Agreed, very nice job. Looks OEM when its all shut.
Agreed, very nice job. Looks OEM when its all shut.
Custom Mirage products: Cruise control kit, Glove box light, MAF sensor housing, Rear sway bar, Upper grill block
Current project: DIY Nitrous oxide setup for ~$100
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)
mitsumi (01-16-2016)
mitsumi (01-17-2016)
I just bought a new 2017 Mirage less than a month ago, and I think the trunk set up is a little different, but I was inspired by this thread to make something similar, and ended up with a nice box for about $20 in materials.
I started with some of those rubber foam interlocking flooring mats, since they're very light and I don't have to worry about them scratching anything. Home Depot was selling them for around $17 for a pack of 4, and you only need 2.
I used the manufacturer's carpet to trace a basic template that I then trimmed down with a utility knife to get the base size for my box. You can see the tracing a little easier here on the plywood that I used for the lid:
I used some lightweight 1"x3" boards to frame the box, which has sort of a flattened hexagon shape. My initial measurements were 38" for the back, 18" for the two long sides, 12" for the two angled sides, and 14" for the front, although I think I ended up making some additional trims to get a nice snug fit. Using the 20° setting on my miter saw seemed to work pretty well for all the boards that were placed at non-right angles. I glued everything together and put in a few finish nails, and used long staples to tack the rubber foam mat to the boards.
For the lid I just used some scrap plywood I had lying around and I covered it with some brown canvas that I bought a bolt of when the Hancock Fabrics here went out of business. If I had gone out to buy materials for it, I would have picked a lighter board or used plexiglass, but the price was right on this.
I used a couple of hinges to attach the lid to the back, and covered the bottom edge with a line of tape since the rubber foam was still shedding a bit from being cut with a dull knife. I also used spray adhesive on the masonite board that the manufacturer used to cover the spare, so that the board will provide more support to the foam mats and it will be easy to lift up the whole box if I need to access the spare.
Everything fits nice a snug when the back seats are folded down, and there's just enough gap with the seats up to put the manufacturer's carpet back on and tuck it down over everything.
And now when the seats are down, it's a flat, continuous surface to the back gate.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
Well done - and thanks for taking the time to post it here, and with great pictures.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
mitsu's in the family
2024 Mirage SE
2021 Mirage ES CVT (Sold)
2021 Outlander Sport 2.0 ES CVT (trade in)
2018 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT (ex wife's car, crashed)
2017 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT Smartphone Link Display Audio (SDA) System(Crashed)
2015 Lancer SE 2.4 AWC (sold)
2014 Mirage DE 1.2 Manual and BT (sold)
2004 Galant DE (mom's sold)
2000 Mirage DE 1.8 Auto (sold)
1988 Cordia L Turbo (trade in)
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage G4 ES CVT 1.2 automatic: 42.0 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.4 mpg (Imp)
how heavy is the box?
mitsu's in the family
2024 Mirage SE
2021 Mirage ES CVT (Sold)
2021 Outlander Sport 2.0 ES CVT (trade in)
2018 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT (ex wife's car, crashed)
2017 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT Smartphone Link Display Audio (SDA) System(Crashed)
2015 Lancer SE 2.4 AWC (sold)
2014 Mirage DE 1.2 Manual and BT (sold)
2004 Galant DE (mom's sold)
2000 Mirage DE 1.8 Auto (sold)
1988 Cordia L Turbo (trade in)
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage G4 ES CVT 1.2 automatic: 42.0 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.4 mpg (Imp)
Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.
Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)
inuvik (01-08-2018)
They now want $500 for Part#: MZ522742EX
I will have to build one based on yours
Fuel Log: Good enough
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mohammad (06-25-2023)