Tuscan boot not flat when closed

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Has anyone managed to get the boot to close and lie flat with equal gaps all around the edges? I know the gas strut has an effect, deforming the boot lid slightly and they aren't perfect moulds. Mines a 2000 and I know they changed the seals arrangement later on. The strange thing with mine is that without the seal in place, the boot sits level!?

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nawarne said:

Martin,
My boot has never sat level. Always higher on O/S, where the gas strut is.

Have you disconnected gas strut? Thought I might try this at some time.
Nick

I suppose I could and see, but I've had the boot close without the seal in place and its level, so i think the issue is the boot seal or a difference in height between the ridge that the seal sits over from the o/s to the n/s.
I need to get into the boot to look at how the seal interferes with the boot and see what I can do about it. Clearly I have nothing better to do (I'm trying to get all the gaps perfect!)