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I'd like to limit Hatchback Opening

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by anxious, Jul 19, 2010.

  1. anxious

    anxious Junior Member

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    Any ideas on how I can limit the height of the hatchback opening on my 2010 ? I've protected the spoiler from hitting from garage door with a piece of foam rubber when opening it, but now that my car is 1 yr old, the spoiler is loose.
     
    #1 anxious, Jul 19, 2010
  2. Smirv

    Smirv AkA: Ryan

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    maybe a stopper on the hinge
     
    #2 Smirv, Jul 19, 2010
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    This is pretty low-tech, but you might try a piece of string from the hatch to the car body. I assume your garage ceiling is too low to let the hatch open all the way?
     
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    Like on a screen door, to keep it open? That might work, too, but I'm not sure how you'd attach it, and it might get in the way of closing the hatch.
     
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    no, it hits the garage door.
     
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    You sure the spoiler really is loose? They all wobble ever so slightly. Either that or mine is a broken.
     
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    Yes....loose, the dealer tightened it today. It was so loose that it made a noise as I hit a bump in the road.
     
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    I started a thread last summer titled something like "rear hatch opens very high" (try a search) and there were several solutions recommended. I put foam rubber on the garage door beam, and being careful to not let the hatch open on its own, never had an issue with the spoiler, but there were a few who had solutions that prevented the hatch from opening too much.
     
    #8 stream, Jul 19, 2010
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