I have not been super happy with how I have carried my tools in the baja. On the plus side I haven’t had to use them while out lately. I think we all know the moment you take them out you will break down. Not to mention I am in a pretty wild part of the country, getting stuck is not something I want to do. Since the beginning I have been carrying my tools in a small Toyo box, but I wanted something better. I happen to have a great aluminum welding company in town – https://www.eddylinewelding.com/ that is run by some really cool people. I had them build me a 12″x35″x8″ box for the back of the baja. It is powder coated matte black and to me looks like it was meant to be there.
That unused space between the wheel wells behind the back seat is where I wanted to mount a box. In a stock beetle there is already some storage. Below is the box before I installed it.
It is no joke, this is built to the standards of a white water cargo box, so it is water tight. Just look at these latches and the seal.
Now to attach it I drilled 4 holes and used class 10.9 hardware. As an aside I was tired of running to the hardware store to spend $4 on a single bolt. Well Belmetric has everything you could need, and now I don’t have to drive to town for hardware.
Well, I didn’t drill the holes, I have my friend Alex who owns the shop drill the holes using a template I made.
Then I measured it and drilled a succession of bigger holes in the back. I used M10 class 10.9 hardware with fender washers.
Also, if you have ever wanted to justify installing rock lights, it makes late evening under-the-car work much brighter.
A few pics of it installed before tools.
I did line the bottom with some toolbox drawer liner and then fill it with everything.
I am super stoked on it. It makes no noise, seals up solid and just looks right. Plus if tools are out of sight, they are out of mind.
Alex, the owner of Eddy Line Welding has a sweet MG too.
