How to fix your mk2 parcel shelf!!

[Stiggy_21]

this is a guide of how to fix your mk2 golf parcel shelf...... well how i did it

my parcel shelf has the infamous speaker holes that have also made it cave in the middle. so i thought it needed some stiffening up to last for ever!!! (yes i may have gone a bit over the top)


first of all... to rip off the old fabric



where the speakers holes are, we want to cover it up so... i cut out a rectangular shape, so i can splice a piece in.
grab some chipboard/plywood whatever material the same thickness as the shelf.
then cut the piece about 12mm larger than the hole you've just cut in the shelf (leaving 6mm on each side)..
to splice, chamfer all edges on both the outside of the insert and the cutout to make the piece sit neatly in the cutout.




after both are fitting nicely, place some epoxy on all chamfers on both mating sides.


the stick down and place some weight onto the parts.



after epoxy has set, cut some fibreglass out to glass the underneath side of the parcel shelf

and also, because my parcel shelf has a massive bow in it i made up some strips of timber to stiffen it up.
next step, glassing.

[Stiggy_21]

apply some more glass onto side and front edges to stiffen up even more!!
after finished glassing let resin set, then grind and sand back till smooth.



then to keep it OEM, drill some more holes



next step is to apply the fabric.....
i found out the OEM fabric is black front runner and some felty sort-of carpet stuff,
which i bought from Australian Trim Supply in Dandenong.
what you also need is some Kwik Grip Gel (from bunnings). not normal Kwik Grip as it will seap through the fabric

firstly cut your fabric roughly to size (leave a fair bit extra) and smear a thin layer of the gel all over the fabric and on the parcel shelf,
wait until the glue has gone off (not sticky) and then start applying fabric, starting from front and working to the rear.
do the same with the underneath side.

join both the carpets together, let it dry a bit to stick better. then trim all edges until looks how you want it.





And Voila, a new parcel shelf!!!!

i probably missed a few things so just ask

[RedMk2Gti]

Top job !!! I hope next owner of it won't cut another 6x9 hole

question, if you want OEM look why did you carpet the bottom as well ???

[Jarred]

looks good!

[Stiggy_21]

question, if you want OEM look why did you carpet the bottom as well ???

mine originally had black carpet underneath, with vw logos.
Maybe it's just a pre 90's thing. But it looks soooooo much better than painted

[Domel]

Very nice job!