[E55EX_RACER]

I wanna take my parcel shelf out and replace it with one like you get on an estate that rolls up. Will an estate one fit a hatchback or does anyone know if you can buy one/modify one easily?

Cheers

 

[guardtower]

Dont be silly.........

May be able to cut it to shape but it will probably look a dog

 

[guardtower]

The more i think about this the more intresting it becomes...... perhaps if there was a picture of the said item and where it actualy sits maybe someone has a cheap one we can look at

 

[soomo]

would be good if it would work, i dont put anything on mine and it gets taken out alot, its only there to make it look tidy so a retracting one might be a good idea hmmmmmmm

 

[KAZUYADOG]

The other way of looking at this is,by asking
this question,could i fit a parcel shelf in
and estate,nope. :idea: onder:

 

[E55EX_RACER]

Yeah I thought it was silly when I first thought about it. But as soomo said I take mine out alot and just want something that's easy to pull over so no one can see what's in the boot. I'm sure other people have thought about this before but can't seem to find anything about it.

If the estate one is the same width as the hatchback where it pushes on to the plastic side trim I think it would be fairly straight forward. May try find one down the scrappy to look at and try!

 

[MScotts]

Top idea in the making fellas :L :L :L

There's a V6 Mk2 estate in the process of being scrapped in the breakers I use... For probs a tenner, it'll be worth taking to see

 

[soomo]

theres one on ebay too, not seen many estates in our scrappies
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Mondeo-Estate-Parcel-Shelf-Load-Cover_W0QQitemZ290058858215QQihZ019QQcategoryZ21654QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and this one looks neater
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-MONDEO-ESTATE-RETRACTABLE-PARCEL-SHELF-2000-ONWARD_W0QQitemZ270067060243QQihZ017QQcategoryZ21654QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[MScotts]

theres one on ebay too, not seen many estates in our scrappies........................

Shall I grab 2 of 'em then Soomo

 

[soomo]

i wanna see someone else cock it up first lol :whistling:

 

[E55EX_RACER]

As I've never seen an estate one in the flesh I'm not sure if they attach the same as the hatchbacks.

But I have an idea about making one, just gotta see how much it would cost me! And of course depends what it looks like when finished. Could be a pile of crap...!! lol :whistling:

 

[Guest]

The estate cover is slightly wider than the hatch and uses a totally diffrent way of mounting into the vehicle.

You would have to use the estate side trim which could be made to fit but would not be any easy job.

If you can wait until the 22nd I'll get some pictures of the estates cover by the hatch when I get home. That way you dont go wasting your money.

 

[Oz]

As Jeff says, the mountings are totally different. You'll need to get handy with fibre glass to make them fit and, again I'm not sure how good it would actually look.

 

[HJS]

Why wait for Jeff when my estate is parked about 10ft away from my PC?

I think these will give you an idea. I know they're not brilliant, but I couldn't see much in the dark!

 

[E55EX_RACER]

Cheers for the photos :L

Will forget about getting one of them then, lol, but got an idea of how to make one. Anyone know where I could get a sheet of heavy duty nylon or something similar?

 

[soomo]

camping shop might be able to help or a fabric supplier

 

[guardtower]

Top idea in the making fellas :L :L :L

There's a V6 Mk2 estate in the process of being scrapped in the breakers I use... For probs a tenner, it'll be worth taking to see

Consider it orded :L

 

[Oz]

Why wait for Jeff when my estate is parked about 10ft away from my PC?

I think these will give you an idea. I know they're not brilliant, but I couldn't see much in the dark!

Nice pics. There's enough detail to get an idea of what is there, and what work would be needed :L

 

[HJS]

Glad to be of service...

 

[petep900]

[colorrange] How do you keep your estate boot so clear of junk?[/color] :question:

I have in mine...

Dog Crate - with resident dog.
Large Halfords Pro. Tool box.
Trolley Jack.
12v Car pump.
Horse blanket.
Spare coat no. 1
Spare coat no. 2
Old newspapers - for dog crate.
Emergency crisps and sweets.

[colorurple] Just in case anyone is worried - the dog likes it in the car and chooses to sleep in it...[/color] :L