307 boot lid

[mmarobster]

hi can some one help b4 i go daft my boot lid is not locking until i hold it down, i can here the catch moving and trying to close but it is just not catching, Ive try ed moving the bottom catch forward but it is making no difference, every time i open the car with the fob it unlocks the boot and i have to hold it down and the lid locks its self, but when i get to where I'm going and open the drivers door from inside the Boot lid unlocks again, please help its driving me mad,

p.s Ive tried abit of wd40 but its made no difference

thanks for any help

[Piston Broke]

I think I've read that right

On the bottom edge of the tailgaite, towards the sides, are 2 plasticky/hard rubber buttons. Wind them inwards by hand and hopefully the boot should close properly.

[mmarobster]

thanks for your reply m8, i know the things you mean but when i turn them they just spin! i will try taken them right off to see if it works, i will try right now

just try ed taken them off completely and still not working i know the lock is working because if i slam the boot lid and keep it held down the boot locks.

when i climb in the boot and watch the mechanism it looks like its not catching the bottom metal clip properly, but like Ive said Ive try-ed moving the catch but it makes no difference.

any more advice and thanks again

[Piston Broke]

Tricky one chum. I'm not uber familiar with the 307, though I'd guess its not disimilar to the 308.

Does the bottom catch have any adjustment in it. If you loosen the mounting bolts I think there's a few mm movement available.

[mmarobster]

hi thanks again, yes i can move the bottom catch but no matter where i put it it does the same thing, i will have a proper look tomorrow maybe the bottom catch has got to be in an exact position. thanks for your help and quick responses.

[frank]

is the mircroswitch stuck in the open postion in the handle?? press the lever and you should be able to hear the switch click. if not then take the handle off and clean out where the switch sits. really common for it to fill up with crud and stick

[mmarobster]

hi frank and thanks, will have alook at that later today, I'm thinking of going to the scrap yard and borrowing one to save all the hassle

[frank]

wouldnt bother getting one from there. itll be in the same state. just take it off and have a look

[Piston Broke]

Funnily enough Frank, we've had a 307 at work come in to the workshop with the same problem, and thanks to you I was able to swoop in and look really intelligent!

[frank]

hard to make some people look good though!!!! lol

[mmarobster]

Dec 15, 2010 18:10:37 GMT frank said:

is the mircroswitch stuck in the open position in the handle?? press the lever and you should be able to hear the switch click. if not then take the handle off and clean out where the switch sits. really common for it to fill up with crud and stick

hi frank thanks to you Ive fixed my boot lid ;D Ive been messing around with the mechanism and all this time its been the handle getting stuck and holding the micro switch in like you said thank you very much m8, i no longer have to keep getting in and out of my car to close the boot lid.

[frank]

thats ok, no worries. its nice to get a replay, now if only everyone else was like that