conanhomer
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looking for advice. i loaded 2 boxes in my trunk (boot) and closed it, not realizing that they were too high. now the lid is jammed. any ideas on how to open? thanks
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I've seen many cars with a bend in the striker and some with the cross piece of the striker bent. This is probably due to misalignment of the striker. The buffers set on the trunk seal and are adjusted so they just barely touch the trunk flange and rubber. These photos show where Doug @ Tiger Auto set the buffers on the series 5 back in 1995. It's hard to see in a photo but the buffers don't leave much of an indentation in the trunk seal that was installed at the same time. Many folks on this forum have seen me give the trunk a small push and it drops and latches just like a door latches with no damage to the striker. Adjustments of this kind take some time.I've seen a couple of P.O. mods shimming the eraser sized rubber and metal bracket in towards the front of the car then wondering the why they do that ?promptly forgetting and removing them.
I've seen many cars with a bend in the striker and some with the cross piece of the striker bent. This is probably due to misalignment of the striker. The buffers set on the trunk seal and are adjusted so they just barely touch the trunk flange and rubber. These photos show where Doug @ Tiger Auto set the buffers on the series 5 back in 1995. It's hard to see in a photo but the buffers don't leave much of an indentation in the trunk seal that was installed at the same time. Many folks on this forum have seen me give the trunk a small push and it drops and latches just like a door latches with no damage to the striker. Adjustments of this kind take some time. View attachment 10626