Automatic boot opening

[S4_dan]

Scott do you have any more info on this? That is what I'm after. I do have the boot open button for my Avant.

 

[benjie]

I worry with the Transit springs on a saloon that the boot would fly up. On an avant, like the MkV Golf, the boot has further to travel so should be ok.

 

[ScottD3]

Dan, As requested.

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benjie, other springs have been used and I can't remember what at the moment. The transit ones came to mind cause they was the ones used in the last link I read.
Could pop down to your local breaker and see what springs they might have from heads, something a little softer perhaps?

 

[Mike.M]

Just bought all auto boot opening parts off an S4 B7 for £25 all in..............just need to repaint them.

Dont think he knew what he had to be honest.

 

[Archies]

Bargain that is Mike,

Ive just paid £170 for mine so you`ve well dropped on.

Archie

 

[benjie]

A bargain is the best kind of mod... So who's going to do this first?!

 

[benjie]

Do either of you have the part numbers needed for this... I'm might get a chance to pop into Audi tomorrow or Saturday.

 

[Archies]

Do either of you have the part numbers needed for this... I'm might get a chance to pop into Audi tomorrow or Saturday.

These are what you need Benjie

4F5827665A x 2 (springs)
8E5827552K x2 (Struts - different gas pressure to std struts)
8E5 827 302 RIGHT hinge
8E5 827 301 LEFT hinge

 

[Mike.M]

and paint

 

[Mike.M]

Had to do a double take on the hinges as the small lifter springs caught my eye.........I like cheap mods as they are wallet and wife friendly!

 

[benjie]

Thanks Archie, do any of the hinges have a letter after them?

 

[Mike.M]

H on mine

 

[Archies]

Parts have arrived at Audi Stoke, will be collecting in the morning and fitting them tomorrow afternoon will post a video if all goes to plan.

 

[Mike.M]

I would not fit them until painted as they will be bare metal the hinges.

 

[Archies]

Will be painted before hand i should of said lol

Cheers Mike

 

[Mike.M]

Thought the excitement was getting the better of you LOL

 

[benjie]

Any chance of a photo of the invoice sheet please - I find it the safest way to order items from my local dealer. I know I'd end up with standard items otherwise, not the auto opening ones.

 

[Archies]

As soon as i collect my items i will send you a copy of the invoice Benjie

 

[Archies]

Well ive collected all the parts needed, the hinges are identical to the ones allready fitted and i cant see where the spring goes. Confused

 

[benjie]

Archie - look at the video posted at the start of this thread and see if it helps (pause it near the end as you can see some of the mechanism lifting the boot.

 

[Archies]

Had a look Benjie, but just cant see enough to tell where the springs attach

 

[Archies]

Have a look at this lads how to make trunk of B5.5 open automatically open like passat B6

 

[benjie]

That says that the B6 can't be done? I don't see how the B7 can but B6 can't.?

 

[Archies]

Im stumped Benjie, i cant find a a way for the spring to open up when shutting the boot so when the fob button is pressed the spring closes enough for the struts to take over.

 

[Mike.M]

Found this Russian guide to be quite good

Google Translate

 

[Archies]

Them hinges are slightly different to mine, they have an elbow in where as mine don`t, the ones i ordered didnt either.
I have modified a bracket and attached it to my hinge, but when i shut the boot the hinge collapses, so there is no way the spring can expand.

 

[Mike.M]

Here is a pic of my factory hinges off the S4 B7 saloon.....same as in the link

 

[Mike.M]

Sounds like you don't have the right hinges on what you are saying

 

[Archies]

Thanks Mike
Are your hinges factory fitted with the springs on or is that an auto open mod, because my hinges on my boot look identical to the ones you have.

 

[Mike.M]

What you see is exactly how they were on the car minus the struts and covers for auto open.

 

[Archies]

After some tinkering i have managed to do it. I need to change the spring though as i need a thinner one as when i shut the boot the spring interferes with the hinge, but thats an easy fix. Only used one spring on the right hand hinge with the gas struts.

 

[Mike.M]

Looks good and cant wait to fit mine when I get a chance to paint them.

Can't understand how the spring should interfere with the hinge unless it is possibly bent in some way

 

[Archies]

Mike i didnt need the hinges as they were identical to the ones allready fitted to my car, i did need the gas struts though.
There is only 1 spring attached at the moment as the other is on back order, i had to drill the hinge to get my spring to fit, but when the boot folds shut it traps slight in between the mechanism. Im going to try and get some slimmer strong springs as the boot sometimes hesitates before it opens. Heres a pic of what i had to do.
Heres a pic, its a beit messy but i will tidy the hinge up and block the hole i mistakenly drilled

 

[Mike.M]

That is def different to my hinges. On mine the left bolt of yours is connect to another plate that pivots and allows the spring to move.....which may explain why yours catches due to being fixed.

 

[Archies]

Is this on the hinges that you have ordered Mike?
Im thinking ive ordered the wrong hinge

 

[Mike.M]

Sound like the wrong ones to me. Here is a close up of the spring mount point near the plate

 

[Mike.M]

 

[Archies]

Ive definitely ordered the wrong ones, or Audi have got it wrong, mine wern`t like that Mike, do you have part numbers please so i can compare

 

[benjie]

I've been away so not kept up with this.

So it looks like they have given you the wrong hinge part Archie, so would that mean that the part numbers on the Russian site are the correct ones?
Mike also said that his hinges have H at the end of them, same as the Russian website) so that could be the answer. (Mike, do you drive a B7?)

 

[Archies]

Yes Benjie,
My hinges were the wrong ones so i have returned them and ordered the correct ones, Thanks to Mike the part numbers for the correct hinges are 8E5827301H 8E5827302H