Vauxhall Astra Twintop Boot Problem

vicki84

Hi 
I put the roof down today to air my car with no problems. When I have just been to put the roof back up my boot will not close.
I have noticed some rubber sticking up that I think are causing the problem but I don’t understand how they have moved because they are very rigid. I have taken a photo but I am not sure how to show it on here.

AdrianC

You'll need to upload the images to a web host, like https://imgbb.com/ then link to them.

Roofs on these folding hardtops are complicated, and have a lot of safety interlinks to save tying themselves in knots. How far is it getting before it stops?

vicki84

It nearly closes you can see where it is getting trapped https://ibb.co/h8PRj7d
thanks

AdrianC

Yeh, that'd probably be enough.
Can you open the bootlid? Can you part-open the roof? Whatever it is, it should poke back out the way.

vicki84

Thanks for your help. Yes I can open the boot it’s really ridged so it will not bend back I’m not quite sure how it has managed to go like that.

AdrianC

Then you're going to have to try closing the roof, and guiding the rubber back into place. It's only "really rigid" because it's trapped in place by the partially-closed wall.