Frame mount tool tray for 1693EL

In a dedicated e-bike bay running V1-generation 1693EL stands, the tools that go on the tray are the same tools day after day. The job profile doesn't change; the tools cycle through the same arc; the tray doesn't need to fold out of the way at the end of a shift. The 1693EL.7 Fixed Tool Tray is the static-mount version of the column-mounted tool tray; a thin metal plate plus SOS foam insert, mounted directly to the column without a folding arm.

V1-stand compatibility

The 1693EL.7 is the V1-only tool tray. It mounts to the V1 column geometry and is not compatible with V2 1693EL stands (April 2021 onward). The fixed-mount bracket geometry is matched to the V1 steel column profile; the V2 aluminum column's slightly different cross-section means the V1 bracket doesn't seat correctly on a V2 stand. If you're running a V2 stand, the folding-arm 1693EL.5 is the option that covers the tool-tray case for V2 (and also retro-fits a V1 stand if you'd rather have folding-arm flexibility).

That makes the 1693EL.7 either the right answer or no answer at all, depending on which generation of stand is in your bay. Check the version of your 1693EL before ordering: V1 stands have an external cable run and a textured-paint steel column; V2 stands have a smooth aluminum column with internal wiring and two USB ports on the control panel.

What you get

The tray is a thin metal plate paired with an SOS foam insert. The foam has cutouts for drivers, screwdrivers, pliers, and bits; the same foam format Unior uses across its tool-organization line. The tray sits close to the stand column, in a fixed position; you load it once with the tools you reach for during an e-bike service, and they stay there. No folding, no rotation, no arm to swing into anyone's path.

The trade-off versus the folding 1693EL.5: the fixed tray doesn't pull out over the bike, which means the tools sit at column distance from the work; a fingertip-and-thumb reach rather than a single hand grab. For dedicated e-bike service bays that's the right exchange; the tools are where you left them, and the muscle memory builds up faster.

Specs

• Article number: 1693EL.7
• Fixed tool tray for the Unior 1693EL Electric Repair Stand
• V1 stands only; not compatible with V2 (April 2021 onward)
• Thin metal plate with SOS foam insert (slot-format tool storage)
• Mounts directly to the column; no folding arm

Includes: tool tray with SOS foam insert, fixed-mount bracket hardware.

Built in Zreče, Slovenia

Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče since 1919, and is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill teams. The fixed-mount design of the 1693EL.7 reflects an older generation of the stand's accessory thinking; the column geometry on the V1 stand was straightforward enough that a hard mount was the better answer than an arm, and the V1-era accessory line carries that decision through. The V2 column changed the bracket interface, which is why the 1693EL.7 doesn't fit the newer stands and the 1693EL.5 took over for the folding case.

Pro tip from our mechanics

The most useful thing about a fixed tool tray is that it doesn't drift. A folding arm has play in it after enough use; the fixed bracket is the bracket from day one. If your V1 stand is going to run the same workflow for the long haul, the 1693EL.7 is the tray that stays in spec longer. If you're a V2 owner or you're sizing the stand itself, the buying guide covers the electric-stand decision the tool-tray accessory follows from: How to choose a bike repair stand →