Boot removal

[c5martin]

Examine underneath rear of rear wheels and you will see (on some C5's) a boot retaining clip on each of the pivot points for the boot.
Unclip these
Pull sides of C5 slightly apart and the boot will pop out
Re-fitting is the reverse of this - ensure the inner liner is inserted before the pivot points

[Kurt]

Or get Karl to drive it as his boot always keeps falling off !   

[Karl]

Or get Karl to drive it as his boot always keeps falling off !   

aahhh yes, but that was before I made some boot clips.

Even when I trashed the wheel at Brooklands, note that the boot remained in situ 

..quite a road test if I say so myself 

[Kurt]

That is very true and credit where credit is due the boot did stay on.

Mind you it was funny on that Crawley run, every time I went to overtake you, to find your boot flying back at me. Almost like a James Bond gadget - quick he going to overtake, jetison the boot !

[Karl]

Doh ! What a missed opportunity at Brooklands....

...could have won that 

[Wizbat]

And I thought mine was the only one that left a trail of parts behind it!!

[Karl]

And I thought mine was the only one that left a trail of parts behind it!!

..thats all part of the love/hate relationship we all have with our C5's 

[Karl]

If you have them fitted, the boot clips are are behind each rear wheelarch;


Once the clips are removed, follow Martins advice by pulling both wheelarches out. This provides the space for the boot to be removed.



You can see the groove the boot clip fits into once the boot has been replaced.