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 ====== Boot clip ======
+^ System | [[parts:body:start|Body and boot]] |
+^ Handbook item | //Not listed separately in the 1985 handbook// (see below) |
+^ Sinclair part no. | Sold as "Boot clips" under **C5674 317** on later spares lists |
+^ Hoover factory no. | //not yet identified// |
+^ Quantity per vehicle | 2 |
+^ Fits to | The [[parts:body:boot_lid|boot]] pivots, inside each rear wheel arch |
+===== Description =====
+Holds the boot in place.
+The boot pivots on two moulded bosses, one inside each rear wheel arch. A **black C-shaped clip** on each boss stops the boot sliding off its pivot. The clips are the only thing holding the boot on, and they're needed every time the boot comes off. Most rear-end work needs the boot removed: the [[parts:drivetrain:drive_belt|drive belt]], motor, rear brake, [[parts:pedals:chain|chain]] and control box fuses. So clips are easily lost, and many C5s are missing one or both.
+===== Removal and fitting =====
+From the Owner's Handbook, p. 26, "Boot removal":
+  - Open the boot.
+  - Release the two retaining clips by **pulling them downwards**, away from the moulded boss.
+  - Spring the wheel arches outwards until the boot bosses are clear. The boot can now be removed.
+  - To refit, reverse the procedure and push the clips back onto the bosses.
+C5Alive's fitting guide adds that once the pivots are free, the boot slides **downwards towards the ground** to come out. The clips simply pull off like circlips.
+===== Maintenance =====
+No maintenance needed. Keep the clips somewhere safe whenever the boot is off.
+===== Known problems =====
+  * **Lost clips.** They're small, loose once removed, and easily misplaced. Original clips are scarce.
+  * Some C5s have had the clips removed by previous owners. A boot without clips can slide off its pivots.
+===== Repairs, replacements and reproductions =====
+==== Original part, then and now ====
+^ Source ^ Date ^ Price ^
+| ESG (Ellar Surplus Goods), Liverpool | Dec 1991 | £3.52 + VAT |
+| MATCH, Rotterdam (code 18.317) | 17 Jan 1991 | ƒ25,- excl. BTW |
+On these later spares lists, item 18 / C5674 317 is "Boot clips". In the 1985 Owner's Handbook, item 18 / C5674 317 is the **decal kit**. The number appears to have been reused by the post-1985 parts sellers.
+==== Reproductions ====
+  * I've made a recreation which you can download here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5341404
+  * C5owners.com also produced 3D-printed boot clips (sold in pairs) from 2013.
+<WRAP info>**Diagram wanted:** boot pivot and clip location, viewed from inside the wheel arch (source: Owner's Handbook fig. 42). See [[wiki:diagrams_wanted]].</WRAP>
+===== Related parts =====
+[[parts:body:boot_lid|Boot lid]] · [[parts:body:boot_lock_set|Boot lock set]] · [[parts:body:boot_liner|Boot liner]]
+===== Sources =====
+  * [[docs:owners_handbook|Sinclair C5 Owner's Handbook]] (1985), p. 26 (Boot removal, fig. 42) and pp. 30–31 (parts list)
+  * [[docs:esg_price_list_1991|ESG parts and price list, December 1991]]; [[docs:match_price_list_1991|MATCH parts price list, January 1991]]
+  * C5Alive.co.uk, //QR Power Wiring Fitting Guide//, step QR1 (v2, 24 Feb 2006)
+  * c5owners.com forum (closed to new posts, still readable):
+    * [[https://www.c5owners.com/sinclair-c5-forum/topic/136/wanted-c5-boot-clips|Wanted: C5 boot clips]]: C5mick, 2013
+    * [[https://www.c5owners.com/sinclair-c5-forum/topic/187/boot-clips|Boot clips]]: Dan, Oct 2013
-Holds the boot in place.\\
-I've made a recreation which you can download here:\\
-https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5341404