One of those tasks that has been haunting me for several years now: installing the aftermarket fiberglass- parcel shelf. And it's been even longer since it was beautifully covered by the late Lambert Craenen, a local old school car upholsterer.
So I'd decided to tackle this job during my current holiday and install it. So, full of good spirits, I headed to the shed last Monday! But after a few frustrating hours, I had to admit my defeat and throw in the towel. The fit of the parcel shelf was so poor that I couldn't install it on my own: While trying to align the front of the parcel shelf with the mounting holes, it went wrong. I had to stretch the shelf so much that it put too much strain on the four screws securing it to the rear to the body underneath the rear window. The result was that all four screws including the plastic distance pieces, were pulled cleanly out of their respective mounting holes. Time to call in the help of a good friend and come up with a solution to fit the shelf.
In the end I decided to tackle the problem with long flat Allen headed M5 bolts together with longer distance pieces for the rear mount. The lower front edge was fitted using the original mounting method. It was still a struggle to get everything in place but we manged it in the end. And it was well worth it, as the pictures in this post prove. Special thanks go to Jos for assisting me today!
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