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Deluxe Raised Lid Cargo Area Enclosure - feedback / review?
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Thanks very much, I will be getting a hard top asap!Here’s some pics. Hope they help you!
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That's what I'm trying to figure out as well, but all of the relevant discussion I've found references the doors being off. I want to know how it works when going topless (but leaving the doors on).
Can you just reach into the vehicle, push a button, and unlock the tailgate (if you don't have the FOB)?
If so, it completely defeats why I was looking at this.
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This is my concern. I have a 2-door and sometimes my Target or Costco trips get a little out of hand and I need to put down the seat to fit everything. I need a latch or something to open the section to the front when needed.
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Someone said you can. I don't see how if the front part of that attaches to the seatbacks....but I don't know how it attaches.
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The enclosure has a front panel (molle) that is in place so you can lower the seats and it's still secure. Also if you lock the doors with to top down, they can't unlock by using the buttons on the door (they are disabled by the system when locked)
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Someone responded in another thread that, like most cars, after a short amount of time when locking the doors, the switches go inactive without the FOB. I think that’s part of the answer - now, we need verification that there isn’t a manual non-electronic unlock mechanism for the back.
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I am considering it, but it definitely has some pros and cons. I like the security, but it does seem to restrict the flexibility of use. I am going to wait until I've had my Bronco awhile to see how I use it and where my priority needs are: security or expanded storage/open space configuration. I already have a security lock box for the front console and I may get one for the back if I don't buy a cargo enclosure.
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from watching the installation video, I am curious if one can just leave the back panel off … not looking for Fort Knox, mostly looking to keep prying eyes out of my rear compartment, and still drop the rear seats if I am hauling something longer, or bigger.
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The sides sticking out towards the back of the vehicle is a really bad design flaw. They should have put some metal tabs that attach to the brackets that the soft top sets on as that would have remedied it.
It makes it hard to close and gauges it every time you open and close it. I resorted to putting felt along the edge for that reason.
Also, one of the bolt locations for the backside is almost impossible to get to and then, not without scratching the side of the vehicle wall. Move it over a .25 inches and problem solved. I cannot figure out how these engineers design things so poorly and that they get to market that way.
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I am not sure what the time is, but eventually after locking the electric locks cannot be used without the FOB. A message will display on the screen and say “switches inhibited security mode”
There is no way to manually unlock the rear door, at least from outside the cargo area, and the cargo enclosure can only be unbolted from inside the enclosure.
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It was a lift top
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Save the $100 install. You can do this yourself. Watch the video that everyone references. It's far better than the directions.
No doors, no top, there is no button to push to unlock. The unlock buttons are on the doors. But more than that, the car stays locked when you lock it, and without the fob, the trunk won't open. Same as on my JK.
This is a solid addition to the Bronco if you have a soft top, or if you are going to pull the doors. In my opinion, it's somewhat critical. It is also fairly simple to remove the lid, or the whole thing if you need the space. I wouldn't suggest doing it every day, but i assume I will want the security 90% of the time, so the 10% where I pull pieces of it out of the back are manageable.
Save the $100 install. You can do this yourself. Watch the video that everyone references. It's far better than the directions.
No doors, no top, there is no button to push to unlock. The unlock buttons are on the doors. But more than that, the car stays locked when you lock it, and without the fob, the trunk won't open. Same as on my JK.
This is a solid addition to the Bronco if you have a soft top, or if you are going to pull the doors. In my opinion, it's somewhat critical. It is also fairly simple to remove the lid, or the whole thing if you need the space. I wouldn't suggest doing it every day, but i assume I will want the security 90% of the time, so the 10% where I pull pieces of it out of the back are manageable.
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