Boot Can't Stay Open!!

[BeemerSTER]

Just found out this morning...Opened boot to remove some stuff...as per usual, one would push the boot lid to its maximum upright secured position and assuming it would stay that way till i shut the boot manually...To my horror, as soon as I popped my head into the boot to reach in to grab my stuff, the boot was slowly declining from its upright position and then about to shut slam, WITH MY HEAD IN THE BOOT! :beaten: Thank goodness for my spider sense which was tingling like mad, i swiftly retracted my head from the boot and was safely tucked away, to witness the boot slam with a loud thud...almost would have decapitated me.... Now if it wasn't for my hyper arachnid senses, I wouldn't be here to describe my boot problem...So guys, do you think it is the hydraulic bar failure or would it be the return of my arch enemy Magneto, utilising his magnetic powers to decapitate me!! Well, it could have been worse, a pumpkin bomb might have detonated when i kick start the engine.... :lol: Anyways...any help??!!Thanks...

 

[nikazwaa]

So Mr. Parker, which model you using again?

 

[saat]

Dont know which model you drive but it is the gas strut. They do give way after time. Most of the time they leak. Cannot service. Doesnt cost much to change. For it to drop like that it means that both sides are gone and when one of them failed, you did not notice it. So looks like you are gonna have to change. Can find used units or buy new.

On another note are you sure your car isnt possessed and it was trying to eat you up......

 

[jarance]

So mr parker, what model do you drive?

for an e30, it is the spring that is loosing its tension. for e36 model onward, there is the hydraulic absorber which is install on the left on front side of the boot. To check the condition, remove the absorber from the boot. Try to push the rod in. If it stay down and did not "push" the rod out, then you need to replaced it..

btw, when the last time you feed your car. it could also be trying to tell you it is hungry..

 

[fabianyee]

Please update ur profile so that we know what model u are driving before giving u the solution.

 

[BeemerSTER]

Originally posted by nikazwaa@Nov 21 2005, 02:08 PM
So Mr. Parker, which model you using again?

hahaha..E39....

 

[BeemerSTER]

Originally posted by saat@Nov 21 2005, 02:09 PM
Dont know which model you drive but it is the gas strut. They do give way after time. Most of the time they leak. Cannot service. Doesnt cost much to change. For it to drop like that it means that both sides are gone and when one of them failed, you did not notice it. So looks like you are gonna have to change. Can find used units or buy new.

On another note are you sure your car isnt possesses and it was trying to eat you up......

saat,

had a feeling, was 'em damn gas struts...how much do they cost a pair new and second hand for E39?where can I get them?

wouldn't be possessed la, i was there to witness Emily Rose's cremation...damn bitch died with 'em 6 demons with her...

Cheers...

 

[fabianyee]

Originally posted by BeemerSTER+Nov 21 2005, 07:12 PM-->QUOTE (BeemerSTER @ Nov 21 2005, 07:12 PM)

 

[BeemerSTER]

Originally posted by jarance@Nov 21 2005, 02:44 PM
So mr parker, what model do you drive?

for an e30, it is the spring that is loosing its tension. for e36 model onward, there is the hydraulic absorber which is install on the left on front side of the boot. To check the condition, remove the absorber from the boot. Try to push the rod in. If it stay down and did not "push" the rod out, then you need to replaced it..

btw, when the last time you feed your car. it could also be trying to tell you it is hungry..

jarance,

thanks for the input mah man...will give you a free Spidey Underwear Signature Series when i do get my franchise...btw, this underwear vibrates violently when they're chics nearby, just like how spidey sense tingles to danger... h34r:

Cheers!

 

[BeemerSTER]

Originally posted by fabianyee+Nov 21 2005, 07:18 PM-->QUOTE (fabianyee @ Nov 21 2005, 07:18 PM)

Originally posted by BeemerSTER@Nov 21 2005, 07:12 PM

 

[fabianyee]

Originally posted by BeemerSTER+Nov 21 2005, 07:23 PM-->QUOTE (BeemerSTER @ Nov 21 2005, 07:23 PM)

 

[BeemerSTER]

out of the 1,862 members(that's One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Two different characters), I must be THE ONLY recalcitrant not to have my profile updated, to deserve such attention. Shame on me.

Well, thanks guys, for those who actually did drop useful suggestions! Cheers.....

 

[tyke]

hey beemerster,
so didja manage to sort out ur guillotine boot?
try these few shops.....

1)bavarian auto
2)ortojaya
3)munich auto
4)1st division.

if u dont hav their number,call/sms me and i'll pass em to u.

rgds,
-brad-

 

[nikazwaa]

Originally posted by BeemerSTER@Nov 23 2005, 02:31 PM
out of the 1,862 members(that's One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Two different characters), I must be THE ONLY recalcitrant not to have my profile updated, to deserve such attention. Shame on me.

Just wanna make the world a better place... Havin a secret identity is a bugger at times

 

[ludavic]

for e30 are the springs DIY-able?

 

[tyke]

Originally posted by ludavic@Dec 9 2005, 01:43 AM
for e30 are the springs DIY-able?

yes it is but i and i am sure fabian advise u against it.....
by diy i take it u mean to compress or cut the springs?

 

[safrul]

hydraulic absorber in boot

err my e36 hydraulic absorber kaput already...anyone have change it before? how much actually and where ?

Susah la...the boot like will just slam down untill few of my bulbs blew..gila betul...

So mr parker, what model do you drive?

for an e30, it is the spring that is loosing its tension. for e36 model onward, there is the hydraulic absorber which is install on the left on front side of the boot. To check the condition, remove the absorber from the boot. Try to push the rod in. If it stay down and did not "push" the rod out, then you need to replaced it..

btw, when the last time you feed your car. it could also be trying to tell you it is hungry..

 

[safrul]

ohh... i know the price already..its ~ rm55 sebatang