v70 luggage cover removal - am I a weakling?

[mikeyr]

So I thought I'd see how much you can get in the boot of "the tank" and I can't remove the luggage cover. I know they are supposed to be spring loaded but mine seems much too big to get out. It's got me wondering if it's an aftermarket one - anyone able to confirm this by looking at it?




The holders on either side seem to be held in with tiny torx screws so I can't even remove the whole unit!



Or am I being really thick, I've tried pulling the unit from one side to the other but with no success. How I wish I was the obligatory "powerfully built" male like most good pistonheaders!

[mikeyr]

Ahh, mines a "classic" (1996). Would just unscrew it but the screws are tiny!

[mikeyr]

well, despite my best efforts it deffo won't budge... not able to get to the screws either as they are behind a solid part of plastic where a screwdriver won't fit!! such small screws that i'm wondering if they aren't little rivets? any bright ideas before i breakout the hacksaw

[mikeyr]

thanks finlandia, so is it a case of that pulling the unit hard to one side so it pops out of the opposite retaining unit. thats how i understand it should work but even with two of us it won't seem to shift!

sounds pathetic i know but its ridiculously easy to do in our scooby wagon hence why i wonder if its seized up or if theres just a knack to it that two reasonably clever/strong adults just can't get their heads round.

still, on the plus side i've discovered a cargo net in the rear seats (sans pole sadly) and a neat built in booster cushion!!!

[mikeyr]

Well that seems like sound advice - not sure what looks I'm going to get from the neighbours climbing into the boot of my car with a broom handle and some lubricant.

Will try it tonight. Listen for the sound of breaking glass followed by swearing.

[mikeyr]

Ok, well this is definitely my Ambwilans thread as I have tried to demonstrate with the use of some neatly drawn lines...

I thought the red part was a retaining unit which would remain attached to the car. So I'd been bravely struggling trying to pull the yellow part out of it! No broom handle required - just a reasonable IQ!


Oh, and as pointed out I'm not missing the cargo net pole, it is of course in the 2 seat unit.

Thanks for everyones help.

[goes off to hang my head in shame]

[mikeyr]

One of those senile moments where you post it twice?

(said pot to ketttle)

[mikeyr]

Well, I appreciated your help so thanks Skellen. Next job for the summer is to sort out the rattling boot trim (which jumps up and down when the wiper motor is on in an amusing fashion).

[mikeyr]

heyhohum said:

Done. Thank you so much; the screws/rivets just made it look as though it was attached to the main body. There are now two holes where the cover sits. Easy when you know how!

Thanks again and more to the car boot sale!

Am so glad it wasn't just me that couldn't work out how to do it!

[mikeyr]

blimey - retro thread revival! i haven't had that V70 for almost ten years now. guy bought it to export to Poland, hopefully it's loving it's time out there.

[mikeyr]

fun story about that V70 and removing the parcel shelf...

i took everything out to get some scaffolding boards in (they kinda fitted!) but then had to go to B&Q to get some brackets as was making them into raised beds. i'd loaded ten or so of them into the car and had to tilt the passenger seat all the way forward.

this was great until i got to B&Q and realised my wallet was in the glovebox. trapped behind the tilted car seat and a fair few kgs of wood! had to move them back one by one just to get to the glovebox. took me longer to get to my wallet than it did to buy the bloody brackets. :O