Boot Alignment

[jamiecarpenter]

Ive just swapped out my old boot lid for a second hand one due to a little rust. All has gone well until I was tightening up the bolts on the boot lid which attaches to the hinges. I stupidly didn't measure up the shut lines before taking the old one off. My main concern is how close the back of the lid is to the body of the car when opening and closing the lid. I cant say I remember noticing it before but there can't be more than 1mm clearance when opening or closing the lid. Its currently got 4mm of clearance at the back of the lid towards the body and hood and and gets slightly wider to 5mm by the time the shut line reaches the wings.

Can anyone measures theirs that havent tampered with the boot and give me some measurements on the shut lines?

Thanks in advance.

 

[mac27040]

just check mine and 4mm is what i have on back and sides

 

[jamiecarpenter]

Thanks for that. They all look very tight. Wonder if my wings have been moved at some point. Yours certainly looks better than mine even before I changed the boot lid.