Hi,

About a month ago I was putting some stuff in the boot of my Clio and one of the hinges snapped.

I cant really take a picture of it as it takes 2 people to close the damn thing now and the way the gas lift struts work it pushes the boot at an odd angle so I dont want to break the other hinge....I've drawn a diagram to help.



Typically the crap Haynes manual has absolutely NO reference to refitting/fixing this 'minor' piece of bodywork.

The hinge appears to have rusted away and snapped.

From what I can see it appears that it is one bolt that goes through the 2 hinges on the chassis and through the hinge on the boot door.

I have tried getting the bits of metal out, but being in the location it is its a bit of a pain, and they also dont seem to want to budge.

How the heck to you fix this?? Do I just try and remove the bit of metal inside the hinges or what?

Thanks for any advice.