DB9 Boot-lid question?

[sportie]

Having just purchased a 2005 DB9 I am having trouble with the boot lid! Its very heavy to lift and wants to close very quickly, so I assumed that the struts must have gone. So I bought a pair of secondhand ones and fitted them. However they made no difference, so either I have purchased a faulty pair or the boot-lid behaves this way.?

My question is do DB9 boot-lids behave this way?

[tonyhall38]

mine does.....just be gentle with it...

[brakedwell]

Mine does too.

[T14HON]

My DB9 is a 2005 too and although lifting it is not too bad, it does want to slam down. I was about to order some secondhand struts, but after your experience will probably splash out on a new pair.

[michael gould]

yep mine to

[t1blk]

Same here, I've had to learn to be gentle and guide it......not easy for someone notoriously heavy handed and used to slamming the boot shut on my TVR.

[Neil1300R]

DB9 owners in I'm too old to lift the hatchback shocker!!

[peterr96]

Neil1300R said:

DB9 owners in I'm too old to lift the hatchback shocker!!

[brakedwell]

Neil1300R said:

DB9 owners in I'm too old to lift the hatchback shocker!!

[sportie]

Thank for the replies

[Simond S]

ihad the same issue but upon investigation "they all do that"

[Noble Anonymous]

I had to slam mine, which I hated doing for obvious reasons.
Had it adjusted at a service and is like a dream now.

So I imagine "they are all like that" too.

[Jockman]

They are indeed all like that.

Just let gravity do its work from about 4 inches up

[peterr96]

Jockman said:

They are indeed all like that.

Just let gravity do its work from about 4 inches up

that's about 100 microsporrans to anyone eeeeeenglish

editted to make me not look like a complete drunk tt

Edited by peterr96 on Friday 14th October 16:46

[brakedwell]

Which is ten centimeters in modern speak.

[George H]

brakedwell said:

Which is ten centimeters in modern speak.

It would be 101.6mm