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Luggage Rails, Rubber Boot Mat, Bumper Protector
mark_n
 

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Luggage Rails, Rubber Boot Mat, Bumper Protector

This is hardly rocket science, but here is how I have kitted out the luggage space of my Evoque which has factory fit luggage rails. I want to be able to tie things down using the moveable eyes while protecting the floor; I also want to protect the bumper when I use it as a foot rest to tie up my walking boots and also provide somewhere clean to sit on when I'm having a cup of coffee.

First, the rubber mat does not work directly with the luggage rails. You can see that the mat covers the rails which prevents the eyes sliding and the cut outs are not in any case big enough for the adjustable eyes.

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The solution is simply to cut off the side parts along the groove provided as a guide. Use a Stanley knife with a fresh blade and a straight edge to provide extra guidance. I used a long spirit level. When back in the car, the top of the rubber mat is flush with the rails and the semi-rigid protector can be placed on top if required.

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Next, I bought a fold out bumper protector from a company called Boot Buddy, about £23 including postage. This is a heavy duty plastic sheet with rounded front corners and velcro stitched along its width at the back. It's designed for their own boot liner and is fractionally wider than the rubber mat, shown here with the right edge aligned and the extra on the left as shown, about 5cm.

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No problem; fold it in two to give the correct total width, tape down and use the folded-over edge as a guide for cutting. It's then attached to the underside of the rubber mat using a velcro strip stuck across its width.

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I can then fold it out to protect the bumper when loading or putting on my walking boots and there's a clean surface to sit on at coffee time. It folds up easily and can be removed if it gets in the way or tucked between the mat and the semi-rigid protector. It doesn't interfere with the electric tail-gate operation.

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Mark

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28-12-2011 03:58pm
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lngrn36
 

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RE: Luggage Rails, Rubber Boot Mat, Bumper Protector

Excellent post! Thanks for taking time to share it with us!

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Samouraï
 

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Excellent work! Thanks for your interesting post!
28-12-2011 09:06pm
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bell-auto-services
 

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Mark do you have the part number hady for your boot tray seen in your last picture ?

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28-12-2011 09:50pm
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(28-12-2011 09:50pm)bell-auto-services Wrote:  Mark do you have the part number hady for your boot tray seen in your last picture ?

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You beat me to it - was about to ask the same!
28-12-2011 10:19pm
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mark_n
 

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It's officially called the "Rigid Loadspace Protector", VPLVS0089.

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28-12-2011 11:06pm
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SebM
 

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(28-12-2011 03:58pm)mark_n Wrote:  The solution is simply to cut off the side parts along the groove provided as a guide. Use a Stanley knife with a fresh blade and a straight edge to provide extra guidance. I used a long spirit level. When back in the car, the top of the rubber mat is flush with the rails and the semi-rigid protector can be placed on top if required.

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Excellent, I did exactly the same thing !

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29-12-2011 08:03am
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Token
 

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This is a great post, thanks Mark...extremely helpful especially with the pictures.

I originally wanted Social Seating but not sure what to do now as the above is going to be more practical with the dogs.

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leveller
 

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Cheers Mark. Will be using this thread to fit my boot space mat!

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How easy/ difficult is to now get into the spare wheel well with the luggage rails in place?

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