Slam the frunk!

[tonycarreon]

1. i don't think anyone called the OP an idiot, just pointed out that normally there is no need to slam the lid. lower it until the latch engages and push below the crest until it latches. if you feel that it needs to be slammed to close then it's a problem that should be taken care of.

2. agreed on slamming anything. i get so agitated when someone gets out of any of my cars and feels the need to slam the doors - my MIL is pretty bad about that as well but then she drives a 90s-era volvo with doors that i swear weigh close to 1.5 tons so i am somewhat forgiving. plus she's my MIL...

also why i tend to not let other's ride in the porsche because they don't understand opening the door by pulling the handle twice (to exit) or waiting for the window to drop EVEN AFTER i tell them about it. i cringe when someone tries to exit and pulls the handle - of course the door doesn't open so what's their standard answer? PULL HARDER...


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[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

1. i don't think anyone called the OP an idiot, just pointed out that normally there is no need to slam the lid. lower it until the latch engages and push below the crest until it latches. if you feel that it needs to be slammed to close then it's a problem that should be taken care of.

2. agreed on slamming anything. i get so agitated when someone gets out of any of my cars and feels the need to slam the doors - my MIL is pretty bad about that as well but then she drives a 90s-era volvo with doors that i swear weigh close to 1.5 tons so i am somewhat forgiving. plus she's my MIL...

also why i tend to not let other's ride in the porsche because they don't understand opening the door by pulling the handle twice (to exit) or waiting for the window to drop EVEN AFTER i tell them about it. i cringe when someone tries to exit and pulls the handle - of course the door doesn't open so what's their standard answer? PULL HARDER...


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+1 agreed on all of the above, but my alltime favorite is when you take your car to a car wash & everyone closes the doors by pushing on the window

Handle the handles & sit on the seats!

[schnellman]

The car wash? Surely you jest. When I bought my Box I spent a week with my Porter Cable getting rid of all the car wash swirls and scratches in the clear coat.

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

+1 agreed on all of the above, but my alltime favorite is when you take your car to a car wash & everyone closes the doors by pushing on the window

Handle the handles & sit on the seats!

[AndyA6]

Not to flame!

But, with every Porsche the frunk isn't to be slammed, that applies as well to any 911 new or old. I always have a look and watch for dents around the crest and whenever I see a dent there I think, oh no, another non-knowing Porsche driver...., the dent is a result of uneven pressure to shut the hood.

[Gforrest2]

Yup, I have the same problem. I don't get into the frunk much so I haven't given much thought to adjusting it.

I lower mine down until it catches, but it takes a very firm push to get it to latch. So much so that I worry that I may put a dent in it.

[clickman]

You can try adjusting the stops under the hood. But you may get an uneven or too large of a gap between the top of the bumper and the front edge of the hood.

[J Tinsby]

Hi KellyC,

As so many other pointed out if you have to slam the frunk to close it, something is wrong. Maybe the latch is bent or simply out of adjustment. But geeez, there is never a need to slam it.

This was a common problem with the original VW beetle. The latch was a flimsy thing and took only one slam to mess it up. But when all was well you could close it easily with one hand and slight pressure.

On the Boxster, when everything is correct it takes minimal pressure on the lid right above the latch to close it. Get it fixed yourself or let someone else do it for you. There is a slim chance if you go the wrong way with adjusting, you'll fix it so you can't open it

Good luck with it and no one thinks you are an idiot for asking. The only foolish question is the one you don't ask.

Cheers

[Gforrest2]

Originally Posted by clickman

You can try adjusting the stops under the hood. But you may get an uneven or too large of a gap between the top of the bumper and the front edge of the hood.

Okay, so this thread has made me take a second look at this issue. If it's a matter of adjusting the stops, it should be an easy fix. But no....at least on mine, stops aren't adjustable. I have some rubber bumpers on the hood and some recesses in the body to accept them. No, it looks like the only possible fix is removing the plastc cover to get access at the latch itself. I think I might try a little WD 40 first as mentioned above, but I don't think that'll solve my problem. Upon closer examination, when my hood is closed, it rests slightly below the top of the bumper.

[Lobo1186]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

+1 agreed on all of the above, but my alltime favorite is when you take your car to a car wash & everyone closes the doors by pushing on the window

Handle the handles & sit on the seats!

I prefer one or two fingers on the black strip to close the door... no need to finger the paint or the glass haha.

[Jake D]

The first time I went to look at a Boxster I tried closing the frunk by dropping the hood. It didnt go so I tried it again. And again. I then started slamming it and it still wouldnt close. WTF?? My first thought was welp, this things a POS, the damn hood wont even close.

The salesman guy (at a Mazda dealership) told me to just push on the crest and voila, it closed...

I didn't buy that car anyways. It looked like a badger or a women with long fingernails attacked the interior.

[nieuwhzn]

Just sprayed the latch with WD-40 when my frunk was really hard to close. Fixed it immediately.
Had to get used to the Porsche latches, though. I'm used to Saab latches, you just let the lid drop a couple of inches and it locks with a nice sounding thunk.