BrummyGit Posted September 19, 2005 Report Posted September 19, 2005 I'm waiting for my Galaxy to arrive, and in preparation have been looking for a dog guard. I'm a Galaxy virgin at the moment so please excuse any ignorance. I like the look of the genuine Ford guard with the boot divider as well, but it is a criminal price. looking at the dealer's parts computer, it also looks to fit using the standard "generic" style telescopic tube that brace between the floor and roof - something I think which may be bad if you have rear air-conditioning ducts. I contaced a company called ASG who seem to sell a good wire mesh one, but they say theirs will only fit up to Galaxy model year 2004 - but can't tell me why not the 2005. Does anyone know the difference? Did the airbag arrangement change then? Can anyone recommend a good dog guard for the Galaxy. I want mine to act as a dog guard, but also to allow me to load the boot right up and protect the row 2 passengers from falling items in an emergency braking scenario. Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted September 20, 2005 Report Posted September 20, 2005 The Ford dog guard for the Galaxy is not designed to be removable. It requires bits of the trim to be cut away, and is secured IIRC by some large screws/bolts. The recommendations nowadays seem to be to go for a dog cage that can simply be pulled out of the car when not required, but of course this dooes not serve as a barrier for luggage/loads in the back. Suggest that you try local accessory shops etc if you do not get a good response here. Quote
BrummyGit Posted September 20, 2005 Author Report Posted September 20, 2005 The Ford dog guard for the Galaxy is not designed to be removable. It requires bits of the trim to be cut away, and is secured IIRC by some large screws/bolts. Thanks, that is appalling - having to deface my car like that shouldn't be necessary :blink: I already have dog cages which my dog travels in, but the guard would serve both purposes better. It looks like I'll have to rethink and maybe fit a net arrangement instead. I'll keep looking at the aftermarket arena however. Quote
BrummyGit Posted September 22, 2005 Author Report Posted September 22, 2005 Good News - for me anyway. ASG got back in touch and told me that their engineer had visited a ford dealer to test fit their dog guard on a Galaxy 2005 model. It turns out that it does fit correctly, and that they were previously being cautious having never tested one. So on the grounds that it's on Quote
tim-spam Posted September 22, 2005 Report Posted September 22, 2005 Could you post a picture with it fitted when you get it?Thanks. Quote
Justice Posted September 22, 2005 Report Posted September 22, 2005 Yeah I'd like to see a picy of it as well ;) Quote
Guest Scott Posted September 23, 2005 Report Posted September 23, 2005 There's a photo at: http://www.asg-group.co.uk/shop3.asp Quote
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