European Parcel Shelf install - - - -

[Nick T.]

Yesterday the big brown truck delivered my Euro Parcel Shelf which I bought from Moss Mini for US$92.95. All parts were OEM. The kit included the shelf, a rubber mat, a dummy switch plate, two nut clips, two black screws, and some instructions. A good supplement to the Moss instructions are the pictures in Jason Lingoood’s writeup.

Everything went as described in the instructions (both) with the exception of removing the original panel. The instructions say to gently lift the panel from its lower pivots, but I found that the center pivot required downward pressure to get it to release. No big deal, just a couple of minutes of frustration when the panel wouldn’t just lift off. The entire task took about twenty minutes and required nothing except a #20 Torx driver and a flashlight.

The extra storage space is badly needed, and the rubber mat keeps things from sliding around even in fairly spirited driving. A highly recommended DIY upgrade.

[d2create]

I really need to get me one of these.

[Babba]

Nick,

What model did you do this on? It was standard on my Cooper but the S has it "boxed" in and only a little cubby hole. It's a poor relation of the shelf. Do you know if it can be done on an S?

[MiniMamaMia]

This is where I got mine:

http://outmotoring.com/euro_parcel_tray.html

Fits both MINIs. Tremendous improvement!

MMM

[Babba]

Thanks for the reply and the link. It is exactly the same as it was on the Cooper. I cannot understand why BMW MINI did this, the shelf is many times more useful that the standard cubby hole.

Now to see if they do them in the UK