How To - Stop the annoying sqeeking from the boot

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How To - Stop the annoying sqeeking from the boot

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There are 2 of these rubber things either side of the boot, wind them out.

What this does, is when you shut your boot, it pushs the boot out and puts tension on the Latch. as the sqeeking is the boot lock vibration and rubbing against the latch when driving due to it wearing out. Doing this puts tension on the latch once again and stops that annoying noise.

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Just to add (and not to steal your thunder ;) ) if the boot then becomes harder to shut after doing this, wind it in a tad :)
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Yay no more sqeeking!!!!
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Good write up
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On the CRX's we wrap the hatch bit with electrical tape as well :)
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Thank god the squeaking has been driving me nuts for past 3 months. Thank you!
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Post by hondamad22 »

you are a legend been doin ma head in for ages thinking it was the struts or something nice one :D :top:
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