false floor?

[manhattan$]

Was the false floor in the boot of an A2 a factory option?
My A2 does not seem to have the false floor, or side mounts?

[spike]

It was standard on the SE models and a £105 option on everything else.

Cheers Spike

[manhattan$]

Thanks Spike.
I have the sport model, so thats why then.

[lyndonbuck]

I wouldn't worry, its a strange thing that I struggle to find any benefit from

[manhattan$]

lol, i was going to hide an amplifier there! :(

[driveforward]

lol, i was going to hide an amplifier there! :(
Hide the amplifier under the floor of either the drivers or passengers (not as much room) foot wells ;) I have :D

[manhattan$]

good idea!
I thought because the battery was in the boot it would make things easy to connect the power etc.

[manhattan$]

driveforward,

How have you connected your amplifier upto your standard audi headunit? Did you use one of those devices that convert the rear speaker cables to rca phonos?

[driveforward]

You've got the right idea.. see these 2 threads:

http://www.a2oc.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3689

http://www.a2oc.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4508

Ian

[Smick]

I wouldn't worry, its a strange thing that I struggle to find any benefit from

I love it!

We can keep a load of bits and pieces down there such as the boot cover, 2 pairs of wellies, waterproofs and still have the boot looking clean and empty. Also, Mrs Smick does not like to trave light when we go away and we can get her bag in at the same level as the bootlip to make it easier to take out.

Finally, now when we go shopping, we empty the lower part and stick things like veg and bread in the bottom and then close it over so the milk and cans of beans don't damage them.

It wouldn't be a dealbreaker on whether to buy the car but I just reckon it is another fantastic design of the A2

[Nobbynutbags]

I wouldn't worry, its a strange thing that I struggle to find any benefit from

I've found the false floor to be unbelievably useful but then again I've got a 1 year old baby.
The buggy sits on the top shelf and all the shopping/ other bits and pieces go underneath.

The boot is really quite small in terms of floor space but very tall. By having a higher and lower shelf it effectively doubles your boot floor space. In my case, I wouldn't buy an A2 without it, unless it was very easy to retro fit of course!

[john f]

I also love it....it just keeps the main boot compartment so much more tidy.

Plus when, say, one or both of the rear seat backs are folded forward, the lower boot cover is level with the seat backs.

[EF MAX]

http://www.hometonight.co.uk/images/audis2image5.jpg

This is what it was designed for,, and it fits like a glove and seriously out of sight...

[manhattan$]

Very nice! :rolleyes:

[jamjia]

so can u retro fit one? if so how much?

[Skipton01]

They can be retro-fitted, needing two support rails and the floor itself.

I'd budget for about £150 at dealer prices.

Cheers,

Mike

[spike]

Hi jamjia
I thought the side panels were also different but Skipton is usually right on these matters. I have a spare side panel in the garage after fitting a new one for the boot mounted cd changer so i'll take a look and see how the support rails fit.

Cheers Spike

[Skipton01]

Actually Spike, you're right! There is a specific part number listed for models with a 'higher cargo platform'.

The side panels can have holes cut at the appropriate places (the workshop manual calls it "rework as necessary"), but apart from that and a few clips, the side panels are the same. To be honest, the false floor is a mixed blessing - on the one hand it does provide an extra load platform, but on the other, I usually fill the lower part with crap and useless junk!

Cheers,

Mike

[Skipton01]

I've just counted up and there are 54 different part numbers listed for the left and right side boot trims!!!!!!!

No, that's not including colours either. Add in the cd changer trim and that number goes up to 68. That means 34 different parts per side, in say 3 different colours, which equals 102 permutations per side.

Staggering. It's no wonder that Audi never made money on the A2 - they could do with rationalising their designs a little.

Cheers,

Mike

[Nobbynutbags]

http://www.hometonight.co.uk/images/audis2image5.jpg

This is what it was designed for,, and it fits like a glove and seriously out of sight...

Very nice- doesn't this mean that you can't get your toolkit out if you need it though?

[JimbobA2TDiSport]

I did think of fashioning one from MDF and some carpet

My plan was to velcro wooden support blocks to the side of the boot which the lid could then rest on top of and have a hinged mdf carpet covered lid. This way the whole kit and caboodle could be removed easily and wouldn't need anything in the boot modifying. plus a lot cheaper (I've got most of the bits I need but haven't had the time yet)

[humps]

I did think of fashioning one from MDF and some carpet

My plan was to velcro wooden support blocks to the side of the boot which the lid could then rest on top of and have a hinged mdf carpet covered lid. This way the whole kit and caboodle could be removed easily and wouldn't need anything in the boot modifying. plus a lot cheaper (I've got most of the bits I need but haven't had the time yet)

I recently saw a couple of A2s being broken on ebay, it might be worth calling the breakers for the parts. Get the floor and the support beams on the side. One nice touch of the original false floor is when it is folded, it reveals a perfectedly angled and positioned velcro patch that can hold on to the battery compartment cover when opened!

[vkx245l]

[QUOTE=JimbobA2TDiSport]I did think of fashioning one from MDF and some carpetQUOTE]

Feels like thats what Audi did. I think its great but couldn't get over how heavy it was and disappointed it wasn't made of aluminium.

Cheers

Jonathan

[Johann]

The main benefit of the A2's double floor is that once you tumble the seatbacks forward the floor is nearly flat. Only now do you get the same on some new cars like the Yaris and the Corsa. Took them only 7 years to figure out the point of the floor and get the magazines to stop moaning about the "floor not being flat once you tumble the seats forward".

It furthermore gives you a totally flat floor from the dashboard to the bootlid if you take the one rear seat out and wind the passenger seat all the way down:

http://www.a2oc.net/gallery/files/6/2/3/UK165.jpg

http://www.a2oc.net/gallery/files/6/2/3/UK166.jpg

[EF MAX]

Very nice- doesn't this mean that you can't get your toolkit out if you need it though?
What tool kit... its called Audi Rescue cos on top of that box of tricks sits this little babe and at 48Kg I don't move it too often..

http://www.hometonight.co.uk/images/audis2image2.jpg

[humps]

...Took them only 7 years to figure out the point of the floor and get the magazines to stop moaning about the "floor not being flat once you tumble the seats forward". ...


not 7 years but back to 2003 when the Honda Jazz was introduced. Its rear seat arrangement puts the false floor (and the A2's rear seats) to shame. It gives you a completely flat area without the need of a false floor or removing the rear seats from the car. However, I think Merc' copied the false floor idea and created their own 'magic floor' system in the A and B class.

[Johann]

not 7 years but back to 2003 when the Honda Jazz was introduced. Its rear seat arrangement puts the false floor (and the A2's rear seats) to shame. It gives you a completely flat area without the need of a false floor or removing the rear seats from the car. However, I think Merc' copied the false floor idea and created their own 'magic floor' system in the A and B class.

Not quite you will find... The Jazz is clever but they had to move the fuel tank to under the front seats to gain the space under the rear seats to drop them down and give you a flat floor. Ultimately in my view that is the best solution. But in a "normal" car with the fuel tank under the rear seat this is not possible. But the Jazz's seats can't be taken out nor can they do what I show in the pictures above to fit very long loads...

I have lamented on here many moons ago about the waste of space under the A2's front seats. Due to the sandwich not going all the way through like on a Mercedes A-class it gives rear passengers lovely leg room yes, but I'd rather have had a decent fuel tank there and a Jazz seating setup.

[SIMON-DAVEY]

I have a false floor going spare if any body wants to make me an offer.

[JimbobA2TDiSport]

Simon, I presume this includes the rails for fixing?
How much do you want for it and where are you cos I imagine it would be a bit tricky to post.

[SIMON-DAVEY]

JimbobA2TDiSport
See PM
Simon