Workbench Back Panel Supports

The Workbench Back Panel Supports (990SL) are the structural brackets that mount the Unior steel pegboard back panels to the rear frame of a 2600-series bench. Sold as left, middle, and right brackets; three different parts, ordered to match the bench width and the panel layout for that bench size.

How the support system works

The back panels themselves (990B) don’t mount directly to the bench frame. They slot into the support brackets, which bolt to the bench-frame rear. The bracket system is what turns a 1.5-meter-wide bench into a hangable-tool surface, a 2-meter bench into a two-panel hangable-tool surface, and a 2.5-meter bench into a three-panel hangable-tool surface; without the panels themselves needing different anchor points.

How to order

The right combination depends on bench width:

• 1500 mm (5-foot) bench: order one left support + one right support + one 1436 mm back panel (item 625654).
• 2000 mm (6.5-foot) bench: order one left support + one right support + one middle support + two 952 mm back panels (item 625652).
• 2500 mm (8-foot) bench: order one left support + one right support + one middle support + two 1202 mm back panels (item 625653).

The left and right brackets are mirror-image; the middle bracket is only needed on 2000 mm and 2500 mm benches because the two-panel run wants the middle anchor. A 1500 mm bench runs a single panel and doesn’t need the middle bracket.

What you get with this purchase

The 990SL listing is for the support brackets only. The back panels themselves (the perforated steel hangable surface) ship as the Workbench Back Panels 990B; sold separately, sized to match. Both purchases are required for a complete install.

Specs

• Material: Premium PLUS sheet metal.
• Mount: bolts to the rear of the 2600-series bench frame at the standard bolt-hole pattern.
• Bracket types: left, middle, right.
• Compatibility: 2600A Professional Mechanic Workbench, 2600C Master Workbench, and the 2600D Suspension Workbench.

Shipping note: the support brackets are available via special order. Contact us for details.

Built in Zreče, Slovenia

Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče, Slovenia, since 1919, and is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill teams. The support bracket system is part of the same in-house manufacturing line as the bench frames; the bolt-hole pattern alignment between the bracket and the bench-frame rear isn’t something a third-party pegboard mount can guarantee.

Pro tip from our mechanics

A back panel install adds a step to the bench-build but pays back across years. The decision is rarely “should we get back panels” but “what tools earn the panel slot.” Our broader workshop-layout guide walks through the tool-hierarchy decisions that turn a blank back panel into a working surface: How to set up a professional bike workshop →