Boot Popper

[davecat]

hey all,

my IS200 boot pops about 1/2 way when i remotely pop it. this can be annoying at times as i have to expend all that extra energy to open it fully with my hands :winky: A friend's IS pops all the way and this makes me jealous of his car's superior poppage

the car's brand new - will it loosen up with time? or is there anything i can do to loosen it up myself?

[BESTY]

my 200sport does that,ones without a spoiler will prob lift all way up cause of less weight,thats my theory anyway :)

[Bazza-old]

sorry to disillusion you

but my boot with no spoiler

just unlocks and doesnt rise at all

will look at trying to do full opening soon

because it does seem pointless just to unlock

[BESTY]

never mind just a thought,another idea would be put ye dog in you boot ,that `ll flick ye lid up :P

[DUNCAN]

sorry to disillusion you

but my boot with no spoiler

just unlocks and doesnt rise at all

will look at trying to do full opening soon

because it does seem pointless just to unlock

bazza,

Some guy's have "cable tied" the two rods together (the rods under the back shelf) Aparently this does the trick....

[Bazza-old]

sorry to disillusion you

but my boot with no spoiler

just unlocks and doesnt rise at all

will look at trying to do full opening soon

because it does seem pointless just to unlock

bazza,

Some guy's have "cable tied" the two rods together (the rods under the back shelf) Aparently this does the trick....

cheers duncan

ive got a rear spoiler to fit soon

then i will give it a try :)

[ifraz]

my 200sport does that,ones without a spoiler will prob lift all way up cause of less weight,thats my theory anyway :)

Before I had my spoiler fitted the boot opened up all the way and used to bounce :duh: when in it's full open position. Now with the spoiler it opens half way, I prefer it now :P

[DUNCAN]

bazza,

Some guy's have "cable tied" the two rods together (the rods under the back shelf) Aparently this does the trick....

cheers duncan

ive got a rear spoiler to fit soon

then i will give it a try :)

Not sure it'll work with the extra weight of a spoiler.

Although, didn't you get the thin "Sport" type off Chris ???

[ColinBarber]

On the GS there are 3 positions for the rods at each side to change the tension. Don't know if there is the same thing on the IS.

My wifes IS Sport only opens an inch when released, which is a good thing when it's raining :D

[dlayen]

my is sport with spoiler open's all the way unless i'm on an incline

[davecat]

Some guy's have "cable tied" the two rods together (the rods under the back shelf) Aparently this does the trick....

can you elaborate please?

[Bazza-old]

bazza,

Some guy's have "cable tied" the two rods together (the rods under the back shelf) Aparently this does the trick....

cheers duncan

ive got a rear spoiler to fit soon

then i will give it a try :)

Not sure it'll work with the extra weight of a spoiler.

Although, didn't you get the thin "Sport" type off Chris ???

thats why i thought i would wait until its fitted

i would like it so when ive got my arms full , i can press the button without the need to put something down or lift the lid with an available knee

[agalbraith]

The dealer told me when I bought mine that this is adjustable.

My old IS popped open all the way and then some. The new one (with the standard IS300 mini-spoiler) pops about 70%. His argument was that this was deliberate to prevent the ingress of rain..... not sure if I believe him ;)

A

[kev dood]

mine is SE with not spoiler and opens half way. Unless on a slope then its sometimes all the way.

I would prefer it only half way as someone said, it helps keep the rain out. I don't like the bounce either as over time its bound to wear something thats expensive to replace!

[Parthiban]

mine has no spoiler and doesnt open at all (i think its the newer cars that have this problem)

i told my dealer and he's getting me new springs for the boot as this may solve the problem

[Exeter]

yeh mine doesnt move up at all besides it unlocking

i dont understand this cable ties way

can you explain? maybe a pic?

-cheers

[SteveAudioX]

Mines got the strut's does'nt pop neither....

If you add the cable ties to the bar system, it tensions it a tad .

[BESTY]

ive summed it up ,the boots are crap :P

[kev dood]

eh! Not another thing.

I was quite happy with mine and the way it opened - still am :duh:

[Rob]

The dealer told me when I bought mine that this is adjustable.

My old IS popped open all the way and then some. The new one (with the standard IS300 mini-spoiler) pops about 70%. His argument was that this was deliberate to prevent the ingress of rain..... not sure if I believe him ;)

A

mmmmmmmmmm i think ill be calling bull**** on that one

[Unregistered_User1]

IS200 SE 52-plate... just the lock releases. The boot has to be manually lifted. I have to hold down the button for around a second for the boot lock to release... is this the norm. for everyone else?

[kev dood]

only normal in the fact that you have to hold the button down. Not normal in the fact that yours doesn't pop up at least part of the way! Take it in to get it seen to!

[Parthiban]

yeah the button thing is fine, to stop you opening the boot accidentally (i often press the boot button instead of the unlock button when in a rush!)

i have an '02' car and it doesnt open at all but when i had an '03' courtesy car it did open half way so i asked what the difference was. they said nothin is different, and hence said they would get new boot springs so best to try your dealer and see what he says

[Unregistered_User1]

...best to try your dealer and see what he says.

No, I don't think I'll bother. I don't think I would like the fact of the boot springing up and bouncing on the hinges. As long as the boot unlocks that's fine by me.

Up north we get a lot of rain (there's not as much pollution so the rain get's thru!) so auto-opening the boot doesn't sound like a good idea to me. Everyone to their own I guess.

[onewackynode]

I've asked before - where's the boot on an SE. I've got an additional glove box that's

accessible from the outside via the key fob... :D