

Instead of gluing, you could screw the carpet down on either side of the wing to form the hinge. Small screws carefully installed would bury their heads in the carpet pile. It would take a little more time to remove the carpet for cleaning, but it would be removable.

 

[chrismenke]

One more set installed. My truck's gonna smell like the polyurethane oil for a while. Gonna use them stock for a while as I contemplate mods.

 

[Jcrider48]

Thanks for the reply. The hinge you suggested would be perfect. Watched the installation video on the site...lost me at "plunge router," and a bunch of other tools and skills I don't have. Looked great, though, and simple enough if I had an equipped shop.
I'm still hoping to find a simple leaf hinge that I can inset, even from the top...just so it's flush. I had considered some form of fabric or cloth hinge, too, as you suggested. Heck, that cheap recycled plastic carpet is thin enoigh that I could probably just glue it down over the whole top and it could BE the hinge. I've already got magnets embedded in the wings and supports..they work very well. Just trying to avoid gluing down carpet, to keep it easier to remove and clean.

 

[Jcrider48]

I used super thin urethane conveyor belt strip about 2" wide and used 3M spray contact cement to secure it

 

[sleepycruiser]

So these drawers are the same height of the rear seats so it could be used as a sleeping platform?
Also, do the drawers have sliders? Able to lock out?

 

[chrismenke]

Sleepycruiser, start here:
Land Shark Outfitters

Then come back here and look at 30+ pages of ideas.

 

[James Bentley]

So these drawers are the same height of the rear seats so it could be used as a sleeping platform?
Also, do the drawers have sliders? Able to lock out?

@sleepycruiser I don't have these (yet!), but look around to see what some others have done. I did see a few pics with sleeping setups on top of the drawers. If you look through the reviews on his site for the 100 series, I found this: Land Shark Outfitters
"Fullsize blowup mattress fits perfectly" (according to Zach)
These appear to me as the best quality for the best price.
The reviews seem to agree (all 5 star)
Hope This Helps
Merry Christmas!

 

[FLWookie]

My wife bought me a drawer set for christmas! When the fedex guy dropped it off christmas eve i was instructed not to look at the shipping label and to just drag it into the living room under the tree. I'm really excited to start into the assembly and make it my own. Planning to Raptor line it to match the interior as a test run before I raptor the whole truck!!

Thanks Dave. I've only taken the box off but the finish looks exceptional!

 

[Cola]

So these drawers are the same height of the rear seats so it could be used as a sleeping platform?
Also, do the drawers have sliders? Able to lock out?

@sleepycruiser I don't have these (yet!), but look around to see what some others have done. I did see a few pics with sleeping setups on top of the drawers. If you look through the reviews on his site for the 100 series, I found this: Land Shark Outfitters
"Fullsize blowup mattress fits perfectly" (according to Zach)
These appear to me as the best quality for the best price.
The reviews seem to agree (all 5 star)
Hope This Helps
Merry Christmas!

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Thats my review. After a year of ownership id consider giving them 6 out of 5 stars. Can't state how much I use them and what a good value they are. As for sleeping platform there is an ever so slight gap and slope from drawers to the middle seats. If you lay the rear seats do you will see they are angled so some have greated a foam wedge to make it flush. Using an airmatress soaks it right up. If I used a sleeping pad I would try to find a way to level it or just sleep head to the rear

 

[Ayune]

Thats my review. After a year of ownership id consider giving them 6 out of 5 stars. Can't state how much I use them and what a good value they are. As for sleeping platform there is an ever so slight gap and slope from drawers to the middle seats. If you lay the rear seats do you will see they are angled so some have greated a foam wedge to make it flush. Using an airmatress soaks it right up. If I used a sleeping pad I would try to find a way to level it or just sleep head to the rear

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Double air mattress + fitted sheet + down comforter + pillows = It's like we're at home but were in the woods!

 

[sammybones]

I put a full size memory foam mattress back there. It’s so comfy. Recently my wife and I were on a 4 day trail ride and the 2nd day it rained like hell and everything got soaked. We booked a hotel room at the nearest town so we could dry out and go to a laundromat. We ended up sleeping in the truck in the hotel parking lot because it was so much better than the hotel bed. We couldn’t

Double air mattress + fitted sheet + down comforter + pillows = It's like we're at home but were in the woods!

wait to get back to into the woods and camp.

 

[OKC Cruiser]

Thats my review. After a year of ownership id consider giving them 6 out of 5 stars. Can't state how much I use them and what a good value they are. As for sleeping platform there is an ever so slight gap and slope from drawers to the middle seats. If you lay the rear seats do you will see they are angled so some have greated a foam wedge to make it flush. Using an airmatress soaks it right up. If I used a sleeping pad I would try to find a way to level it or just sleep head to the rear

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What brand of seat cover is that you have?? Looks perfect for my dogs!

 

[Idaho Savage]

For God's sakes, get us the 60's version, Dave. Dying over here.

 

[John Staton]

Ha...I agree on the 60s version. I ended up spending twice as much on a system. Would of loved to have tried these.

 

[Cola]

What brand of seat cover is that you have?? Looks perfect for my dogs!

Specter off-road Tuff duck. Pricey but even with 200 pounds of dogs constantly on them I have no doubt this same set will go into my next hundy as well. Kinda like Carhartt material

UZJ100 custom fit slip covers, heavy duty tailor fit seat covers - 1998-2006 Land Cruiser - Specter Off-Road

Toyota Land Cruiser parts since 1983. From the oldest FJ25 and to the newest Land Cruiser, Non USA or domestic 40 Series, 60 Series 80 Series or 100 Series, SOR has the largest selection of top quality new and used OEM and aftermarket Land Cruiser parts in stock in the world. Specializing in...

www.sor.com

 

[OKC Cruiser]

Specter off-road Tuff duck. Pricey but even with 200 pounds of dogs constantly on them I have no doubt this same set will go into my next hundy as well. Kinda like Carhartt material

UZJ100 custom fit slip covers, heavy duty tailor fit seat covers - 1998-2006 Land Cruiser - Specter Off-Road

Toyota Land Cruiser parts since 1983. From the oldest FJ25 and to the newest Land Cruiser, Non USA or domestic 40 Series, 60 Series 80 Series or 100 Series, SOR has the largest selection of top quality new and used OEM and aftermarket Land Cruiser parts in stock in the world. Specializing in...

www.sor.com

Thank you! Exactly what I need for my Great Dane that rides in the back seat.

 

[lonecruiser]

For those of you who used line-x/upol/raptor, did you apply it before assembling the drawers or after? Would you have done it differently in retrospect? Any tips?

 

[FLWookie]

I would think pre-applying this would cause fitment issues given how precise all of the cuts are. I intend to pre-assemble, roll on my Raptor, then disassemble to the extent necessary for installation in the truck.

 

[shellb]

Order placed! My first 100!

Back in the game...

 

[rjones]

Installed some Southco compression latches to keep the drawers nice 'n tight. Clockwise on one side and counter on the other. Just barely touch the plastic-gap-flap thing when the tailgate is closed, not enough to concern me but enough to point it out.

KISS Drawers Compression Latch

Southco Compression latch on my Land Shark Outfitters KISS drawers in my LX470

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Cheers!
rjones