Introduction

If your rear hatch cover (sometimes called a parcel shelf) is no longer being drawn up when your hatch is opened then your hatch cover strings and/or mounting pins may be broken. Up until now, the only fix available was to replace the already-failure prone hatch string(s) and/or the more costly hatch trim if the mounting pin had sheared off.

With our Hatch Cover Fix Kit you can now replace while upgrading the OEM-failure prone components to our robust design, all while still maintaining the OEM trim components.

Part Design

The stainless hatch cover strings (tethers) are manufactured using 18-8 stainless steel wire rope with a vinyl coated black jacket, finished off with heat shrink looped ends for an overall OEM-type appearance with abrasion protection. Custom machined Delrin ball stops capture the parcel shelf to pull upwards, simulating the factory design and functionality. The ball stops also give weight to the cable assembly to ensure the cables lower through the parcel shelf hole properly and repeatedly.

Product Development

Our ECS Hatch Cover Strings were designed, engineered, tested and quality inspected by our Research and Development team in our Wadsworth, Ohio facility. The ECS Hatch Strings were developed to far surpass the weight that should ever be intended for the parcel shelf to support. We ensured that the highest level of precision and quality is delivered throughout rigorous long term product testing and leading edge product development methods.

Installation and Support

Looking for installation tips? Look no further, we put together a full installation tutorial from start to finish in detail! Head over to our YouTube channel for the full video @ ECSTuningMedia