Thanks Bud - quite glad it looks like I won’t have to try and find some unusual shaped steel section for the top and can just use what I’ve got.
I’m also trying to work out if the vinyl folds around the steel to cover it up, or folds sharply back on the wooden shelf, so that the steel scures it in place once it is riveted. I’d have to paint the steel then, but as it would usually be covered by the seat, it should be fine.
I was expecting to find a couple of holes in the steel through which it would be easy enough secure it, but the fact that none were there made me wonder if I had missed something.
On my +2S/130 the parcel shelf looked the same. From memory the vinyl was wrapped around the front metal piece and secured on the rear.
On the +2/130 there should be studs fastened to the top of the seat that slot down though the parcel shelf and into hold on the brackets. Can’t seeing it being much different for the earlier setup but you never know…
The vinyl on mine wrapped around the front steel angle and was cemented to the back side. If you need the dimensions for the stud placement I can help with that.
Also there are two sheet metal screws with countersunk heads slipped through finishing washers, all in black, that attach the front edge of the parcel shelf to metal tabs underneath. Their location is very close to the studs for the seatback straps.
Here below find attached pix from my car (Feb 1970 Plus 2S) and from the Factory Workshop Manual (which in the Body section, has a paragraph dedicated to the removal and reinstallation of the parcel tray) . . . .
Funny (or typical?) that the location of the two mounting screws is just about far enough forward to be concealed by the overhang of the seatback . . . but not quite
That’s the factory position for them (on MY car . . . not sure where the factory drill placed them on other cars!)
Great, thanks for the photo shots a great help. I could see the holes through the board but retrimmed these had been covered over by the new material and left out, hence why the parcel shelf moved. Many thanks, now know what I need to do.
We put our car back on the road Jan 2019, so four years now (after a 4.5 year restoration). Really enjoying travelling in it. Wishing the same for you and yours!
All, big thank you to you all for the advice and photos of the rear parcel shelf and folding rear seat. All now completed and refitted along with new parcel shelf. The original parcel shelf was hardboard which was badly warped with the damp etc so this has been replaced using the same thickness board but in marine plywood.
Sea Ranch, the material I sourced from a local trim supplier by chance. I’d take a sample of the original which I assumed was Magnolia, however as soon they saw it they said “Wadi Beige” i was well impressed. Seems he had to get this by special import for some dealer doing a retrim on a Europa. They had a full roll but the dealer only wanted a few meters, so they have plenty left although I’m considering buying enough if I ever need to carry out a full retrim.
I have both door cards to replace as like the original parcel shel they are only hardboard and have warped with the damp uk conditions. Plan is to remake the door cards using the same gauge marine ply as we did with the parcel shelf which looks and fits perfectly.
You are having fun, scoring materials, getting jobs done. Good for you. Hope you enjoying driving it, too (if it’s on the road). We are travelling in ours and really enjoying that.
