AndyNZ
Active Member
Hi everyone,
As far as I can tell, the CSL has the same boot / trunk lid springs as the other models with the steel lid.
However on mine (and with the much lighter boot lid) upon unlatching the lid, it catapults up with so much force that if you happened to be leaning over it at the time, you'd break your nose.
My car isn't fitted with the spoiler, and the addition of the tool box doesn't have much effect.
Has anyone else had this issue and if so, how did you resolve it? Or is it normal across most cars?
The problem with leaving it as it is (aside from broken noses) is that the force on the folded bracket (that the catch mounts to) that rivets to the underside of the boot lid causes the aluminium to harden & become brittle over time, such that with a previous owner, the bracket simply ripped off.
As far as I can tell, the CSL has the same boot / trunk lid springs as the other models with the steel lid.
However on mine (and with the much lighter boot lid) upon unlatching the lid, it catapults up with so much force that if you happened to be leaning over it at the time, you'd break your nose.
My car isn't fitted with the spoiler, and the addition of the tool box doesn't have much effect.
Has anyone else had this issue and if so, how did you resolve it? Or is it normal across most cars?
The problem with leaving it as it is (aside from broken noses) is that the force on the folded bracket (that the catch mounts to) that rivets to the underside of the boot lid causes the aluminium to harden & become brittle over time, such that with a previous owner, the bracket simply ripped off.
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