Forester Updates
The first addition to the Forester was supposed to be a mat or tray for the cargo area. The perfect light grey carpet would surely lose some of it’s appeal with chain lube smeared all over it. After an extensive search, I found no rubber cargo mats for a ’99 Forester anywhere in Australia. Mats from the US are available, but shipping is as ridiculous as you might expect. What to do?
I found some bulk rubber mat at the local hardware store, but the two square meters would have cost $60-100 AU. I made a cardboard template for the tray, and I liked it so much I covered it with black duct tape. So, with left over cardboard plus $9 AU of black duct tape and I now have a mat.
It has creases so that the floor compartments can be accessed, and even cut-outs for the handles and anchor points. So far the mat is working well. We will have to wait and see how long it lasts.
The Rocky Mounts were removed from the Impreza before we left, and they finally arrived late last week. They fit pretty well on the Forester factory Subaru rack, but longer hardware was needed to clear the larger crossbars. Maybe when I finish rebuilding the bikes I’ll have something to put on it.
