Muttley wrote:

No Craig it's not , the guy that was making to measure is mucking me about to be honest ...... Says one thing and does another ..... This one comes ready made and there claim is it can keep the dogs cooler by 20 degrees and supposed to be warmer in the winter.

As said in previous post , my concern is wether it will catch the rear speakers but hey I am probably over thinking it

If you look closely at it it has two big handles for pulling it out and yet again probably over thinking it might conflict with the upper tailgate.

The only way to know for sure is a drive to Lincoln

Surely they must have library pics of them fitted to FF's? All the boot areas are the same (although the early ones are missing the speakers as you quite rightly said) worse case scenario, the early model D pillar covers without speakers are less than £20 a side i think and could be fitted without the speakers (and dont effect the normal radio sound much)

Craig

Thanks Craig ...... They seem like really nice people to deal with but when I spoke to them last they were having problems with getting the library pictures to go into an email so the pictures I got were apparently taken on a mobile phone then emailed but they did explain it would be a picture of the cage in there warehouse and not in the car.

Going to ring again monday morning and see what there returns policy is because I really don't see the point of doing a 300 odd mile round trip.

I think it would be perfect if it did fit and with your suggestion of using the venture cam ,I could put the mount on one of the side walls of the cage and that way the boss could keep an eye on them.

Funny thing is not sure how they are going to react because with the V70 they are used to looking out the back window , but with the Rodney I think they would have to sit and not lay down to be able to see out of the back.

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Well the dog cage is ordered and nearly had another heart attack when I was informed of the total price

Started out at £455.00 for the standard cage as seen in the picture , was going to order the basic cage as the information I was given on friday i.e. :- the grill section just pops off was incorrect so after a long winded discussion I agreed to pay the extra £65.00 for the escape hatch which the explanation of said escape hatch concerned be because all they do is extend the rear grill viewing panel and make it removable and also ordered the bumper protecter which am not even sure if that covers the whole tailgate , another phone call in the morning.

After ordering I was having a think about it and wasn't happy with the idea of just the upper grill section being removable so back on the phone and a lovely lady called Michele said that they could make the bottom plastic section removable as the escape hatch and leave the viewing grill as it was and I was much more happy with this as one of the boys weighs 40 odd kilos and didn't fancy the idea of trying to lift him over the plastic section.

All in with Fedex delivery £588.00

But hey they are my boys and there safety and welfare comes first and looks like I will have a full size cage before the 21st of June and will be ready for our two week break in the New Forest at the beginning of Jully ...... Now I can only imagine what the comments are going to be to the total price but as long as it gives them the most available space , thats good enough for me

good news...!! Glad you double checked and now will get what you want and not be dissapointed when delivered. Enjoy your vacation!! Mike.

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Thanks Mike

We Have stayed at the same place for the last 5 years that is in a really quiet village.

The only way of describing it ... its that slice of life I would like but baring a miracle it never going to happen but I get two weeks of it and its really nice

Well was all excited that my custom dog cage was coming today but when it arrived this is what I found

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Wow, what the hell happened with the cage... did they drop it off the truck or something while doing 60...? Mike.

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I have no idea and coming from a long term background in trucking and transport I couldn't believe my eyes.

Will not name the company concerned and the funny thing is I have worked for them in the past and was actually really happy when told the courier company they were going to use to transport the cage ....... even paid extra for overnight.

Funny thing was the Boss was hoovering the back of Rodney for the cage to go in as I had contacted the courier to find out when they would arrive and was told it would be in a 7.5 tonne truck and would be there in ten minuets.

When I first saw in on the truck it was on a pallet and all looked ok.

He got his pump truck on it and dragged to the back of the car and it was then I noticed the hole and of course I has to open the packaging around the hole to reveal what you see in the picture.

Straight on the phone to the manufacture to tell them and they said just refuse it and they promised they had already started to build me a new cage as I explained there was no way I was excepting them repairing the damaged cage.

So came so close and then watched it depart back onto the truck and will now have to wait until some time next week before i get a replacement.

Was so damn angry as we had made plans to go out with the hounds and as Rodney is the replacement for the Hearse we cant take them anywhere until the new cage arrives.

But hey these things in life are sent to try us and I am beginning to think I must of been something really bad in a previous life for the amount of problems that are coming my way at the moment


Oh meant to add the driver actually admitted he had put something on top of it but hey why should I get him in trouble ..... knowing how fussy this company are I would imagine he is in for a roasting as it will cost the courier company for the damage done in transit

Hey, look at the positive side of things... Your wife vacume cleaned the back of the FF... Something I never got my wife to do...

And even more good news, she will need to do it again in about a week or so...  Mike.

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Hmmmm bit of a sore point as marriage is a little bit on the rocks at the mo

Newly Build dog cage No 2 arrives tomorrow

Just hope this one isn't damaged , cant get over how quick the have made the replacement cage

New cage No 2 has been delivered with no damage

I have to say am very happy with it

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looks like a good fit Dave..  ... - .- -.




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Its defiantly a snug fit Stan and am really happy with it .... will have to take some pics of the hounds first run as we have a new ramp ( is second hand but as good as new ) as our old one was a two section aluminium and the new one folds in three and is made of heavy duty plastic so it would fit on a passenger seat , shame its a bit to bulky to fit down the side of the new cage as that would of been ideal but hey ya cant have everything the way you want it

Congratulations Dave... Glad it arrived in one piece and undamaged!!
Never seen one of these before but looks good and like the escape hatch in the back.  Mike.

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