Trunk lid, remove and install or adjust

# Trunk lid, remove , install or adjust

### Remove and install

Remove Phillips screw from trunk light switch, remove switch and disconnect wiring. |
Pry out trunk light, disconnect wiring from light. Brown ground wire from switch goes straight to light and can stay connected to light when it is removed.
Thread wiring out of trunk lid, into trunk |
Loosen lower hinge bolts (yellow arrows) and remove upper bolts (white arrows) |
Slide trunk lid up and off hinges, lower hinge bolt holes are slotted to allow bolts to slide out.
If replacing trunk lid, transfer striker, light and switch to new lid

### Front height :

Loosen bolts on hinges and install or remove spacers as required |

### Horizontal alignment

Loosen trunk striker. |
Loosen hinge bolts Align trunk so that gaps on each side are even and equal Tighten bolts, ensure striker is correctly positioned for positive engagement with latch. |

### Rear height :

Screw in rubber bumpers completely, after adjustment is set, screw the bumpers back out until they are under slight pressure with the trunk closed.
Adjust the locking bar on the striker by turning the locking nut, until trunk lid is approximately 1mm deeper than the rear panels at the rear edge.

E30 M3 Repair Manual V2.7. Copyright ©1999-2001 Koala Motorsport & Brett Anderson