Every single “gun safe” I see doesnt really do what I want and where it goes doesnt work.
I have an 04 crown vic and the safes I see take up the entire bottom or at the top of the tank where the spare tire goes.
Is there some kind of vertical option that rises upward instead of lying flat on its back like a cheap hooker? Im trying to keep as much space as possible and moving the tire to the floor is no option nor is a flat tray taking up the entire bottom of the floor like 90s camerio sub boxes.
I thought about cable locking a air travel safe gun case to the body of the car.
Stand one of those vertically, butted right up to the rear of the backseat and it just might work. Maybe rig a flap of extended trunk-carpet as pull-down camo.
I’ve thought on this for a while myself trying to figure out something like thr trunk lid of K’s Crown Vic in MIB but never come up with a satisfactory “full-lid box.” This might be a better solution, at the cost of having to get all the way to the rear before accessing hardware.
Or maybe line 2-3 across the bottom of the trunk, weapon in one and first-aid/road safety/survival gear in the others, again with trunk carpet on top…
I’ve had good experience with the truckvault brand as I had one built for an SUV I had years ago and I still use it in certain vehicles. Have also used it at times mounted under the bed as it works quite nicely (it’s a pullout to the front drawer-type, not the top open one though).
My thought being top open as opposed to most you see being a slide type drawer. I’d measure the Crown Vic truck and see if any of the truck one would fit. Should still leave plenty of space in front of the safe.
How about one of those lockable wall mounts mounted to the trunk lid in some fashion? The ones that secure around the receiver . It’s kind of like the rifle and shotgun racks in a squad car, but wraps around the receiver more.
Some squad cars also had overhead racks mounted to the front of the cage. They held the rifles laying flat almost against the roof above the seats. Could something like that be modified to fit the trunk lid?
Then you need a “cover” to hide the gun whenever you pop the trunk to chuck in something else, though. Could work, just get some extra trunk carpet and Velcro.
Also, maybe make sure there’s means to lock it in there just in case you need FOPA compliance crossing a state line. Dry run and “be sure before you do anything permanent” are always important too.
Are there any mods that can be done to up the “kick” in the trunk opening mechanism?
I’ve been looking for a video I saw of a trunk lid mounted rifle locker.
On the outside it looks like a box on the trunk lid.
All I would need to do is respring the trunk torsion bars but I can’t find the video and it was on a charger plainclothes car.
I think I will take a horizontal tray safe and mount it vertical with something inside it to hold the gun and put some hatchback struts inside it to let it slide up when unlocked.
Problem is I would have to put it right against the rear of the trunk so it can go up and I would have to pray I never get rear ended.
Gun is a pistol so here I can carry loaded as it falls under my ccw protection.
Nothing for Crown Vic listed, but considerable cheaper than Truck Vault brand. We use these at work, so I can vouch for the quality of Boss products. You might be able to find a size/style that works.
