P38A Load area tie-downs

Does the vehicle come with such things as tie-down eyes for securing stuff in the boot?
I cannot find any on mine. Was it a feature, does anyone have this feature?

We don’t have any in either our 96 or 2001 that I have seen.
We do in our L322.

J

No it never was a feature

You could get trigger happy with a drill and install your own

Yes, I think they are there. Rangie ones don't fold down but the Defender ones do and fit. You just need to find where the holes are under the foam in the boot floor.

Out of three defenders only the later ford td5 had little hook eyes along the boot (rear). The two without had a plastic tray which won't go in without breaking on the modern ones hook eyes. My P38 has this tray also, but defenders don't have carpet so they might be under there?

I have small ratchet straps i put around the rear seat bottoms. They can't be seen from infront and don't interfere with the seatbelts

DanClarke said:

Does the vehicle come with such things as tie-down eyes for securing stuff in the boot?
I cannot find any on mine. Was it a feature, does anyone have this feature?

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Yes four tie down points a cargo net and a straps was available as an extra. I have them in mine. STC8530

wammers said:

Yes four tie down points and a cargo net was available as an extra. I have them in mine.

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Thanks Tony, I thought I had seen some before, but I was not sure.

DanClarke said:

Thanks Tony, I thought I had seen some before, but I was not sure.

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There are 2 poorly located tied down loops in my 99, none in my 00. I assume the ones in the 99 were fitted by a previous owner for a particular purpose.

Datatek said:

There are 2 poorly located tied down loops in my 99, none in my 00. I assume the ones in the 99 were fitted by a previous owner for a particular purpose.

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There are two trap nut points under felt to rear of boot space and two forward either side of spare wheel door.

wammers said:

There are two trap nut points under felt to rear of boot space and two forward either side of spare wheel door.

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It just has the 2 to the rear.

Datatek said:

It just has the 2 to the rear.

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Ok lift the carpet on either side and you should see marks in the underfelt. Move one to the front diagonally and you will have something to strap to.

wammers said:

Ok lift the carpet on either side and you should see marks in the underfelt. Move one to the front diagonally and you will have something to strap to.

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True, but I have no use for them so will probably remove them as the restoration continues.

Datatek said:

True, but I have no use for them so will probably remove them as the restoration continues.

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Ok no probs. But handy for strapping young ladies down with.

wammers said:

Ok no probs. But handy for strapping young ladies down with.

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Do me no good, I'm too old

Datatek said:

Do me no good, I'm too old

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Yup me too.

Datatek said:

Do me no good, I'm too old

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You could always persuade the young ladies to strap (pun intended) YOU down

norseman said:

You could always persuade the young ladies to strap (pun intended) YOU down

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So people do have rather strange vices.

There is pills for that these days. Your doc will give them to you - very good for blood pressure or something - apparently

Will the straps stop them wriggling away,

and I can't work out how to use the spare wheel strap in the cubby hole? It only seems to tie the top down to the wheel from inside? Somewhere to hide?

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There is pills for that these days. Your doc will give them to you - very good for blood pressure or something - apparently

Will the straps stop them wriggling away,

and I can't work out how to use the spare wheel strap in the cubby hole? It only seems to tie the top down to the wheel from inside? Somewhere to hide?

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It should be under the spare wheel. Pulling on it at the back lifts the spare out of the wheel carrier.