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Old 06-29-2016, 04:09 PM   #1
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S14 trunk not closing properly. Please HELP!!

My trunk does not close all the way. The trunk is not originally from this s14 but I swapped it over because it was spoiler-less. Everything is lined up and it closed perfectly but then randomly this happened. I searched around and I tried different things and nothing seems to work.

Added new OEM striker

Added new OEM latch

Replaced torsion rods with OEM non-spoiler rods

I adjusted the 2 bolts on the latch

Below is a link to a video I made. You'll see that it closes but leaves a big gap. What bothers me the most is that water gets in because of this.

https://i.imgur.com/wLid6Sr.mp4

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Old 06-29-2016, 07:56 PM   #2
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U can always drill further down the adjustment holes, never done it before but it might help out ur problem??
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U can always drill further down the adjustment holes, never done it before but it might help out ur problem??
Yeah I've heard of this method but I wanna avoid any drilling or filing down
Thanks though!
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Move latch up or striker down
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Move latch up or striker down

Already attempted. I even replaced the striker. Still no difference
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Move latch up or striker down
Move latch down, and striker down.

Either way, you're going to have to find the equation w/ the 2.
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Happy 4th bump

Someone out there help me out here
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I recently fixed this on a mates s14... the latch on the chassis side, underneath was cracked on his car.... exactly the same thing was happening.

repaired/tack welded and it sat correctly.

food for thought - have a good look there.
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Bump! Still haven’t resolved this issue even after replacing torsion rods, striker and latch. Anything I could be missing? Any ideas?
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Bump! Still haven?t resolved this issue even after replacing torsion rods, striker and latch. Anything I could be missing? Any ideas?
Drill. It?s been four years. Just do it
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Drill. It?s been four years. Just do it
Lol I know it?s been awhile but nahhh...there has to be another way besides that.
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Have you got in the car with the back seats folded down while someone closes the trunk to determine why it wont latch?
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Have you got in the car with the back seats folded down while someone closes the trunk to determine why it wont latch?
Yup, I?ve tried that many times. So the trunk does close/ latch. The trunk just doesn?t sit flush and there is a noticeable gap

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Yup, I?ve tried that many times. So the truck does close/ latch. The truck just doesn?t sit flush and there is a noticeable gap
does it have bump stops that need to be adjusted?
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does it have bump stops that need to be adjusted?
Nah the rubber bumpers on the trunk are barely even making contact.
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Lol I know it?s been awhile but nahhh...there has to be another way besides that.
You been sitting on it for four years. For god sale fix it or just leave it.
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You been sitting on it for four years. For god sale fix it or just leave it.
I?m trying to fix it. I?m cool with waiting to avoid any unnecessarily drilling.
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