Rings for securing heavy items in the cargo area

[karioka]

There are two rings for securing heavy items in the cargo area in the back of the vehicle - by the back door. Does anyone know where the other two rings are?

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[JohnFoxeSheets]

Hi Carlos,

I just came across this. There's a thread on it here. The short answer is that the OEM rings are not available in the US but I am completing the finishing touches on a Mach E compatible set and will open ordering in a few days (once I confirm fit and function of the engineering sample that will arrive on Tuesday). The cost will be order quantity-dependent, but I anticipate it will be between $70 and $100 plus postage.

I will be posting on the Forum Marketplace in a day or so with more detail, but thought I should reach out in case you're still interested in augmenting your Mach E with the rings. (The brackets to hold the rings are made as a pair and then separated. The production rings will be black - the first engineering sample is red both because I like the color and also because it make it easier to see any issues as the color contrasts with the rest of the area under the side trim panels I the cargo area.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

You can obtain more information on the cargo rings on this thread

 

[HuntingPudel]

John's design will be a group purchase. He's not making any money off of it and designed the parts in his spare time. Thank you for your efforts John! ??

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

Thank you Steve! It's been an interesting thing to work on. ?

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

It's here! If you're interested in ordering a set, please DM me no later than 7/31.

 

[karioka]

John,

Thank you for the provided information. Once the rings are installed, would you know where they would be located in the cargo area? In the back of the rear seats, to be opposite to the current two rings?

 

[Schox]

... would you know where they would be located in the cargo area? ...

As @JohnFoxeSheets wrote - more info here https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/trunk-front-cargo-rings-for-north-american-mach-es.29464/

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

John,

Thank you for the provided information. Once the rings are installed, would you know where they would be located in the cargo area? In the back of the rear seats, to be opposite to the current two rings?

They are located as marked here.

 

[karioka]

I'm interested in buying a pair of these brackets.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

I'm interested in buying a pair of these brackets.

Oh, I’ll DM you.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

Carlos the OP has already placed his order, but in case anyone else stumbles upon this thread in the next few days, here's a status update of the project:

We're in the closing days of order taking. There have currently been orders placed for 22 bracket sets which means that with only three additional orders the price will drop from $90 per set (plus shipping) to $80 as we hit the next parts fabrication volume discount. Now's the time to get any last minute orders in - the order window closes on Monday 7/31.

I have sourced M8 square U bolts (as opposed to the original M6 versions). M8 are roughly four times as much metal as compared to M6 so they are substantially stronger. The OEM U bolts are ~M7 in size, so somewhere between the two. The M8 bolts will still fit just fine. I can see no downsizes other than that they're a bit more expensive.

Pricing
Since this is a limited production run, pricing is highly order volume dependent. As of 7/29, it looks like pricing will be as below. (The $10 increase is due to finding the beefier U bolts.)

Order Volume	Price*
15 - 19	$100
20 - 24	$90
25 - 29	$80
30 - 34	$75
35 - 39	$70
40 - 54	$65
55 - 74	$60
75+	$55

*All prices are before shipping costs. (I plan to ship via a Priority Mail Small Flat Rate box and the cost should be $8.55.)

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