The Utility Belt

[DaveB]

As I said, i'm interested in the potential utility here...

... but i predict that, say, i'll put a table on the rear door, then kid A/ the dog/ wind will open the door, causing untold damage

I wonder how stiff those door skins/ structures are?

I haven't seen them except in pictures/videos.
they are removable because you can buy the external utility belts as an accessory.
The rails are bolted through to the frame of the door and are rated at either 100 or 150kg
The aluminium door skin is not load bearing

 

[Sam]

sideways tug-of-war?

 

[grenadierboy]

OK

So, if you order the utility rails and then subsequently decide you don't need them/use the - then maybe you can remove them and add the rubber strips (if you can get them from INEOS)

 

[Arkaig]

I'm still a bit confused by the external utility belt.
Can anyone demonstrate how it will be used?
To me it seems that any proposed use will either, damage the paint (imagine a shovel or axe mounted on the side body), and/or prevent the doors from being opened (imagine maxxtrax or fishing rods that are longer than the width of the door mounted on a door).
I'm also struggling to imagine more than two or three possible applications.
Is anyone else a little confused too - or am I just being daft.
I'd love to see some images of a utility belt being 'utilised', or even just some ideas/plans.
Thanks in advance, Guardsmen.
Henry
Australia

A modern day solution to an age-old problem?

Accessories that never caught on - from 'Popular Mechanics', June 1936...

 

[DaveB]

I haven't seen them except in pictures/videos.
they are removable because you can buy the external utility belts as an accessory.
The rails are bolted through to the frame of the door and are rated at either 100 or 150kg
The aluminium door skin is not load bearing

There you go

 

[DCPU]

If you don't order the exterior utility belt as an option, then (as per DaveB's post #13) INEOS uses instead, black solid protection strips.

Does anyone know/guess/seen these strips up close & personal?

Are they rubber, plastic, can they be removed & replaced?

Best photos I've seen of the alternative to the exterior utility belt.

It looks like the front & rear door is a raised bump strip but the other section on the rear quarter panel is more of an infill into the door/body side pressing.

They appear to be exactly the same footprint & use the same fixing points as the utility belt so should be interchangeable or even mix and match - my only concern would be as to whether the reinforcement structures on the inner doors and wing panel are fixed separately or if you undo all the bolts it just falls down into the doors/wing panel...

 

[ECrider]

Love the utility belt, next stop wearing my pants outside my trousers. Holy bumper strips!

 

[DCPU]

I wonder how stiff those door skins/ structures are?

Have a look at UK Patent Application - GB2594531-20211103 - Vehicle tie-down system dated 3rd November 2021 - the reinforcement structure seems to have been given a degree of thought:

 

[DCPU]

More inspiration ~ want to run 35" tyres but no room for spare on the back door?

Mount a bracket off the tie down rail, secured to the rear quarter utility belt, similar to this:

And you have your own version of this:

 

[DedkovCZE]

and that's fine if you see it that way.

To others, it will be different.

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Thanks guys. I don't want roof windows and N1 class therefore my only option was Trialmaster in my country. I still think about replace them by original rubber bumpers but this looks promisingly to save some money

 

[DenisM]

As I said, i'm interested in the potential utility here...

... but i predict that, say, i'll put a table on the rear door, then kid A/ the dog/ wind will open the door, causing untold damage

I wonder how stiff those door skins/ structures are?

According to the early chatter with Ineos reps on drive days, the doors (all doors) are designed to support 150kg... I'd venture that they'll be fine for whatever is reasonable to fit to the door... mind you ...not recommanded for supermarket car parks...it's wide enough as it is!

 

[DCPU]

I'm sort of hoping Ineos are quietly talking to someone like this at the moment:

 

[emax]

According to the early chatter with Ineos reps on drive days, the doors (all doors) are designed to support 150kg...

The dynamic load of the spare might be well above.
The endurance tests will be thousands of miles of corrugated tracks.

 

[DCPU]

The dynamic load of the spare might be well above.
The endurance tests will be thousands of miles of corrugated tracks.

The thought would be that the bracket would have load going through both the utility belt and the recessed roof tie down points - together giving 250kg to 300kg of available load.

Not sure on the weight of a 35" wheel & tyre combo, but a 16" steel wolf wheel with a 235 Goodyear Wrangler tyre weighs in new at 35.4kg.

So there might be some wriggle room in there...

 

[Caladan]

I’m sure the aftermarket will conjure up quite a few useful items to attach to that utility belt / L track. One potential accessory would be to devise robust GoPro camera mounts for those owner/operators interested in documenting their travels/journeys.

 

[cheswick]

This plus this. Done.



IMHO Ineos were very smart to use an existing standard like L track rather than create a proprietary system and try to milk customers on accessories.

Same as with the drop down table in the rear, they made that molle compatible which means there are thousands of pouches, tacos, etc that we can use as suits our needs.

 

[Caladan]

This plus this. Done.



IMHO Ineos were very smart to use an existing standard like L track rather than create a proprietary system and try to milk customers on accessories.

Same as with the drop down table in the rear, they made that molle compatible which means there are thousands of pouches, tacos, etc that we can use as suits our needs.

Love the links. 67 Designs makes good stuff.

 

[emax]

Yes seems so.

But $35 for a GoPro clamp plus another $35 for an L-rail connector leaves a lot of room for a DIY 3D-printed alternative.

 

[MileHigh]

Is L track what they use in airliners to attach the seats to the floors?

 

[DaveB]

Is L track what they use in airliners to attach the seats to the floors?

Yes it is. Also for holding wheelchairs in transport vehicles