Baggage Tiedowns
Hi Andrew,
Many years ago (previous century) I bought a set of the 'Ancra' tie-downs for the back of my truck to tie-down my motorcycle. Excellent product and they worked GREAT! However....
About a year ago I bought the same (or so I thought) 'Ancra' tie-downs with plans of installing them in the baggage compartment. The base was still an aluminum alloy, but the removable portion was cast steel and quite heavy with six of then on-board (one in each corner and two along the center). I may have just gotten a bad "cheap version" though the price certainly didn't reflect that. I eventually abandoned that method.
After doing some research here on VAF, I used some these from Pit Posse which are quite light and come in various colors. The rails mount on 1" centers and an AN509 (or is it AN508) screw works great.
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showpost.php?p=50757&postcount=2
http://pitposse.stores.yahoo.net/noname75.html
This is how they
turned out. Thought I had a picture with all of them in the baggage compartment.
I still have the flexibility, but now I've something that might rattle and/or jingle. If I remove then, then that means I need to store them somewhere. Not sure if I like that idea or not.
On the bike, I used a set of plastic loops with an integrated stud:
They are light, don't rattle, and don't corrode. I may still switch over to them in the future but I don't know if they'll screw into a -3 nut plate or not. If not, I'll stay with the Pit Posse method.
Good luck