Boot twisted/not alligned

peds2002 · 01-16-2022, 05:30 AM

Hi All,

My boot recently has stopped closing properly and stops halfway down. I then noticed that the boot is not alligned correctly. I have undone the hinges and tried to adjust it but there is much give on them. Any suggestions please. I have attached photos.

Opie55 · 01-16-2022, 11:02 AM

Any chance someone drove it with something large in the back and left the boot open without tying it down? Hitting bumps with the boot open and letting it bounce up an down could deform the mounting points. Otherwise, for something like that to happen suddenly with no accident would be very odd.

peds2002 · 01-16-2022, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Opie55

Any chance someone drove it with something large in the back and left the boot open without tying it down? Hitting bumps with the boot open and letting it bounce up an down could deform the mounting points. Otherwise, for something like that to happen suddenly with no accident would be very odd.

Not that I'm aware of. I am beginning to think it wasn't correctly aligned when built. The only reason I noticed it was the boot doesn't go right the way down when you close and thinking one of the gas struts might be faulty. Maybe i should replaced the hinges before I replace the struts

pungo · 01-16-2022, 01:43 PM

Disconnect struts and see if it closes properly without them.

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Opie55 Lieutenant Colonel 539 Rep 1,664 Posts Drives: '15 650i Convertible Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Any chance someone drove it with something large in the back and left the boot open without tying it down? Hitting bumps with the boot open and letting it bounce up an down could deform the mounting points. Otherwise, for something like that to happen suddenly with no accident would be very odd.
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