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Parcel Shelf Ropes

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Is there any way of fixing the parcel shelf so the cords fully retract? Or a clever way of getting them out of the way??
I'm sure that this is a common problem for us ZX drivers, because when i see others the cords are either dangling out of the boot or the shelf has been taken out.
I know that this isn't really a huge problem but its a real pain [:(!].
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Post by FDV »

Every ZX I see has that problem! I left my parcel shelf down when I used to have a ZX as I remember!
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Post by oilyspanner »

Whilst camping last summer I found a broken tent pole, theaded through it was a long piece of black shockcord, a needle and thread and some false starts measuring the lenth and the ZX parcel shelf lives again, I think you will find the shockcore at camping shops or yacht chandlers.
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Post by dillosk8ter »

Annoys me too!!!! I just push them inbetween tailight/bootlid gad, although thats a very temp. measure......till you open boot again.
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Post by tonyb1 »

Xantia LX is exactly the same, I got into the habit of closing the boot twice, when I opened it to close it again the cords would 'go in'. I now have two nice threaded cords and a parcel shelf that dont go up with the door, I'll have to fix it one day ......
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Post by Stuart McB »

I found that if you drill 2 holes where the cord goes throught the shelf and then fit 2 heavy nuts on to the end of some balck cord, they never hang out the back again. The weight allows then to sink back into the car.
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Post by citroenzx »

Using the shockcord sounds a good idea.
I know i could remove them or leave the parcel shelf down but i want it working. funny how they used the same system on the Xantia's as well shurely they should of realised that the system failed after opening your boot a couple of times.
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Post by Forth »

Just go to a market, or shop with sewing materials... get a length of circular cross-section cotton covered elastic (medium or thick)... pull off the end-plugs on the shelf, through which the cords run and thence inside the tunnel in the edge of the shelf wherein they are joined onto two lengths of elastic, each anchored to the opposite side... work out the optimum length for the replacement pieces, and then replace the hopelessly feeble elastic Citroen had used... now the cords will retract perfectly every time.
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Post by uhn113x »

Yep - I did mine as Forth says, and posted an article on it about a year ago, but cannot find the post now.
No need for weird and wonderful bodges - just repair the original fault!
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Post by citroenzx »

Sounds good guys. I didn't realise that it was just 2 pieces of elastic, i thought it was a springy windery contraption.
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Post by Sl4yer »

I paid Citroen £22 for new ones, which should last another 6 years or so! [8D]
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Post by citroenzx »

I don't really want to pay money, for £22 i could live with tucking them back in when i close the boot
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Post by mipster »

I bought replacements for our deceased ZX but never fitted them. They kicked around so long I think 1 got broken but I'm happy to mail them to you FOC.
Let me know your address,
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Post by Stansbury »

Its always nice to know I am not the only one with elastic spinning in the wind when im driving down the A11! I, until a week ago used to close the boot just enough to get my hands in and pull the cords so they were tight. and then close it so you cant see them but as mentioned as soon as you open the boot again they go wrong again. I got a parcel shelf on eBay for 5.00 and fitted that. Now they work fine.
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Post by citroenzx »

Yeah it cracks me up as every zx i see has these bits of elastic hanging out the back.
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