11 captured repliesPartial discussion capture · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHClosing 997.1 boot lid damn near impossible!!
Leading reported evidence
Clean cloth in the glovebox
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
the bonnet section underneath the badge is reinforced, best to keep a clean cloth in the glovebox when you need to close it
Leading evidence: 'Clean cloth in the glovebox' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Clean cloth in the glovebox' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
I've always used the "heel of the palm on the badge" on our cars, never had an issue, but I could see the pistol position also working fine
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
I was trying to close it like I do in my ‘76 which is sort of a drop and close motion using the leading edge.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
I just gently close it to the first latch and then with each hand in the pistol position (pointer fingers to the facing the outside edge and thumbs pointing inwards) each hand about 150mm away from the centre crest and gently push down using the reinforced leading/front edge of the bonnet.
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
I just gently close it to the first latch and then with each hand in the pistol position (pointer fingers to the facing the outside edge and thumbs pointing inwards) each hand about 150mm away from the centre crest and gently push down using the reinforced leading/front edge of the bonnet.
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
11 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Porsche Forum Australia: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261027T044418Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
Either adjust the latch striker, or maybe your cable isn't releasing back well enough and also needs adjusting? Seeing how much slack is in the cable would be my first point of call
It’s possible to accidentally trigger the latch from memory. Then it blocks the lid from closing.
‘if it’s blocked, push it by finger ‘ screw driver etc back so its ‘cocked’ ready to catch the latch.
Hey all
Thanks for all the advices.
The " trick" as explained By a Porsche specialist is to firmly close the boot by pressing down over the badge!
I wasn't doing that.
All good with the " trick"
🙂
If you are talking about the front trunk/boot and it is anything like my 993 no adjustments will help. I did all that until someone showed me the correct way. I was trying to close it like I do in my ‘76 which is sort of a drop and close motion using the leading edge. With my 993 this doesn’t work. I just gently close it to the first latch and then with each hand in the pistol position (pointer fingers to the facing the outside edge and thumbs pointing inwards) each hand about 150mm away from the centre crest and gently push down using the reinforced leading/front edge of the bonnet. Works every time. Any other method just won’t work no matter how hard I try. Hopefully yours is the same.
I never use the badge as it can dent the bonnet. Use the front edge.
And you can also crack the badge of you keep pushing down on it.
the bonnet section underneath the badge is reinforced, best to keep a clean cloth in the glovebox when you need to close it
