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I had a Jeep Grand Cherokee for a decade and loved the fact that the seats folded flat with the rear and had lots of storage under that around the spare tire. As soon as I had a Bronco ordered this was the number one project I wanted to do. I finally got around this past weekend to build out a platform bed to level it out for sleeping and give it much needed additional storage to mimic what I had in the Jeep.
I looked at several posts on this forum for ideas. I wanted something super simple. I didn’t need to have the entire thing be completely level by adding an additional platform over the rear seats. Or to fill in the gap between the front seat and the folded seat. I wanted to keep it clean looking and as soon as I fold down the seats have something ready to sleep in. So with that said check out my build.
I then cut the deck to 42" x 33"
I put duct tape on the sides so it wouldn't scratch up the plastic when loading. Put in to test the fit of everything and then screwed down the deck to the 2x4's.
Take the remaining 2x4 and cut it to length for a front piece. Note that this piece is not screwed in or attached. Simply inserted in place. This gives it a finished look, hides the gear, and also gives it a lot of support. Can easily add heavy bins, coolers, fridge on this.
Time to carpet it. I used Gorilla Spray Adhesive and speaker carpet. I used one solid piece and glued half at a time. Folding the edges down over the bottom.
Used a staple gun and stapled the sides down. Also used scrap carpet to place on the 2x4's so it slides in easy and doesn't scratch things up. I also cut a piece for the front of the 2x4 not pictured.
Wrapped the front 2x4 as well and added some tie down points. Everything fits great. Seats work up or down. Can close the tailgate just fine and the little "bump" doesn't hit anything.
Run the passenger seat all the way forward. Then flip out the rear headrest from the lowered seat and can set a full size Pillow (My Pillow brand of course) on top and it fills in that gap perfectly. So no need to build additional stuff.
If you lift up the deck you can still access the sub floor storage. Added bonus you can prop up the platform with the sub floor lid!
Additionally if you don't need to access the sub floor you use the front 2x4 to prop up the deck allowing you to get what you need.
Everything all closed up and a storage bin held in place with the tie down points.
Hope this helps! You can check out other projects I’ve done on my Bronco over here https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/meet-moon.41320/
Ive done some cool stuff in the back of it like the fold down table with charging cables, a battery bank that charges as I drive, fan, interior and exterior tailgate lighting etc…
I looked at several posts on this forum for ideas. I wanted something super simple. I didn’t need to have the entire thing be completely level by adding an additional platform over the rear seats. Or to fill in the gap between the front seat and the folded seat. I wanted to keep it clean looking and as soon as I fold down the seats have something ready to sleep in. So with that said check out my build.
- Sheet of 3/8 plywood cut 42” wide by 33” inches deep.
- 8 foot 2x4
- D rings and hardware
- Speaker carpet
- Adhesive spray
- Staple gun
I then cut the deck to 42" x 33"
I put duct tape on the sides so it wouldn't scratch up the plastic when loading. Put in to test the fit of everything and then screwed down the deck to the 2x4's.
Take the remaining 2x4 and cut it to length for a front piece. Note that this piece is not screwed in or attached. Simply inserted in place. This gives it a finished look, hides the gear, and also gives it a lot of support. Can easily add heavy bins, coolers, fridge on this.
Time to carpet it. I used Gorilla Spray Adhesive and speaker carpet. I used one solid piece and glued half at a time. Folding the edges down over the bottom.
Used a staple gun and stapled the sides down. Also used scrap carpet to place on the 2x4's so it slides in easy and doesn't scratch things up. I also cut a piece for the front of the 2x4 not pictured.
Wrapped the front 2x4 as well and added some tie down points. Everything fits great. Seats work up or down. Can close the tailgate just fine and the little "bump" doesn't hit anything.
Run the passenger seat all the way forward. Then flip out the rear headrest from the lowered seat and can set a full size Pillow (My Pillow brand of course) on top and it fills in that gap perfectly. So no need to build additional stuff.
If you lift up the deck you can still access the sub floor storage. Added bonus you can prop up the platform with the sub floor lid!
Additionally if you don't need to access the sub floor you use the front 2x4 to prop up the deck allowing you to get what you need.
Everything all closed up and a storage bin held in place with the tie down points.
Hope this helps! You can check out other projects I’ve done on my Bronco over here https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/meet-moon.41320/
Ive done some cool stuff in the back of it like the fold down table with charging cables, a battery bank that charges as I drive, fan, interior and exterior tailgate lighting etc…
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