Luggage net anchors/hooks

[Stainless]

I've never had a luggage net on the back shelf since purchasing the car, and now I'd like to have it back to it's original look with the net. I've done some work on the back shelf when wiring up the new radio antenna and such, and my car only has the anchor hooks that are right below the window, holding the back wall/pad in place. From what I can gather from the parts manual, there should be hooks on the bottom side of the shelf to hold the net in place, but I have no such hooks or anchors. Is this the part that I need? http://store.delorean.com/p-10066-hook.aspx

If that is what I need, how many hooks/anchors are there supposed to be on the bottom portion of the shelf, and where are they supposed to be located? Do these just hook into the carpet, or are they somehow attached to the plywood? If anyone has any pictures, that would be great. If not, a general description of this would be greatly appreciated.

[ccurzio]

You want to get part numbers 106854 and 106855 for the top hooks, and probably parts 106857 and 106858 to go with them.

You'll want a total of four of those hooks. I'm not sure which go where though, but they don't attach to the bottom of the carpet. They go above the back panel and hold it in place.

[ccurzio]

Here's some pictures of how it's supposed to look.

http://i.imgur.com/2Ask1l.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YgwHrl.jpg

[Tillsy]

Is this the part that I need? http://store.delorean.com/p-10066-hook.aspx

If that is what I need, how many hooks/anchors are there supposed to be on the bottom portion of the shelf, and where are they supposed to be located? Do these just hook into the carpet, or are they somehow attached to the plywood? If anyone has any pictures, that would be great.

Those are the hooks, yes, and they clip into five anchors that protrude through the carpet. I've taken a couple of shots to show this for you.

[Stainless]

You both are awesome. I will go look and see what my car's situation is to see what I need to make this work. I appreciate it.

[Chris 16409]

When I redid my cargo net, I decided to go with this style of spring clip (see picture), instead of the original style figure 8 rings. These clips make removal of the net much easier is you ever want to take it out.

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[Stainless]

I found the original net in a box of parts that the previous owner included when I bought the car, and lo and behold, the original hooks were still attached to the net.

The net is trashed with bare strands of rubber making the net unusable. I can now see why it was removed in the first place. It also smells like cigarette smoke, which is odd because the car itself doesn't smell like smoke at all. I wonder if it was store indoors with someone that smoked.

It looks like I will need to remove the parcel shelf carpet and perhaps the deck boards to be able to get the hooks inserted into the panel hooks. But first I will need to get a new net. I needed to place another parts order anyway :) Thanks for all of your help with figuring this simple thing out.

[David T]

If it is only the stretchy outer cord that is bad you can buy that stuff locally in a fabric store and just replace the cord. A little Fabreeze ought to take care of the smell or maybe just wash it in the sink in some fabric cleaner.
David Teitelbaum




I found the original net in a box of parts that the previous owner included when I bought the car, and lo and behold, the original hooks were still attached to the net.

The net is trashed with bare strands of rubber making the net unusable. I can now see why it was removed in the first place. It also smells like cigarette smoke, which is odd because the car itself doesn't smell like smoke at all. I wonder if it was store indoors with someone that smoked.

It looks like I will need to remove the parcel shelf carpet and perhaps the deck boards to be able to get the hooks inserted into the panel hooks. But first I will need to get a new net. I needed to place another parts order anyway :) Thanks for all of your help with figuring this simple thing out.

[Stainless]

If it is only the stretchy outer cord that is bad you can buy that stuff locally in a fabric store and just replace the cord. A little Fabreeze ought to take care of the smell or maybe just wash it in the sink in some fabric cleaner.
David Teitelbaum

That's a great idea David. It is indeed only the stretchy outer cord that is bad. I was working on the car late last night and asked my wife, who was fast asleep, if we could go to a fabric store the next day, so I'll give that a shot. It will certainly be much cheaper to get a new cord than a whole new net which is nearly $50 from DMCH. I'll see if I can track this down locally. If I can, I'll try cleaning it like you suggested and call it good. Thanks for the tips!

[jawn101]

That's a great idea David. It is indeed only the stretchy outer cord that is bad. I was working on the car late last night and asked my wife, who was fast asleep, if we could go to a fabric store the next day, so I'll give that a shot. It will certainly be much cheaper to get a new cord than a whole new net which is nearly $50 from DMCH. I'll see if I can track this down locally. If I can, I'll try cleaning it like you suggested and call it good. Thanks for the tips!

This is the kind of stuff you're looking for: http://htbbungeecords.bizland.com/store/bulkcord.html

I have no idea if that "store" is in business anymore or if they are reputable, etc - but that link was provided to me by another owner for this same job. I just haven't gotten around to it yet :)

[Stainless]

My wife and I hit up various fabric stores over the weekend, including the large Joann's, but nobody carries the bungee cord that we are looking for. I didn't go to Home Depot, but nothing online showed that they sold anything but pre-made bungee cords. It looks like the best option is to buy from these guys at http://htbbungeecords.bizland.com/store/bulkcord.html. Does anyone know what thickness should be purchased? My intuition tells me that 3/16" thickness is about right, but I don't have the net with me right now to check.

If anyone else has a good source for the bungee cord, let us know.

[jmpdmc]

That bungee cord site product works well and is 3/16" as you suspected. It has held up well for 6 years now.


Jeff

[Stainless]

Perfect. Thanks Jeff.

Jared

[Stainless]

Got the new bungee cord in the mail today and it looks darn near perfect as far as diameter goes. Will post pictures of the final product when finished. Just got done washing old nasty net. Soapy water was all brown. Yuck. I hope I can get rid of the smokey smell.

[jawn101]

Got the new bungee cord in the mail today and it looks darn near perfect as far as diameter goes. Will post pictures of the final product when finished. Just got done washing old nasty net. Soapy water was all brown. Yuck. I hope I can get rid of the smokey smell.

Did you end up getting it from the link I posted? How much did you get? What size was it? How much did it end up costing? :)
Edit: just saw the 3/16" comment, but how much length did you get?

[ccurzio]

Just got done washing old nasty net.

You know this might actually be worth doing just from a general maintenance standpoint. They are 30 year-old nets after all.

[Stainless]

Did you end up getting it from the link I posted? How much did you get? What size was it? How much did it end up costing? :)
Edit: just saw the 3/16" comment, but how much length did you get?

Yes, I got it from the link you posted. It came within a week of ordering it, so I'd highly recommend them to you. I just guestimated on how much I needed and ordered 8 feet. I'll likely trim it down a bit once I lay it next to the old cord to see how long it should be. It was $0.60 per foot, a few dollars in tax, and about 5 bucks in shipping. It came to $15 even.

[jawn101]

Yes, I got it from the link you posted. It came within a week of ordering it, so I'd highly recommend them to you. I just guestimated on how much I needed and ordered 8 feet. I'll likely trim it down a bit once I lay it next to the old cord to see how long it should be. It was $0.60 per foot, a few dollars in tax, and about 5 bucks in shipping. It came to $15 even.

Nice! Glad that link worked out and that it was a smooth purchase. I'll likely do the same!

[Stainless]

New bungee cord installed with the old net. Here is what the old cord had turned into in many places:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/jlattin21/DSCN0504.jpg

I simply laid the new bungee cord by the old one to see how much length I would need. I had 8 feet of length and ended up cutting off a little less than a foot. I threaded the new cord through the old net after I had hand-washed the old net to get the nasty smell out of it. The company I bought the bungee cord from included some metal clamps to secure the ends together:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/jlattin21/DSCN0501.jpg

If you look at an original net, there are threads in each of the four "corners" of the luggage net that hold the net to the bungee cord. These are essential to replicate in order for the luggage net to work. After rigging the net to the bungee cord, I then installed it in the car. This is the first time since I have owned 2087 that it has had a net:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/jlattin21/DSCN0506.jpg

Here are some things to note for anyone that is going to do this job in the future:
The old bungee cord is MUCH more elastic than the new bungee cord. I recommend making the new bungee cord longer than the old one that it will be replacing. I cut the new cord to the same length as the original, and it is TIGHT. I am hoping that it will loosen over time, but it is hard to get on the hooks because it's so hard to stretch. That was something that I didn't even think about before I cut the cord to length. If I were to do it again, I would keep the cord at least 8 feet long, if not longer. The old cord appears to be dozens of gray elastics with the black outer covering. The new bungee cord appears to be one strand of a white elastic material with a black covering.

I chose to go with 3/16" bungee cord and it matches up near perfectly. That is definitely what I recommend using for a stock look. While the new cord is much tighter than I'd currently like, it looks great and saved me over $35 by not buying one from DMCH. Let me know if you have any questions.

[jawn101]

Looks great!! Nice work.

[David T]

One of the reasons the original cord frays is because you force it over the hooks. Especially if it is tight. Bend the hooks down to give you more room to put the cord over the hook end. I personally do not use the net much anyway, it is just too inconvenient and gets in the way.
David Teitelbaum

[Rich_NYS]

If anyone else has a good source for the bungee cord, let us know.

I bought mine off Amazon; 3/16" x 10' for 6.99, free shipping:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EYQ35BM/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Advertised as 10', but was actually 15' +

I think my original might be 5/32 (or maybe the new one is ~7/32,) but it was only noticeable when I had them side-by-side.