The retractable cargo nets are often described as a retractable dog guard (it will serve either purpose), the same as they sell the metal dog guards and describe them as cargo guards.

What makes me laugh with the retractable net though, it Land-Rover sell it as an optional extra for £250. Whereas Citroen used to supply them as standard on the C5 estate! It's unlikely the LR ones cost significantly more to produce.

I'm still struggling with the idea some of you guys actually put stuff on it

Mine is ivory and I don't even like fluff on it.....

You'll be using it as a van next  2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Mines ivory and regularly has a dog on it

They come up quite nicely with a pressure washer

Mines ivory too but already rather grubby so I don't care.

The dog nets sound interesting, a friends bmw has one and it is very useful. Does the net canister simply clip into a slot behind the back seats or does one need to buy fixings for it too? NW060

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ZG875 - Westland Sea King (cockpit section)
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"Georgina" - 2000 Discovery 2 TD5 ES - sold
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Alistair wrote:

Mines ivory and regularly has a dog on it

They come up quite nicely with a pressure washer

You'll have the RSPCA after you.  John
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GAP iiD BT
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MasseyFerguson 152 - No electronics!! - Sold

Before I had the dog, I kept mine in the car, but put a black towel on the top so I could put stuff on top without marking the material.

Since getting a dog mine is never in the car, it's sealed up in the loft as new, ready for when I sell the car! Discovery 4 HSE
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I quite like having the shelf to be honest. useful for the Costco run for kitchen/toilet roll. took it out when I too 3/4 tonne of plasterboard and plywood to the tip.

I definitely notice the increased noise when it's not in. I can actually sometimes hear the compressor when everything else is quiet.

mat777 wrote:

The dog nets sound interesting, a friends bmw has one and it is very useful. Does the net canister simply clip into a slot behind the back seats or does one need to buy fixings for it too?

Requires fixings - sits behind the rear headrests & directly on top of the parcel shelf - retractable & has mountings in the sides up by the roof.

I had one on my L322 VSE & it was perfect for me - but they're not an option on the L405 so have had to go with a semi permanent metal mesh guard

The kit comes with the brackets, if you look at the font ends of the plastic vent bits that the parcel shelf fits on you'll see some pop out panels where the cargo net brackets go into.

I think the top moutings are already there on all cars with a plastic flap over them.

The clips are already there in the roof in 2 places in case you have the seats down for a large load.
I had to replace the plastic lugs on my shelf, probably through the previous owner/s put too much heavy stuff on it.

Same as HM1978 - I use the upper shelf also for kitchen roll, boxes of crisps etc bought at Costco and for putting dry coats on. I suppose they could do with a retracting cover, but one that runs in grooves on either side of the car (much like those covers you see people retro-fit to pick ups) and so could be strong enough to support light loads on top of them still. but that can also be removed as normal when folding seats down. I must say, the hard shelf is definitely classier, I've had 4x4s with roller covers and they always look like an afterthought in my opinion and some also seem to sag down after a few years (as the recoil spring start to weaken due to use I assume). Steve

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