benswing
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Who knew our little car could handle so much work!?!?
Anyone else used your i for heavy duty towing or lifting?
Anyone else used your i for heavy duty towing or lifting?
Your photo 403's out (authentication needed) on our computers. Try uploading the image to IMGUR.COM. They even give you a IMG tag link for BBCode systems like this one.Zelenec said:Sure we do!
aarond12 said:Yep; we can see it now! I like the roof rack you have attached. Keeps the mattresses from scratching up your roof!
JoeS said:I added a small stainless eye on the inboard sloping edge of the hatch (so as not to ding one on the head) in order to attach a rope or bungie to hold the hatch down when it's partially open. Hey - we don't have exhaust fumes being sucked back into the cabin :mrgreen:
Not to rain on your parade, but any old bungie or strap hook up to about 5/16" rod diameter can be latched by the tailgate without modification. Just push the loop into the latch and it'll stay secure until you press the release button.[/quote]jray3 said:JoeS said:I added a small stainless eye on the inboard sloping edge of the hatch (so as not to ding one on the head) in order to attach a rope or bungie to hold the hatch down when it's partially open. Hey - we don't have exhaust fumes being sucked back into the cabin :mrgreen:
JoeS said:jray3, now you made me do it! To verify your concept (which I thought on the face of it was brilliant), I went out to the car, opened up the hatch, but then needed a screwdriver to press the latch closed (fingers alone can't do it). No problem, but threading anything more than a flexible 1/4" cord could be tedious. OK, it took me a minute to think about it, but simply normally raising the latch release lever on the outside of the tailgate releases the hatch latch just fine...
DUH! :? Didn't have all the brain cells engaged... :| Perhaps today we'll go get the badly-needed carpet to protect a floor... let's see, if I remove the passenger seat I can then have wife sit in the port aft seat alongside the rolled-up carpet... I'll take a photo if we do it.jray3 said:Joe, Joe, Joe... Don't thread the cord through the latch, just press the bungee cord's or strap's hook into the latch (with fingers alone)...
And please let us know how difficult removing the passenger seat is.JoeS said:let's see, if I remove the passenger seat I can then have wife sit in the port aft seat alongside the rolled-up carpet... I'll take a photo if we do it.
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