Compartment Lids Tight

[ss]

I have a 2015 920 that I bought used last year. The rod lockers and the rear compartment lids fit very tight and are very hard to open. Does anyone else have this problem, and is there a fix?

[BassCatKev]

Is the carpet just extremely fresh and new? That's not necessarily a bad thing if that's it.

[ss]

Is the carpet just extremely fresh and new? That's not necessarily a bad thing if that's it.

The carpet is compressed as much as it is going to get and the lids are still very tight. I was hoping it would loosen up over time, but its not getting any better.

[14decoys]

The carpet is compressed as much as it is going to get and the lids are still very tight. I was hoping it would loosen up over time, but its not getting any better.

Your dealer can help with this. I had the same issue with a rod locker. My dealer called the factory and they told him how to fix it. It involves a rubber hammer.

[TX721]

You can use a beard trimmer to cut/shave the carpet pile a little on the lid sides to free up some room. I had to do that on my fish-n-ski after installing new carpet.

[ss]

Your dealer can help with this. I had the same issue with a rod locker. My dealer called the factory and they told him how to fix it. It involves a rubber hammer.

I may try the rubber hammer on one lid and see how it goes. I'm an engineer, so beating on stuff with hammers is kinda my thing.

[bassmasher]

Mine are really tight also. I like them like that. If you grab the handle and give it a quick pull up they open right up. You almost give them a quick jerk.
My 13yr old gets them open no problem. It seems more like suction than sticking.
good luck

[ss]

I worked on the worst one with my orange harbor freight deadblow and it opens fairly easy now. Thanks for the tip. Now I'm going back out to the garage to beat the rest of them.

[greeneb]

I have one that's a little tight. Are you opening them slightly and "tapping" the edge to slightly "adjust" the hinge back a little.

[Phoenix Ed]

I may try the rubber hammer on one lid and see how it goes. I'm an engineer, so beating on stuff with hammers is kinda my thing.

And if the rubber hammer does not work, try a bigger one. A proven engineering principle!

[Ray Co. Hank]

I'm an engineer, so beating on stuff with hammers is kinda my thing.

In my world, we call them millwrights!!

Don't fit? Get a bigger hammer!

[Dock Holiday]

Precision momentary pressure applicator

[ss]

I have one that's a little tight. Are you opening them slightly and "tapping" the edge to slightly "adjust" the hinge back a little.

I'm hitting the edge of the lid and bending the flange inward. Mine are tight on the sides, so I worked on the sides and left the hinge and the side opposite the hing alone. I did both rear compartments and the rod locker and they are all much easier to open now.

[14decoys]

I worked on the worst one with my orange harbor freight deadblow and it opens fairly easy now. Thanks for the tip. Now I'm going back out to the garage to beat the rest of them.

Happy to be of assistance!!