Levers For Boot And Petrol Cap

mcwatson · October 24, 2004

Why is it that I have to put some muscle into pulling up my petrol cap release lever inside the car before it will open? When my car was younger, it just needed a small pull and it would pop open! Now it needs yanking a couple of times!

Any why does my boot release lever release the boot but it no longer bounces open, all it does is release the catch but I have to lift it up?

I'll get it all looked at when I get the next service and I guess the answer is just that it all needs lubricating but just wondered if there were any quick fixes???

Monster-Mat · October 24, 2004

Any why does my boot release lever release the boot but it no longer bounces open, all it does is release the catch but I have to lift it up?

THE PETROL CAP ONE NEEDS LUBRICATING, ALSO THE CATCH NEEDS BENDING BACK A LITTLE TO GIVE IT A BIT MORE SPRING.......

ooppps caps.sorry

as for the boot lid.................crumbs, whats it coming to when we have to actually lift the boot lid ourselfs

:winky:

Scorpion · October 24, 2004

as for the boot lid.................crumbs, whats it coming to when we have to actually lift the boot lid ourselfs
:winky:

Some owners will even have such things as telling you which way to go next.........not sure but i think they call it sat nav ....is that right.

TonyGoose · October 25, 2004

as for the boot lid.................crumbs, whats it coming to when we have to actually lift the boot lid ourselfs
:winky:

Some owners will even have such things as telling you which way to go next.........not sure but i think they call it sat nav ....is that right.

No it's 2nd left ... after the postbox.

As for the bootlid, i'm with mat.. how lazy can you get :P

Mine's always been like that and i don't think i'd want it to open right up..

mcwatson · October 25, 2004

LOL. Yeah, lazy it does sound but when your dragged round town with the missus and she loads you up with shopping to carry, I used to like to possibility of just pressing the button, the lid pops up and I can just chuck it all in at the same time. Yes, okay, maybe only 2 secs to put the shopping on the floor, open boot, pick shopping up and put in.

Just a nice little 'facility' that I used to enjoy having on the car!!

PQuist · October 25, 2004

Had similar prob with boot lid. Got Lexus to replace the boot springs

jason_l · October 26, 2004

i dont want to sound lazy but i really like the boot pop up!

i have just sound proofed my boot and now the boot door is so heavy that it will not move! also plan on putting a spoiler on the car so again will make it heavier!

is there any way of adapting it or an aftermarket product that will mean i dont loose the opening boot!

or will i actually have to get off my fat ***** and actually use my hand!

J

TheDon · October 26, 2004

perhaps some assistance from a gas operated opener. like what you find in hatch backs. that should do the trick shouldnt it. wouldnt be too much work to sort the brackets out either i wouldnt have thought