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D3 - Body and Exterior Bumpers, bonnets, glass, trims - Everything outside |
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Power boot struggles to open on left side.
Hi all, my A8 has the power boot option and closes OK but has problems opening.
Press the keyfob button and the right hand side of the boot starts to lift but the left looks like its catching or something? If you give the left side a little help up by an inch or two it continues on opening by itself fine. Just wondering if someone has seen this before and knows what to look for/replace or if I need to tear it apart myself and find out what's going wrong? |
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From experience, it just sounds like the motor is getting old and tired - a common problem.
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Ah ok, do we know if it's an easy job to change and if there is an after market motor to buy or just to go direct with Audi?
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If you are coming to a local or national meet then either myself or maybe Audifin could show you how it's done
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Changing the motor is an easy job... I'm a complete novice but managed to do mine in around 20 mins.
Looking back, I can't think why on earth it took that long! |
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Install upgraded boot motor.
Check boot struts most important, try getting them regassed Check the two springs each side of boot as they give it a bit of a launch. |
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I adjusted the little bumper things on either side of the boot lid trailing edge and it made the boot operate as per normal. Mike
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04 A8 - 4.2 Sport Indigo Leather Sports Seats - Sports wheel - Sports Air Suspension Auto Boot - Double Glazing - AMI - Solar roof TV - Bose - Voice Control - TPMS - AFS- TINT Power Blind, Fingerprint - Light package (in and out) Retrofits: OEM Auto headlights & rain sensing wipers OEM Bluetooth phone Bluetooth Audio Streaming Reverse Camera OEM Aluminium Package Auto boot close using remote/door button |
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Try taking off your struts and see if they are about the same strength or swap them and see if problem is reversed.
Struts don't last forever |
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Even though I had adjusted the little rubber things on the boot lid and it allowed the power boot to work properly, I still decided to take the struts in for a regas.
The boot now basically springs up and is hard to close manually. When motored down itself, it gently latches instead of thumping down the last couple of inches. It is like new. But, I have replaced: The lift motor - Metal body with 221nm The soft close motor The latch motor The gas struts reconditioned The hinges were done under warranty. As an experiment, I am going to try my old boot motor (plastic body 162nm) and see if the gas struts can make it work as it struggled to open and couldn't even close the trunk properly. Mike.
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04 A8 - 4.2 Sport Indigo Leather Sports Seats - Sports wheel - Sports Air Suspension Auto Boot - Double Glazing - AMI - Solar roof TV - Bose - Voice Control - TPMS - AFS- TINT Power Blind, Fingerprint - Light package (in and out) Retrofits: OEM Auto headlights & rain sensing wipers OEM Bluetooth phone Bluetooth Audio Streaming Reverse Camera OEM Aluminium Package Auto boot close using remote/door button |
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I retro fitted mine and did not work correctly until I regassed the struts to the correct pressure. The strut man somehow knew the correct pressure. Worked like a charm afterwards Too much pressure and will struggle to close |
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