Convertible deck lid adjustment

[Tico4Life]

Hi all, I have been meaning to ask this questions but keep on forgetting. My deck lid operates fairly fine, at least as far as opening with both the FOB and the switch on the drivers door. However, when I want to close it I have to slam it shut and sometimes do this 2 or 3 times. It seems like it sort of springs back and does not latch. I have to slam it hard from a very specific point under the VW emblem for it to latch the first time. The PO obviously had the same problem, and it appears as though they were using the vw badge to push on the lid to close it because it is all dimpled. I understand VW's are not your regular car but are all verts like that as far as the deck lid being so hard to close? Is there an adjustment for this. I have search but found nothing yet and I don't want to go turning bolts until I know where to begin.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Duffy]

When I owned a 03 NBC, it was hard to close. Just had to slam hard and follow thru with hand pressure. Never found a fix/adjustment for this either. My 09 NBC seems OK to close.

[Palafox]

FWIW mine's hard to close too and use the same 'vw emblem' method as you.

[KobzBug]

I think that you will find that all the NBCs have that characteristic. Just push it down hard.

KobzBug

[Tico4Life]

Well that stinks. I kind hoped there would be a way to adjust it. It may seem like a simple thing but aggravates the heck out of me, so much that I may still play with it once we get wormer weather.

[Palmettoguy]

It would be so cool if this forum had a Search Button...
Oh, Wait...they do
Silly NooB


Hatch won't latch

Trunk won't close


What's the magic word to close the trunk tightly???

Hope you get it figured out....

[Tico4Life]

Originally Posted by Palmettoguy

It would be so cool if this forum had a Search Button...
Oh, Wait...they do
Silly NooB


Hatch won't latch

Trunk won't close


What's the magic word to close the trunk tightly???

Hope you get it figured out....

Thank you WISE GUY, I did search but I searched for convertible deck lid and the one I found was about adjusting so that it would close tighter, anyhow your sarcasm at least came with a good answer

[Palmettoguy]

Originally Posted by J.Arce

Thank you WISE GUY, I did search but I searched for convertible deck lid and the one I found was about adjusting so that it would close tighter, anyhow your sarcasm at least came with a good answer

WISE GUY...? Hey, your the one from Joeessyy.

LOL, glad I could help

[boogety boogety]

My '03 was tough to close, it would take a couple of slams to drive the latch home. I finally got used to just putting my fingers on the edge of the lid, pushing down quickly, letting go, and slamming the lid down like that, hard. It would close everytime that way.

The '06 is MUCH easier to close, although I use the same method, just not as hard or as fast. I have never pushed on the emblem at all, I'd be afraid to... plus I don't want my prints on the chrome...

[Tico4Life]

Originally Posted by boogety boogety

plus I don't want my prints on the chrome...

I try to avoid fingerprints on the red shiny paint

[KNEWBUG]

Mine is an 03, used the emblem to close, bent the emblem, had to replace the emblem. I use the lower right hand corner to close, has always been hard. Its a VW New Beetle!!!!

[miffmole]

Mine takes a firm push to close...I've pretty much gotten used to it.

[Tico4Life]

Update:

Took off the plastic panel and decided to tackle the situation, going on one of plamettoguy's posts http://newbeetle.org/forums/new-beet...ont-latch.html and the only thing I achieved was to not be able to latch the lid

So after taking the cover out and back in a couple of times to try two different things, major PITA between the cold weather, pinching my fingers a few times and the amazing amount of space in the trunk (I had to take EVERYTHING out) I am back to square one. I am thinking that if I raise the pin's position The lid should latch easier IDK, I guess I'll find out.

I did see that there is vertical adjustment to the pin where the latch engages but I did not have the correct Torx tip to adjust.
I can see that the plastic cover that's over that latch in the lid is bulging where it meets the two rectangular spring loaded pieces on either side of the pin (see photo) as if the latch is pushing too hard on those rectangular blocks.



More to come if I tackle this again over the weekend