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Does anyone else have trouble with the rear parcel shelf on their 24/30 rattling like crazy on rough surfaces ? Mine does... 
The noise comes from the left hand pivot point which is quite slack. The right pivot point is slack as well however for some reason the left hand side of the shelf rocks on the ledge towards the rear of the car. (Shelf slightly warped perhaps)
So if you give the middle rear of the shelf a downwards thump the left hand hinge corner jumps up and drops down again. This is the source of the rattle.
It seems poorly designed to be honest. In my other car as well as the pivots being a tighter fit the seat backs press fairly firmly against the shelf preventing it from moving around even if the pivots were loose. The Leaf has a gap between the seat backs and the shelf you can put your hand through...
Also the rear of the shelf in the Leaf overhangs its support ledge by nearly half way (allowing it to rock on the edge of the support ledge) whereas in the other car the parcel tray is supported by the side ledges all the way to the back making it impossible to rock.
The Leaf also leaves the rear of the shelf hanging in mid air with no support letting it bounce, which it does, as it is quite flimsy.
Has anyone attempted to remedy this poor design to eliminate the rattle ? If the pivot points were cylinder shaped pegs I could slide a little bit of rubber tube over them to make a better fit but they're tapered pins.
The only easy solution seems to be to weigh the shelf down a bit.. ?
The noise comes from the left hand pivot point which is quite slack. The right pivot point is slack as well however for some reason the left hand side of the shelf rocks on the ledge towards the rear of the car. (Shelf slightly warped perhaps)
So if you give the middle rear of the shelf a downwards thump the left hand hinge corner jumps up and drops down again. This is the source of the rattle.
It seems poorly designed to be honest. In my other car as well as the pivots being a tighter fit the seat backs press fairly firmly against the shelf preventing it from moving around even if the pivots were loose. The Leaf has a gap between the seat backs and the shelf you can put your hand through...
Also the rear of the shelf in the Leaf overhangs its support ledge by nearly half way (allowing it to rock on the edge of the support ledge) whereas in the other car the parcel tray is supported by the side ledges all the way to the back making it impossible to rock.
The Leaf also leaves the rear of the shelf hanging in mid air with no support letting it bounce, which it does, as it is quite flimsy.
Has anyone attempted to remedy this poor design to eliminate the rattle ? If the pivot points were cylinder shaped pegs I could slide a little bit of rubber tube over them to make a better fit but they're tapered pins.
The only easy solution seems to be to weigh the shelf down a bit.. ?