Hello and thanks in advance for your replies,
I've read some great threads from people cutting out the box liner to add an access hatch to access the saddle bag storage while the snuggy is on the truck. This has left me with a couple questions which I can't go look at for myself because my saddle bags are now perma closed lol...
1) I noticed that although there was no mention of it in the installation thread, some of the replies to others mentioned that this will expose some metal leaving it prone to rusting. The advice given was to put some paint on the exposed surface edges to avoid the rust. I have no experience with painting to seal and avoid rust, is there a product you'd recommend for this purpose? I was just going to buy some tremclad black and roll a coat on the exposed edges.
2) The thread I found that looked the best used a 13x17 hatch door and when asked if he still had the functionality of a cooler he said no. I'm assuming that's because the hatch is too big? how low do I have to go with the hatch door, if I was to say buy a much smaller access panel in and high is anything in my way (like say the original locking mechanism? I'd still like to be able to drop some drinks and ice in there when i go camping if possible but I'm thinking there is probably a reason the others didn't go this route. Physically the largest items I store in the saddle bags are my left over oil or the winter snow brush so I don't think I'd need that big of an opening.
Any thoughts or advice is welcomed, thank you for reading this post
I've read some great threads from people cutting out the box liner to add an access hatch to access the saddle bag storage while the snuggy is on the truck. This has left me with a couple questions which I can't go look at for myself because my saddle bags are now perma closed lol...
1) I noticed that although there was no mention of it in the installation thread, some of the replies to others mentioned that this will expose some metal leaving it prone to rusting. The advice given was to put some paint on the exposed surface edges to avoid the rust. I have no experience with painting to seal and avoid rust, is there a product you'd recommend for this purpose? I was just going to buy some tremclad black and roll a coat on the exposed edges.
2) The thread I found that looked the best used a 13x17 hatch door and when asked if he still had the functionality of a cooler he said no. I'm assuming that's because the hatch is too big? how low do I have to go with the hatch door, if I was to say buy a much smaller access panel in and high is anything in my way (like say the original locking mechanism? I'd still like to be able to drop some drinks and ice in there when i go camping if possible but I'm thinking there is probably a reason the others didn't go this route. Physically the largest items I store in the saddle bags are my left over oil or the winter snow brush so I don't think I'd need that big of an opening.
Any thoughts or advice is welcomed, thank you for reading this post
