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Can anyone enlighten me on the purpose of the rectangular grills located at the base of the rearmost side windows. We have a slobbery Boxer that will be riding with us occasionally and I would rather he not snarf these up. They will be difficult to clean. Also, our headliner and pillar trim is alcantara (luxury package) and would like to gather some ideas on how to clean dog off of the alcantara. I have purchased a fabric sealer from chemical guys and alcantara cleaner from Sonax. I also purchased a custom fit cargo liner from Cargoliner.com and a webbed barrier from Amazon specific to the Q7. Maybe I should have kept the MDX, that I sold, as the Dogmobile. Thanks in advance for you input.
Can anyone enlighten me on the purpose of the rectangular grills located at the base of the rearmost side windows. We have a slobbery Boxer that will be riding with us occasionally and I would rather he not snarf these up. They will be difficult to clean. Also, our headliner and pillar trim is alcantara (luxury package) and would like to gather some ideas on how to clean dog off of the alcantara. I have purchased a fabric sealer from chemical guys and alcantara cleaner from Sonax. I also purchased a custom fit cargo liner from Cargoliner.com and a webbed barrier from Amazon specific to the Q7. Maybe I should have kept the MDX, that I sold, as the Dogmobile. Thanks in advance for you input.
I believe those are pressure relief valves. They are not part of the A/C system. You could cover them when the dog’s riding. May make the doors harder to close.
Alcantara supposedly easy to clean but no experience.
Maybe I should have kept the MDX, that I sold, as the Dogmobile.
Well, you could get a van and do what we did. But we are selling the van and getting a Q7. Dogs will in the back of the Ridgeline pickup with a canopy. BTW, what webbed barrier did you find on Amazon?
Looks good. Safer than nothing at all but not as safe something that is bolted to the rear seat retainers or other structural parts. In a serious accident the dog, crate, and all, would be thrown about. But it would help in a less than serious accident. BTW, I have not used one but there are crash tested dog crates available:
Safer than nothing at all but not as safe something that is bolted to the rear seat retainers or other structural parts.
Absolutely true. The bulletproof crates tend to be quite expensive and difficult to remove. The one I posted is a fairly tight fit so it won't go very far in a crash. But I too would recommend one of the higher end ones if you could afford it. As you say, anything is better than a dog totally loose and becoming a projectile in a crash.
The one I posted is a fairly tight fit so it won't go very far in a crash.
Ah! OK, that makes sense. You are correct that it is all about how much the dog can move in the crate as well as how much the crate can move in the vehicle. The dog enclosure I pictured is in my wife's van, which is what is being traded. It was great for two large dogs (Old English Sheepdogs) but we recently got a third so they will be (mostly) going in my truck with a canopy. That is why I am looking into strap down crash resistant cages.
OTOH, one or two of them may sometimes go in the back of the new Q7 (which replaces the van) which is why it would be nice to have something there as well, perhaps something that can be used in both places.
I appreciate all the suggestions, many of these products I have not seen before.
05-09-2019, 12:37 PM
Grill At Bottom of Rearmost Side Windows
