JAinsworth Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 I had to work on my seatbelt. Â While I had the header panel out, I adjusted the hatch. Â Here are a couple of pics. Remove the header panel. Â Slide panel toward front of car. Â Here is what the backside looks like: http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/4867/hatchcoverbg2.jpg Two of the four bolts you need to loosen: http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/4894/hatchboltsxc0.jpg I had my wife push on the hatch to align it so I could tighten the nuts. Â Looks much better now. Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAinsworth Posted May 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 It takes two people and about 10 minutes. I've needed to do this for a while and was dreading it, really a piece of cake. You may want to have a couple of extra clips handy in case you break any removing the header panel. There are a total of four. Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltblue Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Jimmy reminded me of something. Does everyone's hatch stick out slightly at the spoiler area (about a quarter inch)? Or is this just mine? Can this adjustment fix it? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotrodTSi Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Jimmy reminded me of something. Does everyone's hatch stick out slightly at the spoiler area (about a quarter inch)? Or is this just mine? Can this adjustment fix it? Thanks ...that's what Jimmy is showing here. It also will correct any rear wiper/defroster trouble you may have experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim_C. Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Yep, all of them do it. I thank you too Jimmy. I too need to do it on all 3 of mine! I wasn't sure how hard it would be, and your pic tells a thousand words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzKill Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 A picture says a thousand words and we got 2 pics! I've done this on 3 cars so far. I'm not sure everyone wants to dare have their significant other help them with this one, though. The easiest time was when I had 2 guys push up the hatch, one on each corner. There was no doubt in my mind it was aligned the first time. There are rubber pads between the hatch hinge and the roof of the car that might have become somewhat stuck. You'll have to wiggle/shove the hatch a few times to get them to release so the hatch will slide back into position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 DID YOU LEAVE THE HATCH SHOCKS IN PLACE WHEN YOU MADE THE ADJUSTMENT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPaus_88TSi Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Yes, you leave them be... Buzzkill mentioned a proble mthat I found when I tried to do mine.. The bolt area's get stuck and need some 'positive criticism' to get them to break loose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr_ss Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Becareful not to twist the bolts off. I was doing this a twisted on of the bolts completely off. I have a spare hatch that I'm taking the pieces from to fix it though so no worries for me..... Just wanted to warn ya'll. Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zactek Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Just a couple of things to add; I did this last week, and found 2 of the bolts that hold the bracket to the roof part loose, along with a leaking rubber gasket.....this explained the leak I had at the rear of the panel on the interior... Sooo, I made 2 new gaskets out of 1/8 thick rubber, repainted both brackets, re-tightened everything and aligned the hatch. DON'T tighten the bolts too much if you're tightening the ones that hold the glass.(although those are NOT the ones you use to re-align the hatch) The PN for the 4 clips that hold the interior roof panel is #MB106585 (2 per pack) Zack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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