Load cover

[alanscottgraham]

Hello all,

My charcoal load cover does not retract so managed to pick one up from a scrappy but its beige. can I swap innards over or is it a pain. any thoughts? Thanks Alan..

[Dangerous Dave]

Hiya Alan, you can swap the innards over, but the bits you want are the two ends. This is where they break, but they'll be cream I guess. On the end there should be a small cover about 1cm square, you pop that out and you should be able to see a plastic end with a pin in the middle, you have to push the pin in until it releases the plastic bit. Its a bit hard to explain, you just have to get in there and mess with it.

I repaired mine by fabricating a metal plate and tube for each end then screwing it in, it'll never break again.

[Flatout Phil]

Hello all,

My charcoal load cover does not retract so managed to pick one up from a scrappy but its beige. can I swap innards over or is it a pain. any thoughts? Thanks Alan..

EIther that or swap with someone needing a beige one who has a charcoal one? If there is a way to swap the innards I would like to know. Mind you, I have two broken sets and one working one - but my working one is the muddier shade of beige not the creamier one which would suit my R accurately. I know there are some posts on doing a replacement spigotty thing, but not tried this. They are the one truly cr@p part of the 850.

[alanscottgraham]

Thank's all. going to have a look at the broken one later, should be fun!

[Bob France]

I have a good nick charcoal one but want a beige.I will be in the UK around Christmas, can we swap?

[Jimmie]

It depends on how bad it is inside normaly you cant repair them.
Check the retaining holes on the side of the car as they will cause the blind to break.

[alanscottgraham]

Pm'd you Bob