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- USA
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- 2023 CX-50 PPT
I know, a minor thing overall, and sure, I could use ties or bungees to better secure anything I might place in the cargo area, but:
I got annoyed by all the relatively minor but slowly building up over time scratches, gouges and scrapes on the inside of my previous CX-5's rear door. In fact, that area by far was where the most wear and tear overall existed when I traded it in. Most of the damage came from luggage, and it isn't always convenient or possible due to security when picking up friends & family at the airport to spend the time securing the luggage properly. Placing the luggage in a particular direction (handle side towards back or wheel side there) also didn't seem to help much. Sideways isn't always possible, size-wise.
I want to stop this from happening to my newer vehicle. Obviously, using a cargo area for essentially what it was designed for will result in exactly this type of wear, but still....seems like most of it might be prevented. An ounce of prevention, blah blah blah....
There seem to be plenty of protective/padding solutions for the actual cargo area itself and even a few for the wheel bump-outs, but I can't seem to find anything generally or specifically made for the inner door trim itself, particularly on the lower part.
Has anyone seen something on the market, or then modded up their own solution? I tend to prefer what I'd call a more elegant solution visually. I'm considering using one of the thicker automobile wraps (like the fake leather versions), but not completely convinced that will offer enough protection. I have some left over fake leather marine-grade vinyl wrap from an unrelated project, and it is fairly dense, though. Thoughts/suggestions?
I got annoyed by all the relatively minor but slowly building up over time scratches, gouges and scrapes on the inside of my previous CX-5's rear door. In fact, that area by far was where the most wear and tear overall existed when I traded it in. Most of the damage came from luggage, and it isn't always convenient or possible due to security when picking up friends & family at the airport to spend the time securing the luggage properly. Placing the luggage in a particular direction (handle side towards back or wheel side there) also didn't seem to help much. Sideways isn't always possible, size-wise.
I want to stop this from happening to my newer vehicle. Obviously, using a cargo area for essentially what it was designed for will result in exactly this type of wear, but still....seems like most of it might be prevented. An ounce of prevention, blah blah blah....
There seem to be plenty of protective/padding solutions for the actual cargo area itself and even a few for the wheel bump-outs, but I can't seem to find anything generally or specifically made for the inner door trim itself, particularly on the lower part.
Has anyone seen something on the market, or then modded up their own solution? I tend to prefer what I'd call a more elegant solution visually. I'm considering using one of the thicker automobile wraps (like the fake leather versions), but not completely convinced that will offer enough protection. I have some left over fake leather marine-grade vinyl wrap from an unrelated project, and it is fairly dense, though. Thoughts/suggestions?