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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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No more parcel shelf?

I got an e-mail this morning from OutMotoring - it seems that the Euro Parcel Shelf is no longer available for sale in the US...



WTF?

Is this because of some obscure law preventing american small car owners from having a place to stash their stuff?

I'm assuming that it's still available in Europe - does anyone know of an overseas vendor that will ship to the US? I've been looking forward to this mod ever since Junior arrived - I was more than a bit dissappointed to get the sad news this morning...
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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Same here, I am in the UK every other month so I may have to pick one up while there.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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Odd isn't it?

I guess I have a collector's item now..haha
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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Hmmmm...

Originally Posted by tc4653
Same here, I am in the UK every other month so I may have to pick one up while there.
If you find a place to pick one up, let me know - I'd be happy to pay you to nab one for me at the same time...

 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by crazypoet
If you find a place to pick one up, let me know - I'd be happy to pay you to nab one for me at the same time...

Or...

www.newministuff.com
They're in the UK.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:33 AM
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I am not sure if this is what you are looking for but MossMini has a euro parcel shelf.
http://www.mossmini.com/Shop/ViewPro...eIndexID=39674
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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It looks like a few vendors may still have inventory, wonder how long it will last?
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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I think there are 3 left at MyMini . Thanks handn.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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Get Them While They Last!! :-)
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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Get 'em while they're hot...!

Originally Posted by tc4653
It looks like a few vendors may still have inventory, wonder how long it will last?
Yep - there are a few vendors that still have inventory, but it won't last. We'll all have to start shopping at (gasp) *overseas* vendors...

Just like when we bought our MINIs...
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by TunaMini
I am not sure if this is what you are looking for but MossMini has a euro parcel shelf.
http://www.mossmini.com/Shop/ViewPro...eIndexID=39674
While I like Moss about 90% of the time, they have a nasty habit of showing items for sale, that they do not have in stock. Usually there will be a backorder assigned for such items, but with the parcel shelf NLA, better have Moss physically check their shelf before ordering.

This should apply to ANY vendor claiming to have these shelves.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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See Outmotoring's announcement in Vendor Announcements - then grab one quick if you can find it, because there aren't going to be anymore.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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Try

www.coopersport.com they are in Canada
 

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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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Another way around the parcel shelf, is to get an armrest with storage within, or just not keep so much junk in your Mini!
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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wow, those are expensive...
the one listed in outmotoring was about 30-40$
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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Assuming I didn't get beaten to it, there are now two left at mymini.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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As I remember it ,I got mine from Classic Auto Campus, a vender on this site and at the time theirs was the lowest price I found.https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/classicauto
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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Can't live without it!

I've had mine for about 3 weeks now, and it has been a great alternative for storing things such as my wallet, cell phone, tin of mints etc. It looks nice as well, like the missing piece to the puzzle of the dash/cockpit area. I believe it is not offered in the US due to crash safety reasons, but I don't see the difference safety wise vs. the knee panel.

Get one while/if you still can!
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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If chaincoopers get his and I get my shelf, mymini only has one left
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by chaincoopers
Assuming I didn't get beaten to it, there are now two left at mymini.
I just picked one up so now there is 1.............
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by holdenontoit
As I remember it ,I got mine from Classic Auto Campus, a vender on this site and at the time theirs was the lowest price I found.https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/classicauto
Classic was the first place I called when I got the OutMotoring e-mail. No stock, product is discontinued.

MyMini was the cheapest place I found that I could verify actually HAD stock of the parcel shelf.

As others have suggested, at this point you're better off calling to make sure whatever vendor actually has them on hand.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by yogaII
wow, those are expensive...
the one listed in outmotoring was about 30-40$
The euro parcel tray previously at outmotoring.com retails for 79.95.

http://outmotoring.com/euro_parcel_tray.html
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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I just grabbed one from MyMini.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by sullt
I just grabbed one from MyMini.
Same here!! Got the cancel notice from outmotoring then called mymini and they had 6 in stock so now's it's down to 5 because I placed my order with them! Hurry up and get them folks!
 
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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I got the e-mail too.

Just called Moss and placed an order and they had stock. With Moss, if you order on-line you will never know the item is B/O untill your package arrives and the part you needed the most in marked B/O.
 
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