Help: Boot Lid Hinge

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Hi all,

Hopefully somebody has come across this before.

Basically the boot lid hinge has broken where the black spring bars attach to the hinge assembly. It means the boot doesn't close properly and the hinge rattles like buggery while driving. Does anyone know:

1) How do you remove the hinge and black spring bars?

2) Where can I get a replacement?

I've tried to take a photo. Car is a 2002 Impreza STI Prodrive style.

Many thanks, Mark

[scooby222]

ouch! havent seen that before! id imagine either subaru or a scrappy would be your best bet - id go with the second but then im tight lol!

[dipsy]

There is wear in the black spring bar you can see it in the picture .The hinge bracket can be welded and buffed up so you can't see the weld good as new and a spray with the same grey undercoat subaru use job done

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Thanks guys.

A replacement hinge is £42 from Subaru. Will have a look at repairing the original.

Any ideas on how to remove the spring / torsion bar? It doesn't seem to unclip and I can't move it sideways.

Cheers, Mark

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Job done, adding instructions for future reference.

A replacement boot hinge is £42 from Subaru but only comes primed, you'd need to get it painted. I managed to get one in the correct colour from Grade-A for only £23 delivered.

Replacing the hinge is easiest if you remove the boot lid completely, 4 bolts, 2 on each side. Then relax the torsion bar on the hinge to be replaced by levering off the hinged bracket. The torsion bar can then be slide out of the way.

To remove the actual boot hinge you need to undo the 3x bolts which are hidden under the parcel shelf. Removing the parcel shelf means the rear seats need to come out & all the side trim on the C-pillar needs to come off.

Don't put the parcel shelf back until you've completed fitting the new hinge, have reset the torsion bar and refitted the boot lid. To realign the boot lid with the other panels you might need to adjust the 3x hinge bolts backwards or forwards. Once everything works you can put all the trim back.

Cheers, Mark

[dipsy]

I had a look at the boot hinge layout in the sti i have and its totaly different to the way yours is .