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Old 05-02-2020, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by rsk289 View Post
The other dimension you definitely need to check before you make the hole is where the bootlid rises to when you open it. And - importantly - not just where it sits when the boot is open, but where it has to be lifted to in order to release the sliding boot latch. I've seen a few cars with marks on the bootlid where the skin has kissed the filler cap when closing the boot.
Thank you for that. I had forgotten that the rear boot support required extra travel to release the catch. I will take that into consideration.
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