Trunk Dividers - DIY in 10 minutes

[plumber546]

Glue on the dividers/ 3M Glue 3M Scothmate Velcro on the sides so it could be removed for cleaning..

[Pug]

Originally Posted by plumber546

Glue on the dividers/ 3M Glue 3M Scothmate Velcro on the sides so it could be removed for cleaning..

Great forethought! I'll bet measuring it out for the carpet was a bear!
Did you use a "pattern material"... sorta like taping newspapers together while laying-them-in "strategically" to make a template, or did you wing it?

Looks great... can't get a much more custom-fit than that!
Took a little more than "DIY in 10 minutes", however... didn't it?

[plumber546]

90" X 36" boat carpet, cut 2- 15" peices for the dividers, 10" peice for the far right hand part of the deck, which leaves 50" X 36" shove it in the trunk and start cutting. Its like wraping a gift except backwards. Take your time.

[c_duncan_pe]

Djeaux,
Thanks for the information on the homemade trunk dividers. I recently got a full size spare tire for the RL and the need for trunk dividers became more apparent when some of the stuff that used to be stored above the compact spare started flopping around in the trunk. Your dimensions were right on.

Thanks again,
Chuck

[djeaux]

Glad the pattern worked for you! Remember, though, the original idea came from reading that the Ridgeline design team wanted to include a pattern in the owner's manual but the Honda accessories people nixxed the idea. So the real thanks goes out to Gary Flint & his guys for designing a truck so a piece of 1/8" plywood would do the trick instead of spec'ing some impossible dimension that only a piece of custom molded plastic would fit!

[VoicesInMyHead]

Originally Posted by djeaux

So the real thanks goes out to Gary Flint & his guys for designing a truck so a piece of 1/8" plywood would do the trick...

Nope - it's all you man!

[JRohe]

I just went out and got a 24" x 24" x 3/8" piece of plywood today from Home Depot. It cost me $ 4.15 with tax! A far cry from the $40+ for the Honda Accessory. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an anti-Honda accessory person, but this is something I could easily do myself. If I think of it, I'll post some pics when I am done. I may even paint them black.

[JRohe]

Originally Posted by JRohe

I just went out and got a 24" x 24" x 3/8" piece of plywood today from Home Depot. It cost me $ 4.15 with tax! A far cry from the $40+ for the Honda Accessory. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an anti-Honda accessory person, but this is something I could easily do myself. If I think of it, I'll post some pics when I am done. I may even paint them black.

Well, I completed the first phase of my trunk divider creation. Here are the steps that I went through to get my end result:

A) I took advice from others in previous posts...and made a cardboard template. It took me (3) tries, but I finally got it (See template below).

B) I carefully cut my 24" x 24" piece of plywood into (3) - 24" x 6-1/2" using a circular saw and clamped all three pieces together.

C) Then I trimmed the 24" length down to 21-1/8" (again, using my circular saw)...so now I had (3) - 21-1/8" x 6-1/2" pieces clamped together.

D) Next, I measured in from the bottom right hand corner 1/4" and drew a line from that mark to the upper right hand corner...and made the cut, using the circular saw. This would be the angle required for the part of the bed that faces the front of the truck (closest to the spare tire).

E) Next, I measured in from the bottom left hand corner 7/8" and drew a line from that mark to the upper left hand corner...and made the cut, using the circular saw. This would be the angle required for the part of the bed that faces the rear of the truck (closest to the bumper).

F) I then rounded the bottom corners of the dividers with a jig saw and sanded smooth...so that they fit flush to the sides and bottom of the trunk.

Tomorrow, I will prime and paint them black and post pictures...but for now, here is the template that I used:

[JRohe]

Originally Posted by JRohe

Well, I completed the first phase of my trunk divider creation. Here are the steps that I went through to get my end result:

A) I took advice from others in previous posts...and made a cardboard template. It took me (3) tries, but I finally got it (See template below).

B) I carefully cut my 24" x 24" piece of plywood into (3) - 24" x 6-1/2" using a circular saw and clamped all three pieces together.

C) Then I trimmed the 24" length down to 21-1/8" (again, using my circular saw)...so now I had (3) - 21-1/8" x 6-1/2" pieces clamped together.

D) Next, I measured in from the bottom right hand corner 1/4" and drew a line from that mark to the upper right hand corner...and made the cut, using the circular saw. This would be the angle required for the part of the bed that faces the front of the truck (closest to the spare tire).

E) Next, I measured in from the bottom left hand corner 7/8" and drew a line from that mark to the upper left hand corner...and made the cut, using the circular saw. This would be the angle required for the part of the bed that faces the rear of the truck (closest to the bumper).

F) I then rounded the bottom corners of the dividers with a jig saw and sanded smooth...so that they fit flush to the sides and bottom of the trunk.

Tomorrow, I will prime and paint them black and post pictures...but for now, here is the template that I used:

Here are the pictures of the finished product:

[SRQRIDGE]

Originally Posted by JRohe

Here are the pictures of the finished product:

JRohe

Great job! I will do this one day when I find some extra time! Looks like you need a full size spare in your trunk. I have rims on the trading post. LOL
FS: 2007 RTL OEM Rims