Naff bootlid fit. Any ideas?

[PatHeald]

As you can see, the panel gaps are a bit lop sided.

The fit is about right on the o/s, but the n/s is miles out.

Has anyone successfully adjusted a bootlid, or is this something that is going to need professional attention?

I can't live with it as it currently is.

Cheers

Pat

[k77-widow maker]

i'm in the same boat, so please feel free to drop me a line on a fix, if you get one. Though i feel it's a case of a new boot lid (as a result of a shunt maybe) and the new lid was not fitted correctly, and accepted by the owner on it's return.
Fact of the matter is now i get nothing but fumes and the thought that every time i see the car's @rse i think...hmm that could be better...

[Ballistic Banana]

On mine there are 3 or 4 bolts that hold the hinge. These have come loose at times on mine so when trying to get the hood in the boot you have to rest you head against it to keep it open while doing a piroette and touching you tounge with your little toe to get the roof in
Anyhow These bolts also lift the boot hieght when shut aswell so its a case of playing around a bit with them, preahps try to mirror the good side. The hinge can also bend abit so that could be the problem along with the boot seals not being all the way down onto the lip they go onto.

Just a few things then

BB

[beano500]

They all do that, Sir.









...or at least, mine was likewise suffering from an approximation to being a reasonable fit all the time I had it. The Battyman had several goes but we came to the decision that we should go for a compromise. Even the Tuscan boot lid looks a bit lopsided, so it's safe to assume it's a common "feature" to enjoy...

[bjwoods]

beano500 said:

They all do that, Sir. ...or at least, mine was likewise suffering from an approximation to being a reasonable fit all the time I had it. The Battyman had several goes but we came to the decision that we should go for a compromise. Even the Tuscan boot lid looks a bit lopsided, so it's safe to assume it's a common "feature" to enjoy...

Mines dead straight. I think just a little adjustment may be required.. Some people also put a couple of extra spacers in the mechanism to allow the boot to open a fraction higher - helps to get the roof in.

B

[joospeed]

If you can't live with the bootlid you must be one helluva perfectionist person. You could lower the left side, but it's already level with the weing top so yuo'll end up robbing peter to pay paul. you need the bootlid lip filling and grinding back tom the same profile as the car to make this one right I fear.

I'd also find it difficult to live with the rear lights being upside down, the tailpipes not being level, the roof not being level compared to the windscreen surround, the steering cowl not being level to the dashboard, the wheelarches beign different heights from the ground , etc, etc

[beano500]

joospeed said:

I'd also find it difficult to live with the rear lights being upside down, the tailpipes not being level, the roof not being level compared to the windscreen surround, the steering cowl not being level to the dashboard, the wheelarches beign different heights from the ground , etc, etc

Wow - and I thought all these cars were perfect.....

[GarryM]

joospeed said:

I'd also find it difficult to live with the ... tailpipes not being level

Oh no! Look at the pic! Pat, how are you going to cope with those wonky tail pipes!

(I do have sympathy for you and I hope the bootlid is a case of adjusting the hinge. I reckon you could make it almost perfect without having to grind anything. Thankfully my tailpipes are level )

[beano500]

Actually I think the pipes ARE level...

...and so is the boot...












...it's just the rest of the car?

[old64er]

The pipes are a pain to get right, the boot lid on mine sits ok.
Check that it is closing enough to touch the seal all the way around the lid.
Mine was wonky and i found the catch was raised a little too high.

Just a thought

PS dont post pictures of imperfect cars,it only gets the rowdy rabble going

[Paul 2000]

Had a similar fitting issue when I had my Griff. A bit of subtle adjustment to the latch, not the hinges, seemed to fix it.
Happy fiddling.

[k77-widow maker]

I can live with the panels not being lined up, but it's hard to live with the fumes that may be coming into the car via the boot as a result.

[thatch]

GarryM said:

joospeed said: I'd also find it difficult to live with the ... tailpipes not being level Oh no! Look at the pic! Pat, how are you going to cope with those wonky tail pipes!

Forget the Car Pat, what's going on with your extension roof?!!!!

[PatHeald]

thatch said:

Forget the Car Pat, what's going on with your extension roof?!!!!

Dunno, I guess that TVR must have started doing spirit levels as well as boats and bikes...

Cheers

Pat

[HeyAndy]

Put a spacer on the hinge that is lowest.

Failing that, draw a straight line from one side of the boot to the other and flatten down the excess very very, carefully so as not to scatch the paint on the boot, mask up and paint the rubbed down area with matching paint....simple