MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: berg on February 13, 2013, 07:29:58 pm
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thinking of getting involved on the boot pop GB but was wondering if anyone had anything negative to say after getting it fitted and wished they had not?
Have heard it makes the boot very stiff to close so might be hard if your wife or child was trying to close it with only one hand or is this not a problem in reality?
ta
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Andy i don't think a child would close it too be honest. It is fairly stiff
Mine started off great, but as you've probably already read it can be pretty ineffective during the winter months.
One other thing is since fitting the RVC the extra weight is a problem and barely works at all these days.
I have had mine on for over two years so maybe could do with new struts :happy2:
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Great little mod (when its not cold). Remember to add some extra grease to all 4 ball joints as well, every little helps.
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As said extra grease on the balls up and it works perfect no matter what weather.
Only gripe I have is that there seems to be a rattle coming from the boot lid when I am driving now. Gets annoying after a while.
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Lads what grease are you using for the ball joints?
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It's a great Mod matey, no real need to touch your rear badge now... It does take abit of effort to close, but you get the hang of it after a few times.
Yes i would have thought it hard for a kid to close, well depending on the size of kid :signLOL:
get it on :happy2:
Some white grease... lithium white grease... I got some from VW the other day, Not to sure of the name... :happy2:
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As above Used some Multi Purpose Lithium Grease bought from ECP a while ago to grease the ball joints. Get it from anywhere.
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cheers for replies.
as i have rvc already then is it a problem with the extra weight?
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Personally I think it is a problem. I can tell the extra weight is not helping lift the boot.
I'm going to get new struts, as I said mine are actually nearly three years on
Just park facing uphill and you'll be fine :signLOL:
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Ive had mine on for a couple of months now and still working like a trooper. Only once it didn't pop not sure why!
Only comment i would have is; don't forget to worn the missus! I didn't and the thing nearly took her head off! :surprised:
Otherwise, what are you waiting for??? go for it :happy2:
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Here too. Doesn't want to open fully unless I have the windows cracked open a bit to relieve the suction. Ball joints get plumbers grease here. It is resistant to water and heat and stays put.
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I really need to do this! :signLOL:
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have all the stuff in the boot for this mod about a month but still havent got round to it...
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I just used ordinary multi purpose grease, does the job perfectly.
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have all the stuff in the boot for this mod about a month but still havent got round to it...
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all it needs is a strong head and 10 minutes!
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Berg, noticed your somewhere in Lancashire, PM me & you can come and have play with mine :ashamed:
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I am having problems with this mod as well, i have a mk6 camera and i didnt even think about the extra weight issue in comparison to the old mk5 badge,,,, is it really that much heavier ???
When i fitted the pop it was useless but i forgot to add grease, when i done this it did help but i can only get to pop open whilst facing uphill.
Tried on the flat and it very nearly gets there but never quite makes it.
Quite an embarrassing mod if i cant figure out how to get it better,
one thing that is playing on my mind is the stoppers, i followed the guide on the ecs tuning web site on fitment and paid particular interest on fully compressing the stoppers.
On the video it says to use an allen key and turn the stopper anti clockwise until it stops, then push the stopper in before turning clockwise until again it stops - then job done.
My problem is when i turned it anti clockwise it just turned forever and was very loose, also when turning it clockwise it would tighten up but the turning never came to a stop and would turn indefinatelly ??? am i doing something wrong here.
Because of this im thinking the poppers may be faulty and i AM NOT getting the full compression out of them which may be causing the problem with the boot not opening unless facing uphill.
Can anyone else please comment on this problem i had with the allen key turning and have i done something wrong here ?
Im thinking maybe i should just get a new pair of stoppers,,,,, they still appear to be compressing ok but no way of telling if they are at the max setting for max pop.
One other thing, if this problem is common with people having a camera fitted is there a bigger set of stoppers out there that would have a larger compression so to give a more forcefull POP ??? if so maybe this would solve the problem.
Sorry for the long winded explanation but i really would like to be able to fix this
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Heard that there is a revised set of 'poppers': 1K8 827 761 D
Also read that the Seat Exeo ST struts would be more powerfull: 510NM
3R9 827 550
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^^^ Interesting. Any links to where you read this? :happy2:
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I noticed on an audi Q7 the other evening, it opens and closes it's self.... Well someone must push a button for it to open.
But how does it close???
I wonder how this works?????
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Hydraulic pressed lifters mate on a switch same as jeep wk :happy2:
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:happy2:
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Heard that there is a revised set of 'poppers': 1K8 827 761 D
Also read that the Seat Exeo ST struts would be more powerfull: 510NM
3R9 827 550
mine that are fitted are already the D part number, seemingly it is the same part as the old and just a new updated number.
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I noticed on an audi Q7 the other evening, it opens and closes it's self.... Well someone must push a button for it to open.
But how does it close???
I wonder how this works?????
uses a motor to open and close
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Heard that there is a revised set of 'poppers': 1K8 827 761 D
Also read that the Seat Exeo ST struts would be more powerfull: 510NM
3R9 827 550
cant find a description on this item, will it fit and is it any stronger than the ones fitted just now, dont know what the NM pressure is for the ones fitted just now ?
anyone know the answers to these questions ? also would assume there is a set of poppers out there with a bigger compression than the ones that are NOT doing enough.
need to hunt this down as it wont take much for this mod to work and it is annoying :sad1:
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RVC should cause an issue
I had boot pop and camera and it worked fine
The process is
Vcds to enable slight pop > bumpers push tailgate slightly > increased pressure and change of angle from the strutts and ball pins
most likely issue is with the bumpers are they springing back out when pushed in
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Good to know that the RVC shouldn't be the cause :smiley:
I think my issue is with the struts. Used to be it was very hard to close the lid, now find it fairly easy to be honest.
Was going to buy new struts anyway, so think i'll try the Exeo st struts :happy2:
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i dont know if it is the struts or the poppers,
my boot is certainly heavy to close with the new struts on but it isnt to bad,
the poppers are certainly doing their job with regards to compression but the combination of these parts is not enough,
even on a level surface i cant get the boot to fully open, as mentioned earlier when i installed the poppers i had a problem with the allen key turning forever, both anti clockwise and clockwise, did any of you guys have this issue as according to the video install i watched the turning should come to a stop - so i dont know if i have the full compression setting, it looks maxed out but who knows.
I think i need bigger poppers or should i say ones with more compression,
i suppose it could be the struts but i cant tell,
very frustrating this and any info from members much appreciated
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Heard that there is a revised set of 'poppers': 1K8 827 761 D
Also read that the Seat Exeo ST struts would be more powerfull: 510NM
3R9 827 550
mine that are fitted are already the D part number, seemingly it is the same part as the old and just a new updated number.
+1
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i dont know if it is the struts or the poppers,
my boot is certainly heavy to close with the new struts on but it isnt to bad,
the poppers are certainly doing their job with regards to compression but the combination of these parts is not enough,
even on a level surface i cant get the boot to fully open, as mentioned earlier when i installed the poppers i had a problem with the allen key turning forever, both anti clockwise and clockwise, did any of you guys have this issue as according to the video install i watched the turning should come to a stop - so i dont know if i have the full compression setting, it looks maxed out but who knows.
I think i need bigger poppers or should i say ones with more compression,
i suppose it could be the struts but i cant tell,
very frustrating this and any info from members much appreciated
:happy2:
Did you grease the ball joints before putting on the new struts. I have been recommended to do this, as I didn't when I fitted mine, as it makes a difference.
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i dont know if it is the struts or the poppers,
my boot is certainly heavy to close with the new struts on but it isnt to bad,
the poppers are certainly doing their job with regards to compression but the combination of these parts is not enough,
even on a level surface i cant get the boot to fully open, as mentioned earlier when i installed the poppers i had a problem with the allen key turning forever, both anti clockwise and clockwise, did any of you guys have this issue as according to the video install i watched the turning should come to a stop - so i dont know if i have the full compression setting, it looks maxed out but who knows.
I think i need bigger poppers or should i say ones with more compression,
i suppose it could be the struts but i cant tell,
very frustrating this and any info from members much appreciated
:happy2:
Did you grease the ball joints before putting on the new struts. I have been recommended to do this, as I didn't when I fitted mine, as it makes a difference.
yeah greased up like an Amsterdam hooker.
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i dont know if it is the struts or the poppers,
my boot is certainly heavy to close with the new struts on but it isnt to bad,
the poppers are certainly doing their job with regards to compression but the combination of these parts is not enough,
even on a level surface i cant get the boot to fully open, as mentioned earlier when i installed the poppers i had a problem with the allen key turning forever, both anti clockwise and clockwise, did any of you guys have this issue as according to the video install i watched the turning should come to a stop - so i dont know if i have the full compression setting, it looks maxed out but who knows.
I think i need bigger poppers or should i say ones with more compression,
i suppose it could be the struts but i cant tell,
very frustrating this and any info from members much appreciated
:happy2:
Did you grease the ball joints before putting on the new struts. I have been recommended to do this, as I didn't when I fitted mine, as it makes a difference.
yeah greased up like an Amsterdam hooker.
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