Avant boot lid catches loose...

[Ian Simmonds]

...the catches in the boot lid lip, the metal 'D' shaped rings on plates, left and right surrounded by the black plastic scuff strip have started to come loose, the drivers side one now being very loose... Have any of you good folk got a 'map' of how to tighten these back up?

Thanks in advance

Ian

[andy10v]

The vagcat diagram is not great I am afraid;

[UrS4boy]

...the catches in the boot lid lip, the metal 'D' shaped rings on plates, left and right surrounded by the black plastic scuff strip have started to come loose, the drivers side one now being very loose... Have any of you good folk got a 'map' of how to tighten these back up? Thanks in advance Ian

I think if you *carefully* remove the scuff strip you will find two nuts holding the catches to the body studs (you might be missing the lock washers):

[UrS4boy]

The vagcat diagram is not great I am afraid;

Beat me by 4 minutes.

[Big Lee M]

You should be able to get to them easy enough after taking the rear panel off.

[andy10v]

Beat me by 4 minutes.

[veneto rs2]

If you take off the long bottom plastic trim that covers them you will get them easy and presto.
Part #3 in the picture.
Just change both in my avant due to an annoying rattle/squeak.

Stefano

[Ian Simmonds]

Thanks folk, that is brilliant, I didn't want to start 'forcing' plastic trim without knowing how it is fixed... once again, you are stars, thank you.

Kind regards

Ian

[newsh]

Trim is mostly held on by the rubber seal

[macspring]

Worth replacing with new ones if the round black plastic "inserts" are worn, as new ones will cure a rattle that you may not realise you even have.

Was available from the dealer for not toooo much money a couple of months ago.

[Ian Simmonds]

Thanks folk, all sorted

There appears to be a rather unexpected (and very happy) outcome too...

Do the tailgate electrics earth back via the catches?

Only the rear wiper has miraculously fixed itself, as has the earth fault when in reverse with the fog light on... (it showed the electric heated window as 'on')... The rear wiper also slowed when in reverse, which, again is also now fine...

Any thoughts?

[newsh]

I don't remember seeing a ground tag bolted to the catch.. Maybe the ground wire in the tailgate loom has broken and so the only way to ground is through the catches?