Boot Lid

Rockhopper

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Mansfield
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I seem to only post about problems that no one else has ever had!

So try this one..

If i try and open the boot lid by holding it anywhere other than at the extreme right hand side (above the tail lights) it wont move, it seems like its catching somewhere along the back edge towards the right hand side. Its never been taken off to my knowledge so i don't think its an alignment issue as such Worn hinge pin perhaps?

Any ideas?
 
Rockhopper said:
Well well, the end of the spring on the right hand one appears to have snapped off!
Yes but that shouldn’t be hooked to anything, it only helps to pop the lid up
 
Yes but as the lid closes its clearly applying pressure to a part of the hinge and its no longer doing that but the other side is which must be pushing the whole lid out of alignment. I've bought one off Ebay for £14 so I'll swap it and see what happens.
 
The new hinge sorted it out. The original one had never been moved judging by the marks in the paint and the lack of marks on the bolt heads.
The new hinge took a bit of fiddling to get the shut lines where I wanted them and it’s ended up quite a way from where the original one was. Interesting!
 
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