When you are hauling numerous items in the back of an SUV or van, the cargo tends to slide if you brake too quickly. A cargo barrier can be mounted on the inside of your vehicle, behind the back seat, to protect passengers from falling or shifting cargo. Cargo barriers differ in size, depending on the make and model of your car. You can customize your own cargo barrier to best fit the size of your vehicle.
Measure the height and width of the interior of the vehicle behind the back seat. The cargo barrier will be mounted to the floor. Try to mount the barrier in front of or behind the wheel well. If you cannot mount the barrier in front or behind, measure to allow the barrier to fit just inside the wheel well.
Lay out two metal pipes the width the barrier and four pipes that are half the height of the barrier to create a frame. Screw an elbow joint onto each end of one of the pipes that is the width of the barrier. Make sure the elbows are facing the same direction. Screw one half-height pipe into each of the elbow joints and connect a T connector at the open ends of each of these pipes. Screw the other barrier-width pipe into the side ports of the T connectors. Insert the two remaining pipes into the open ports on the T connector.
Stretch chicken wire across the frame between the two barrier-width pipes. Pull the chicken wire tight. Trim the chicken wire to fit the frame and connect the wire to the frame with zip ties or solder.
Position the frame in the vehicle and mark the floor where the mounts will be placed. Place the mounts on the vehicle's floor and drill holes through the floor to align with the mounts' screw holes.
Screw the mounts onto the bottom of the barrier and slide the barrier into the back of the vehicle. Line up the holes of the mounts with the holes on the floor and screw the mounts in place.
