Build Thread @Jean Mercier Build thread

[Tinki]

Good stuff - on a small tangent your rear mat appears to have several differences to mine:

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and you don't have the lower corner tie down rings.

I already know which one i prefer !! Hopefully the extra anchor points are still under the plastics . Fingers crossed .

 

[DCPU]

Difference between a commercial and station wagon maybe

Yes, mines a commercial. @Jean Mercier's appears to be the same heavy duty (and thick) TPO floor matting used throughout the vehicle.

Just curious as to why the heavy duty flooring would be missing from the boot of the commercial version and replaced with a lightweight thin version?

 

[Ever Pragmatic]

Good stuff - on a small tangent your rear mat appears to have several differences to mine:

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and you don't have the lower corner tie down rings.

I think the additional tie downs were extra. I’ve got them on mine but my liner is the same colour as Jean’s though. My vin is sub 700 so there may have been a spec change.

 

[Tinki]

I think the additional tie downs were extra. I’ve got them on mine but my liner is the same colour as Jean’s though. My vin is sub 700 so there may have been a spec changei

i do not recall extra tie downs beeing an option . where was that ?

 

[emax]

@Jean Mercier this ist not as "shitty" as you have announced it.

I won't win a design award and is of course improvable, but it fulfills all your prerequisites.

I'm sure you have set a starting point for some refined versions to be seen here in the future.

Good job, thanks vor sharing.

Typo

 

[DCPU]

Good job, thanks vor sharing.

+1.

It's got me thinking. I think I have an old Discovery roller cover somewhere. Might dig it out and see if it would serve a similar purpose with a pair of @Jean Mercier rear seat brackets.

When did you say these were going into production?

 

[DCPU]

I think the additional tie downs were extra. I’ve got them on mine but my liner is the same colour as Jean’s though. My vin is sub 700 so there may have been a spec change.

Right, but your liner has cutouts for the extra tie downs unlike Jean's?

 

[Jean Mercier]

... with a pair of @Jean Mercier rear seat brackets.

When did you say these going into production?

Today, with a discount of +2000% for forum members ... yes, PLUS!
If you leave the forum, I do it for FREE, but I accept only orders through the forum.

 

[DCPU]

I assume as they're for an Ineos Grenadier they're on indeterminate back order, but the invoice is already in the post?

 

[@nd]

I have one of these i am making one out of, not quite wide enough on its own but will cover the whole back from the front seats to the rear door with the rear seats down

 

[DCPU]

+1.

It's got me thinking. I think I have an old Discovery roller cover somewhere. Might dig it out and see if it would serve a similar purpose with a pair of @Jean Mercier rear seat brackets.

When did you say these were going into production?

Dug out that cover, and it seems like it would be a great fit. Just need to see if I can get something to retain the ends?

 

[Eric]

Dug out that cover, and it seems like it would be a great fit. Just need to see if I can get something to retain the ends?

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@Jean Mercier get those rear seat brackets patented now!

 

[emax]

Recycling at it's best.

And after @Jean Mercier's "nail" solution for the water drains another Grenadier approach to the level of the original Defender.

 

[Tinki]

I already know which one i prefer !! Hopefully the extra anchor points are still under the plastics . Fingers crossed .

on this point , met my Grenadier yestrday . The additional tie downs that are present on the SW are present under the liner in the Belstaff . Boltrs present missing the actual d ring and base .

 

[@nd]

Still work in progress

 

[Jean Mercier]

Dug out that cover, and it seems like it would be a great fit. Just need to see if I can get something to retain the ends?

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From which car did it come from originally? If it really fits well, perhaps I can find it somewhere
I also looked at IKEA self enrolling curtains, cheap, but slightly not wide enough: 140 cm is the maximum width

 

[DCPU]

It's the 2nd version of the Discovery, something like this:

Just need to find some photos of the mounting points and see if I can get some.

Hopefully, with it being old enough, then there's a few choices from salvage yards, etc.

 

[stickshifter]

When I travel, I like to hide my luggage, even if it isn’t very valuable (tent, clothes, beer, etc.)

I feel obliged to point out the glaring contradiction in your first sentence

 

[Jean Mercier]

Pictures say more than words, but although I prefer to sleep in my tent, I found a solution to sleep in my car, without dismounting the rear seat.
I bought (for my tent) a Coleman Maxi Comfort inflatable bed, dimensions 198 x 82 x 22 cm, and this is perfect for the inside of the Grenadier!
The other thing I have are 4 "ratchet straps" and some luggage to fill some "holes".
The smaller passenger seat isn't clapped down, and serves as "side step" for the bed, therefore this solution is suitable for one person.
See the pictures. I didn't test it in real life yet.

 

[DaveB]

Pictures say more than words, but although I prefer to sleep in my tent, I found a solution to sleep in my car, without dismounting the rear seat.
I bought (for my tent) a Coleman Maxi Comfort inflatable bed, dimensions 198 x 82 x 22 cm, and this is prefect for the inside of the Grenadier!
The other thing I have are 4 "ratchet straps" and some luggage to fill some "holes".
The smaller passenger seat isn't clapped down, and serves as "side step" for the bed, therefore this solution is suitable for one person.
See the pictures. I didn't test it in real life yet.

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Where do you shower?