I recently went to reinstall my Rear Cargo Cover and discovered that the black plastic tips that go into the metal rod at the section of the cover nearest to the rear seat were missing. After some hunting I found one of them and discovered that they pull out of the rod easily. Has anybody else had this problem? How do you keep them from falling out and getting lost?

 

I had the same problem with the black plastic tips on my 08. I solved it by wrapping the end of the plug with a little scotch tape and gently forcing it back into the end of the aluminum rod. Now they stay in place and I haven't had a problem since. It's silly that MINI hasn't caught this by now.

Rich

 

I've never had a problem with them.
Of course, posting this means that i'll have a problem with them in about 20 seconds

 

Had a problem with mine too. I squirted a bit of RTV into the rod and reassembled....Voila!

 

I am not familiar with RTV. Can you tell me more about it?

 

sure. Silicone or RTV.
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