Got the PolyMax flooring installed on the rack yesterday. Still needs some trimming and additional ties, but getting close to where I want it...
New PolyMax Rack Flooring Install
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Got the PolyMax flooring installed on the rack yesterday. Still needs some trimming and additional ties, but getting close to where I want it...
Let me know how your cable ties hold up. I need to try some new ones. The sun here eats the ones I used, they get brittle and crack when you walk on them. They said UV stable, but not so much.
I am getting to re-do my light wiring, how did you run yours?
I am getting to re-do my light wiring, how did you run yours?
Wiring is run through ribbed sleeve, then wrapped with tape. All connections crimped, not soldered. Wiring runs behind A pillar trim on drivers side then under cowl into engine compartment.
I got an extra cruise control switch (on/off, not momentary) and swapped the cover with an extra secondary front lamp switch I also got. Wired the switch lamp to work off original harness so it lights up with dash lights, and wired the switch itself into the relay harness that I bought for the new rack lights. Snapped it into the binnacle and it all looks factory.
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As stated above, 3.25. Three full sheets plus about 6" from a fourth sheet. I'm going to use the rest of the last sheet to make a small portable floor for a solar shower.
I used the heavy duty (175# capacity) zip ties. They may go brittle over time, but replacing them is easy. I like the idea that there is nothing up there to rust, drill holes for, etc. With the zip ties I used about 70 to get nice solid attachment everywhere. I doubt I'd have bought that many clamps or been inclined to install that many. Also, its a bitch to get under the front of it clearance-wise. Unless you work through the sunroof. Zip ties made that easy.
Looks nice. The whole light wiring thing has me stumped so my lights have been sitting for years...
I cut holes in my flooring where all the bars cross. It gives you a lot more tie down options.
I cut holes in my flooring where all the bars cross. It gives you a lot more tie down options.
You either run them up the outside of the A pillar to your rack, or
run them up the inside of your A pillar and punch a hole in the roof(or remove your stock rails and use that hole. Not many more options.
Actually there is one more.
Run wires up the inside of the A pillar. Notch out the sheet metal the door gasket attaches to at the top of the door opening and snake the wire througg there.
You either run them up the outside of the A pillar to your rack, or
run them up the inside of your A pillar and punch a hole in the roof(or remove your stock rails and use that hole. Not many more options.
Actually there is one more.
Run wires up the inside of the A pillar. Notch out the sheet metal the door gasket attaches to at the top of the door opening and snake the wire througg there.
Yeah, I was going to run the wiring up the A-pillar cover to the rack. My issue is not knowing anything about electrical so I have no idea how to hook this all up and get them to run independently of the High Beams.
Oh well that. Gotta pull power straight from the battery. Toss in a relay and switch and Bob's your uncle!
You either run them up the outside of the A pillar to your rack, or
run them up the inside of your A pillar and punch a hole in the roof(or remove your stock rails and use that hole. Not many more options.
Actually there is one more.
Run wires up the inside of the A pillar. Notch out the sheet metal the door gasket attaches to at the top of the door opening and snake the wire througg there.
that looks familiar..
its now running down the outside A-pillar under the cowl.
Is $26.00 to $39.00 per sheet the going price these days? Seems expensive for what it is. Price bumped up when people started using it for rack flooring?
FarmTek - http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod;10001;;pgha2215_HA2217.html
Amazon - TekSupply HA2217 PolyMax Non-Overlapping Poultry, Kennel Flooring
FarmTek - http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod;10001;;pgha2215_HA2217.html
Amazon - TekSupply HA2217 PolyMax Non-Overlapping Poultry, Kennel Flooring
I don't think $26 is expensive for what you get; I've had the same flooring on my SD rack(s) (it has lasted through both a high and low rack) for nearly a decade and it still looks/works perfectly. Hard to argue $26 a sheet is too much to pay for something that durable.
I bought mine 18 months ago and it was 22 a sheet from Farmtek plus shipping. It had gone up while I waited and dragged my feet...
Tractor Supply Co or Murdoch's might have it too.
Tractor Supply Co or Murdoch's might have it too.
Hi, rack flooring looks great. I'm wondering what it's for though, is it mostly for looks or is it for carrying something specific? Also how heavy is this stuff?