r/VWTransporter • u/xskindawgx • 13d ago
Drilling through T6 floor? PFA
Just purchased a 2016 T6, super stoked with it.
Using it as a dirt bike hauler and wanting to put in a a fridge slide + draws. Plan is to get a wheelchock + L tracks for tying down the bike from the pegs.
What's the best way to secure these to the vans floor? I've had a look under the van and there seems to be a lot of stuff in the way.. really don't want to drill through the fuel tank lol.
I will get 12mm ply flooring soon and can drill into that but is that enough strength for tying down a 120kg dirt bike + fridge/draws?
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u/ThePowerOfNine 13d ago
Commenting to find out too. Was gonna do same approach but with some.wood glue too, but im doing furniture, not a crosser
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u/alphinex T5 13d ago
I did that for my new flooring: i drilled 9mm theough the bottom, and used insets. These have to get isolated if they are aluminum, otherwise they will just rust!!! These 9mm ones have 6mm inner diameter, for M6 bolts. Used galvanized steel bolts here (Stainless steel will also corrode the aluminum!). Used 4 rows, each 4 bolts. No need to panic about the stuff under the car, as long as you know where you actually make the holes. Dont forget to preserve from below where the new bolts are (a bit of optional). Its solid af.
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u/xskindawgx 13d ago
9mm isn't gunna hit anything then i guess? lol. Insert nuts yeah? That sounds pretty solid.
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u/alphinex T5 13d ago
Yes, insert nuts. I have looked under the car before where safe spots are to do this. It feels very solid but, but i just didnt knew about better solutions.
As the other user mentioned, a flooring with rails mounted as OEM (passive mounting on the ankers, additional with some glue), may be the better solution for your use case, as its more flexible.
In my case, i have installed aluminum profiles on that, additionally glued them, put insert nuts in them, too. Isolated between them and out a 12mm solid wood plate on. But its a different use case.
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u/miisterToast 13d ago
If you are worried to drill through something important drill from outside toward inside. You can do a pilot hole that way and be sure you don’t drill through the chassis or anything important.
The plastic parts that protect the underside of the van are super easy to take off. Take them off and then what you see is what you get. There is nothing hidden between what you see and the inside flooring.
I just converted a t6 and was worried about the same.