[Tigers] Trunk (Boot) Lid Issues

James Lindner jliny5 at cox.net
Thu Mar 31 09:54:57 MST 2011


Hi all

Just got my MkI back from shop after getting some repairs to finish. Over the
years since the original restoration cracks dveloped along certain body seams
(originally lead filled) in the rear of the body and had become quite
noticeable. Everything went well and the work came out looking great.

Now the bad news...First day back I close the trunk and at the passenger side
corner the lid jumps over seal and goes metal to metal with body...2" chip out
of paint. The same thing happened while still in the shop as they were
finishing up. They redid the work and thought they had corrected the issue.
Obviously, still having some fitting issues. Gap on drivers side appears
wider. OBTW the seal is in excellent condition.

Shop thinks it has something to do with placement of trunk lid buffers. They
think they should be further outboard. I am very happy overall with the work
these guys do...but they are not Tiger guys (mostly jags).

Question...What is the correct location for the trunk lid buffers? Any other
ideas to help correct the problem?

I have provided a link to the CAT Forum where I have posted photos of the
Drivers side gap, Passenger side gap, and current location of the trunk lid
buffers.


http://www.catmbr.org/VB_forum/showthread.php?p=1856#post1856

Thanks

Jim


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