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Closing 997.1 boot lid damn near impossible!!


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If you are talking about the front trunk/boot and it is anything like my 993 no adjustments will help. I did all that until someone showed me the correct way. I was trying to close it like I do in my ‘76 which is sort of a drop and close motion using the leading edge. With my 993 this doesn’t work. I just gently close it to the first latch and then with each hand in the pistol position (pointer fingers to the facing the outside edge and thumbs pointing inwards) each hand about 150mm away from the centre crest and gently push down using the reinforced leading/front edge of the bonnet. Works every time. Any other method just won’t work no matter how hard I try. Hopefully yours is the same.

I never use the badge as it can dent the bonnet. Use the front edge.

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25 minutes ago, 911virgin said:

Hey all

Thanks for all the advices.

The " trick" as explained By a Porsche specialist is to firmly close the boot by pressing down over the badge!

I wasn't doing that.

All good with the " trick"🙂

I've always used the "heel of the palm on the badge" on our cars, never had an issue, but I could see the pistol position also working fine

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On 01/02/2022 at 08:03, P-Kay said:

^^ THIS!

And you can also crack the badge of you keep pushing down on it.

the bonnet section underneath the badge is reinforced, best to keep a clean cloth in the glovebox when you need to close it

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