Signum tailgate bump stops

The tailgate on my Signum bounces when I try and shut it - needs a
real slam to close. Want to try and wind both bump stops in a few
turns to see if it improves things, but....how do they adjust? Looks
like you should just turn them, but they just spin but don't move in
or out. Any ideas?

I guess they are the same as on other Vauxhalls with a hatch or
tailgate. Black rubber stop, mounted on a threaded post fitted to the
frame of the rear door opening.

Thanks for any info. Jamze.

 

Perhaps the catch itself needs adjusting?

 

I meant to answer this post before. Why not let a Vauxhall dealer do it for
you? They should do it while you wait (under warranty).

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Alan Steele

Steeles of Worthing
www.steeles.co.uk

 

Did just that!

1st dealer near work didn't have a clue, and just spun the stops in
front of me, and insisted that they had adjusted things when they
hadn't.

2nd dealer near home had a body shop on site, and one of their people
spent a bit of time explaining how to adjust things. The stops sit in
a cam shaped hole, that you adjust by rotating the assembly that the
post goes into.

However, he said that the stops should only be used to make sure that
the tailgate sits flush with the bodywork. As a previous poster said,
the catch is what should be adjusted.

Also said that good sealing on modern cars doesn't help, which he
demonstrated by shutting the tailgate first time every time with a
window left open. He reckoned that some cars have a sensor in the
tailgate that drops the windows by an inch to allow the boot to shut.

 

The Tigra drops the passenger window when the tailgate shut. It stops the
passengers getting perforated eardrums as well as making the tailgate easier
to shut!


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Alan Steele

Steeles of Worthing
www.steeles.co.uk