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USing the 2 pressure points makes sense to me, but my dealer made it very clear to ALWAYS USE THE BADGE and the heel of the palm to close the lid.
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USing the 2 pressure points makes sense to me, but my dealer made it very clear to ALWAYS USE THE BADGE and the heel of the palm to close the lid.
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use the emblem as your pressure point to close the front and rear lids.
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By the way, while the recommendation for leaving open a door or window when closing the rear lid works fine, its really not practical if using the rear trunk is the last thing you are doing before leaving your car.
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By the way, while the recommendation for leaving open a door or window when closing the rear lid works fine, its really not practical if using the rear trunk is the last thing you are doing before leaving your car.
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Is it just me, or is anyone else having difficulty learning the subtlety of closing both front and rear lids without having to put their hands all over the finish?
My salesman warned me about pressing on the center of the front lid when closing for fear of denting it, and was careful to show me to push down on the far left and right corners after letting it drop from about 24' up.
For the rear lid, I'm grabbing the inside handle and flinging it down with force so that it latches without my having to press down from the exterior surface. I end up having to slam it to get it closed on the first try.
You would think that a car at this price would have the automatic soft close feature so often found on other new vehicles. Especially for anal retentives like me who don't want to touch the exterior without a diaper in hand.
Any tips or tricks that I haven't thought of?
These lids are super lightweight to keep your <u>sports</u> car <u>lighter</u>, therefore <u>faster</u>. We can't always have it all. /fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/regular_smile.gif
That's pretty much what my dealer told me for the front hood,but I wish it were some sort of a 'soft drop' mechanism where you could just drop the lid from like 12' and it locks. I hate pressing on anything.
On the front lid you are cautioned to use two hands and to press on the left and right side of the lid.This is because the lid is aluminum. There is no support under the emblem. Next time your front lid is open check it out. So, don't push on your emblem if you want your hood to remain convex, otherwise it could end up concave.
At a PCNA training event held last year on the Boxster, PCNA recommended that you
should
use the emblem as your pressure point to close the front and rear lids. Because the front lid is the same as the Boxster's (both aluminum) I would imagine they are directing Cayman owners to do the same.
So much for the instructions I received at the dealer.
Page 148 of the manual says:
<p align="left">
Closing front and rear luggage compartment lid
Lower the lid and close it. <blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
Check that the lid has correctly engaged in the lock.
Push the lid closed
with the palm of your hand in the area of the lock
.
<p align="left">
</blockquote>
Edited by - mpollard on 01/27/2006 08:19:59 AM
And that is the way I've closed Porsche lids since 1965. The one thing to watch out for is any object in the trunk that might dent the hood from the underside. Look at a lot of 911's and you will see a dent every now and then. In fact there are many after market under hood protectors sold to protect owners from themselves.
If a door is open, the rear hatch easily drops from about a foot high to being completely closed. That is what my dealer showed me.
LL
PS I remember the days of getting 'Gas Station Attendentized' in my 356!!! That really sucked.
Edited by - fmarshall on 02/02/2006 12:51:19 PM
My dealer made it very clear to ONLY close the front lid by pushing on the emblem. The rear closes easily with just a downward drop as long as a door is open.
Russ
Wow, I can't believe the discrepancy in dealer orientation on this subject. My rep was very adamant about NOT pushing down on the emblem in the front, but to push down on each corner. Pressing on the badge on the rear lid was fine, tho.
I find that the logic of avoiding the front emblem to be most rational, so I'll follow that instruction.
By the way, while the recommendation for leaving open a door or window when closing the rear lid works fine, its really not practical if using the rear trunk is the last thing you are doing before leaving your car. I'm a creature of habit, oh well.....
I don't have mine yet but I spent $10,000 having my 914-6 painted and I would never ever...drop a lid from 24 inches. If it hit anything inside, or landed off center....it would be ugly...n expensive.
I close mine softly until the latch engages correctly, then push slowly in the center over the latch until the latch catches. I use the palm of my hand and yes it leaves a smudge, but it doesn't dent. I apply the pressure as close to the edge of the trunk or hood where it has more reinforcing.
So far ...dent free.
I always closed the front lid on my 986 Boxster by pushing on the emblem after the lock had already engaged. Never had a problem. I assumed that this was standard and preferred practice.
I also noticed that you have to let go of the door handles to close properly (takes me a few tries, lol) . Why is that? I also noticed it in some of the accessories in the interior (like those coin container things, located above the (retracted) cup holders.
Crazy,
I can't find any coin holder up near the cupholders? The only ones I have are in the center console. As far as the door goes, are you talking about closing it from the inside or outside? I don't have any problem with closing the doors,I am not really sure what you arereferring to. There is the leather handle on the inside which is what I use to close the door and itworks perfectly. Give me some more info.
ThanksRuss
Not to beat a dead horse but… Have we come up with a consistent proper method in closing the front bonnet? [/quote]My method is pushing down on the
edge
dead center at the latch area, very slowly until latched. [/quote]I feel anywhere on the edge would be the strongest area(s), but centered is best at the latch. [/quote]I feel the guys still pushing on the [/quote]emblem are asking for problems. [/quote]My 2 cents…[/quote]
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The hood and roof on the Cayman are aluminum. What might have worked on a Boxster may not be appropriate for a Cayman. If I have both hands free I am sticking to pressing on the left and right side corners of the front lid - two hands spread the pressure applied to the front lid to two points rather than one. I also close the front lid with one hand on the bottom edge of the front lid. I never touch the Porsche badge. I do keep a microfiber towel handy to wipe finger prints off of the front lid.
I am not sure why this discussion is inthe complaint forum.
Edited by - mpollard on 03/09/2006 12:33:36 PM
mpollard,
I agree that two pressure points is the way to go, on the corners [/quote]
edge[/quote]
of the bonnet. [/quote]You’re right this trend is in the wrong location.
zornet /fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/thumbsup.gif[/quote]
USing the 2 pressure points makes sense to me, but my dealer made it very clear to ALWAYS USE THE BADGE and the heel of the palm to close the lid. It seems to work, but now I am concerned.
Russ
Russ,
I comparison to pushing down in the middle of the bonnet, he is right (its better). [/quote]But NOT the best place. [/quote]Dealers over inflate tires for delivery and drill holes in Porsche bumpers, some can't be trusted. [/quote]But that’s a different topic.
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Edited by - zornet on 03/09/2006 1:35:43 PM
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