My 06 plates parcel shelf although still retracts gets a little lazy towards the end and gives up the trying with 6'' left. Can the spring mechanism be tightened in any way?

Ok, managed to fix myself, very simple, undo the torx screw on one side and pull the end cap off. Pull the opposite end cap out just enough to turn it, wind it around a few times and push it back in. Replace the original end cap, it takes a little wiggling. Replace screw and job done. They only doubt I have is that only one side has tension on spring but it appears to work.

Good job and thanks for the explanation, as these get on I’m sure we’ll go looking for info. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Cheers for the info. Just done mine.

Useful info thanks for that. When I read the title I thought it said your parcel shelf had gone into limp mode 🤪 Steve

2005 2.7 TDV6 HSE, ongoing project.
1998 Volvo V70 R auto FWD, mothballed future project.
1999 BMW Z3 (owned from new) garage queen.