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Author:  Draco [ Sun May 27, 2012 11:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Raingler cargo nets

I bought a couple of Raingler cargo nets, mainly as a safety precaution. On trips I tend to have containers full of heavy objects like recovery gear. The thought of all that heavy stuff flying into my wife and me in the event of a wreck was a little scary, so I finally did something about it.

The cargo net has six attachment points and makes use of four existing features (passenger seat fixtures and tie-downs on floor). You have to add two steel cleats near the junction of the c-pillar and the roof. That's a bit of a problem as Rainger gives no installation instruction for the KJ/KK. I sent an e-mail asking for instruction and they said "it can be installed anywhere in that area of the C pillar".

So here's where I put it:

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That location should be sturdy enough, but it's well behind the plastic trim / fascia. So access is a problem. I had to cut away some of the trim. Problem with that is you can't get to the cleat without removing the rear seatbelts and pulling away the trim.

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Here's what it looks like with everything installed:

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I also bought a cargo net to hold down a large tote bin:

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And here's what it looks like more realistically with some of my crap thrown in:

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We'll see how it works out. Because of the difficulty of removing the top straps, at least how I installed it, it'll probably remain semi-permanent. That wasn't the plan, but I didn't see a better way. Maybe there's a better place on the roof, behind the headliner. I couldn't see what was going on there.

I had planned to add an All-J rack but that's on hold at the moment.

Again the motivation for doing this was safety in the event of a wreck, especially when the rear seats are down.

Author:  Ryn7 [ Mon May 28, 2012 10:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Raingler cargo nets

Nice.
I've been looking for something like that.

Author:  JJsTJ [ Mon May 28, 2012 4:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Raingler cargo nets

nice to finally see one in a KJ. I put one in the XJ I had and might do the KJ now that I see one installed.

Author:  Draco [ Wed May 30, 2012 12:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Raingler cargo nets

yellocoyote wrote:
What's the link where you found this? Interested.

Well, that would be

http://www.raingler.com/merch88JeepSUV.htm

Author:  JJsTJ [ Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Raingler cargo nets

how much of an opening is left at the top.... between the top of the net and the ceiling?

Author:  Draco [ Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Raingler cargo nets

JJsKJ wrote:
how much of an opening is left at the top.... between the top of the net and the ceiling?


It's a little subjective in that the ceiling is not flat there. I measure a maximum sag of about 8 inches between the top of the net and the ceiling. Just aft of where I measured the ceiling goes up a little.

Author:  Ryn7 [ Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Raingler cargo nets

Good enough to keep the rug rats back there when I'm out shopping!

Author:  JJsTJ [ Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Raingler cargo nets

Thinking there might be (should be) a reinforcement piece under the headliner just above where the net sits, never seen a picture of the ceiling minus the headliner but they usually run across the roof where the pillars are.... Anyone have a pic minus the headliner?

If there is something under the headliner to add a couple more attachment points too, then it would be considerably better at keeping stuff where it belongs. (though it is better than nothing for sure) One of those things you hope to never have to test.

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