plywood thickness for base of prado

[rudiedj Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rudiedj]

Guys, I want to bolt a big piece of plywood into the back of my prado, to bolt my fridge onto.
K&D has 12mm and 17mm. Is the 12 too thin or fine? I plan to cut out the full profile of the rear floor.
Please advise

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

I used 17 but fark it is heavy with a fridge slide

[sparksy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sparksy]

Check out my post on exactly what you are looking at doing. I used 20 mm form ply which is not only lighter than normal ply it is waterproof to a extent.
I cut it out to fit as close as possible to the profile of the floor and cut out where the factory tie downs are to hold ply in place. Made up clips to fit onto the tiedown and T nuts underneath the ply to bolt clips and slide.
If you want any other photos just ask.

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...ht=false+floor

[stevensr34 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close stevensr34]

I can see why you'd need something like this for attaching a fridge slider to (since the slider itself is so heavy) however if you are not installing a slider, there's really no need to create a false floor in order to secure the fridge.

I've made up a "tray" that the fridge fits snugly into, out of aluminium "L" lengths, bolted together, and this tray is then bolted at three locations to the floor, via existing cargo strap captive nuts... This tray secures both the fridge and the second battery behind it, quite adequately (via straps), and weighs approx one kilogram...

I'm not saying you should do this, instead just offering another solution.

I'll post some photos when I next get time...

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

I used 12mm for mine. I don't have a slide and simply made up a base for the fridge to connect to and a draw in front.

[tassie tiger Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close tassie tiger]

Another option would be to use uniboard which is a plastic sheet material that you can get from Access Plastics in Derwent Park behind Bunnings.

It comes in 10 and 15mm and a number of colours. You can get a full 2400 x 1200 sheet for $150 for the 10mm and $250ish for the 15mm. Does not need to be painted and is stable. Black has a textured and a smooth surface.

They have a small offcut sample if you need one.

Happy to split a sheet with you if you like.