Member Since: 15 Jan 2020
Location: West Yorks
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Alternative Parcel Shelf
I have recently bought a D3, which unfortunately didnt come with a parcel shelf. Inspired by the shelf that I had in a 307 estate, which was made up of ridgid slats with a cloth cover, I decided to make my own. The beauty of this sort of shelf is that you can put stuff on it.
I am using my D3 for work and it is really useful to be able to put the step ladders on there.
So here is my home made parcel shelf:
Starting with the timber slats:
Test the ladder
A lick of black paint:
Then start covering one side with anthracite cloth:
Test in situ before finishing putting together
Finished
Weight test
Stress test
There are some things that I would do different, but overall it has worked OK and will certainly do for now.Discovery 4 GS 2009 Auto Stornoway Grey
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28th Jan 2020 10:32 pm
knwatkins
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That's pretty cool Kev
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28th Jan 2020 10:52 pm
pwheeldon
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Location: West Yorks
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Thanks Kev. All in its cost me about £25-30, much less than a OEM one and I can fully load it with tools, ladders, kids etc. Just in the process of getting a dog guard / net to stop anything making its way into the back seats.Discovery 4 GS 2009 Auto Stornoway Grey
Discovery 3 s 2005 Auto Bonatti Grey Gone
Discovery 3 SE 2005 Manual Zambezi Silver Gone
Range Rover Sport HSE 2006 Black
Aston Martin DB7 VV
28th Jan 2020 11:53 pm
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Seems Clarkson was right about Discoverys and murderers 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
29th Jan 2020 12:10 am
Kilovolt
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Very nice - I like that "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
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29th Jan 2020 11:42 am
Ruper
Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
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In the dog house as well
And when SWMBO is for spending so much money on parts you can sleep on it.2005 Land Rover D3, 4.4L V8, Maya Gold Metallic
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29th Jan 2020 5:03 pm
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Good Effort
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for spending so much money on parts you can sleep on it.
