false floor?

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)
 
JimbobA2TDiSport said:
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)
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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!
 
JimbobA2TDiSport said:
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
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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:

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

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Johann said:
...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". ...
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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.
 
humps said:
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.
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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.
 
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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.
 
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