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Cheap Underseat Storage Solution For The Gmt900 Crew Cab

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I've been wanting a decent underseat storage option for my '10 Sierra crew cab but couldn't justify spending the $200 or so for the Du-Ha, Husky, or OEM versions, so I've been keeping an eye out for a cheaper option. Since I know this topic comes around from time to time I figured I'd pass on what I found to be a perfect fit.

 

I was at The Container Store the other day with the wife and saw these Trunk Trays. The medium-sized one is 18.75" wide x 15.5" deep x 5.5" tall and fits perfectly under the two sides of the seat on either side of the center hump, and they also have a small-sized one that is 9.5" wide (same depth and height) that can fit on the center hump but is a little tighter fit as far as height when the seat's folded down. I don't know the dimensions for you extended cab folks, so I can't say if these would work for ya'll. They've got little rubber-nubbed feet that dig into the carpet to keep them from sliding around. And to top it off they're priced cheap, currently $5.99 for the medium and $4.49 for the small, and they're also made in the USA.

 

I bought the two mediums and a small, but will probably not use the small since it's a tight fit on the hump when the seat's folded down (but the small "nests" inside the medium without sliding around so I'll still have it in the truck if I decide I need it). Yeah, they aren't quite as big and custom-fit as those other options, but they'll do nicely for what I need and I only spent about $18 after tax. Below are a few pics I snapped of them.

 

Here's the 2 medium-sized ones:

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Here's all 3 of them:

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With the seat down:

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A pic of the rubber-knubbed feet on the underside (like the knubs on the bottom of floormats to keep them in place):

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you know I've been wanting to make my own under seat storage for my cc but I'm going to make it out of plywood since I'm a carpenter, and I think it would be a good idea to cover it with the same material as the subs to give it a nice finish look, this is a nice cheap solution but I kind of want to take advantage of as much room as possible

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you know I've been wanting to make my own under seat storage for my cc but I'm going to make it out of plywood since I'm a carpenter, and I think it would be a good idea to cover it with the same material as the subs to give it a nice finish look, this is a nice cheap solution but I kind of want to take advantage of as much room as possible

Yeah if I had the time/skill to make one that looked good I would have tried that.

 

As far as taking advantage of as much room as possible, I really liked the Bestop one I had on my '02 Silverado extended cab (below). It wasn't a "box" or container like all the ones I see out there now, but was just a 3-sided wall that bolted to the seat brackets. Since it had no floor of its own it used the floor of the cab as the bottom, it used the back wall of the cab as the back, and it used the underside of the seat as the top or lid....so it made the absolute most use out of the room under the seat. I was really bummed to find out Bestop discontinued them and never made a version for the GMT900 crew cabs. But if I was ever going to try to make one I'd do it up in that configuration.

 

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you know that's a good idea, instead of making a box just make a 3 sided enclosure, I'm thinking I can use thin plywood so that I can bend it instead of making it square

by the way my truck is extended cab not cc my bad!!!

you know I've been wanting to make my own under seat storage for my cc but I'm going to make it out of plywood since I'm a carpenter, and I think it would be a good idea to cover it with the same material as the subs to give it a nice finish look, this is a nice cheap solution but I kind of want to take advantage of as much room as possible

Yeah if I had the time/skill to make one that looked good I would have tried that.

 

As far as taking advantage of as much room as possible, I really liked the Bestop one I had on my '02 Silverado extended cab (below). It wasn't a "box" or container like all the ones I see out there now, but was just a 3-sided wall that bolted to the seat brackets. Since it had no floor of its own it used the floor of the cab as the bottom, it used the back wall of the cab as the back, and it used the underside of the seat as the top or lid....so it made the absolute most use out of the room under the seat. I was really bummed to find out Bestop discontinued them and never made a version for the GMT900 crew cabs. But if I was ever going to try to make one I'd do it up in that configuration.

 

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you know that's a good idea, instead of making a box just make a 3 sided enclosure, I'm thinking I can use thin plywood so that I can bend it instead of making it square

by the way my truck is extended cab not cc my bad!!!

you know I've been wanting to make my own under seat storage for my cc but I'm going to make it out of plywood since I'm a carpenter, and I think it would be a good idea to cover it with the same material as the subs to give it a nice finish look, this is a nice cheap solution but I kind of want to take advantage of as much room as possible

Yeah if I had the time/skill to make one that looked good I would have tried that.

 

As far as taking advantage of as much room as possible, I really liked the Bestop one I had on my '02 Silverado extended cab (below). It wasn't a "box" or container like all the ones I see out there now, but was just a 3-sided wall that bolted to the seat brackets. Since it had no floor of its own it used the floor of the cab as the bottom, it used the back wall of the cab as the back, and it used the underside of the seat as the top or lid....so it made the absolute most use out of the room under the seat. I was really bummed to find out Bestop discontinued them and never made a version for the GMT900 crew cabs. But if I was ever going to try to make one I'd do it up in that configuration.

 

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I plan to build one for my extended cab once I have free time. I was planing on only making the sides and not a bottom and maybe add a lid so I have a flat area when the seat is folded up.

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you know that's a good idea, instead of making a box just make a 3 sided enclosure, I'm thinking I can use thin plywood so that I can bend it instead of making it square

by the way my truck is extended cab not cc my bad!!!

Yeah, when I first bought it I had just figured it was going to be a container of some sort, and once it was delivered I initially felt like I got taken when I opened it up and saw it was just a 3-sided enclosure. Then I installed it and realized it was a pretty crafty setup since it made the most out of that space.

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