Cargo Storage Nets

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Part of the fun of having my new Scion xB is 

installing the various accessories available for it.
Shortly after purchase 
I bought the official floor mats 

 and trunk mat.

Then later I had the fog lights installed.

Today in the rear cargo area,

it was time to install the 

C-Pillar Cargo Storage Nets.

I ordered them from a Scion dealer

out of state because of their better pricing.

get them here for $48.10 + shipping

The Scion xB comes with these little niches

on each side of the rear c-pillars. 

They are useless till you 
purchase the cargo nets.

I wanted to save about $100 in labor to 

have them installed and do it myself.

It requires drilling and that's a little intimidating, 

but after reading a few online how to posts,

HERE

I reckoned I could do it.

Locating a 15mm (or 9/16) hole saw 

was the most difficult process, 

I had to special order it online from 

The Home Depot for $6.77 HERE along with 

the shank mandrel for $5.99 HERE.  

Free shipping if it goes to your local store.

The mandrel holds the hole saw onto the drill,

and will saw a 15mm disk out of the car.

Yikes!

The kit comes with the paper templates

needed to show you where to drill.

as well as simple directions.

I started by taping the templates

 into the appropriate corners,

on both sides.

Then I grabbed a punch all,

for punching the starter holes.

After all four holes where punched 

I removed the templates.

Next I had to drill starter holes with a 4mm

(5/32) bit.

I couldn't find a recommended drill stopper, 

so I just depended 

on my ability to not drill too far in.

Success!

Be sure to lay a drop cloth down to catch

all the curly shavings.

Now the scary part...

the hole saw!!

A very tense moment....

PHEW!...

Hey there's a steel threaded hole in there 

waiting for my cargo nets!

That hole was messy but in the right place.

After I cleaned them up, I was ready to 

insert the net frames

Here are the M6 X 36 bolts

The net frame pegs lineup perfectly

and the bolts screw right in!

And finally the caps, 

they pop right in,

and finish the look.

SWEET!

After I finished one side completely

I repeated the steps on the other side.

Here's where the mishap happened!!!

I let the hole saw go too far in on one hole 

and it nicked the threads on the inner hole.

Then I damaged the the tip of the 

bolt threads trying to force it in.

A very sick feeling came over me.

I thought all was lost till 

I called my Dad and he suggested a tap.

?

What's a TAP???

I ran to The Home Depot and found this...

It's a Tap and Die kit for fixing threads.

It carves threads back into bolts and holes.

Tap for holes and Die for bolts

This little kit was for metric and had

a 6M size set, just what I needed.

It worked like a charm!

Best $17.97 I ever spent.

Thanks Dad! 

Aren't dads the best?

Once that trauma was over I finished up

this side of the cargo area.

Ta-Daa!  

The big question is what to use these

C-Pillar Cargo Nets for?

Then I got an idea...

They were perfect

for carrying some....

Easter Eggs!

Double Ta-Daaa!!

Thanks for stopping in and

hope you're having a 

great Easter season!