Fixing the Hatch Latch issue when closing door

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This sounds good in theory and may in fact work in some/many cases but not on my car. In order for it to work for me I have to adjust them so high the panel gaps are no longer flush when it closes. Looks hideous. I'm a little OCD when it comes to panel gaps, things being symmetrical, pictures hung level, and similar. :spaz: I'm fine just not closing the door...
 
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I know others have had issues with this, I've answered quite a few people on how to fix this. So here is a video that shows how we fix the hatch latch issue when closing the door.

Excellent explanation and solution to an annoying problem. Will definitely give this a try. Another idea I had was placing felt tips on top of the rubber pieces, but this seems much simpler (and cheaper lol).
 
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This sounds good in theory and may in fact work in some/many cases but not on my car. In order for it to work for me I have to adjust them so high the panel gaps are no longer flush when it closes. Looks hideous. I'm a little OCD when it comes to panel gaps, things being symmetrical, pictures hung level, and similar. :spaz: I'm fine just not closing the door...
Strange, everything lines up just as it did before. Sorry this didn't work for you.
 

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I know others have had issues with this, I've answered quite a few people on how to fix this. So here is a video that shows how we fix the hatch latch issue when closing the door.

your shutting your door too hard. I never had an issue before.
 

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thanks for posting....works great!
 

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This happens to me EVERY morning. Thanks for the video.
 

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I know others have had issues with this, I've answered quite a few people on how to fix this.
~ Perfect thank you!

Does this alter the panel gap? Thanks again!
 
 




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