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Trunk lid...
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Trunk lid...
I noticed today my trunk lid is a little higher on the right side... so I opened it and turned the rubber thing all the way down... still didnt work... then turned it on the other side... nope still didnt work... any suggestions?
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driver side is flush
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I had the same problem. Take out the rear tail light with a #15 torx, loosen the latch bolts (the latch can then be adjusted and the bolts retightened). No tricks of the trade, a very simple 10 minute job. 
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Good news I figured it out... when I bought the car... 48k miles... the owner before me never opened the truck... seal was still sealed to the lid... when I opened it the first time *was a bitch to do so* the seal rolled... so when I tried to close it.. it wouldnt let it close flush 
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Good news I figured it out... when I bought the car... 48k miles... the owner before me never opened the truck... seal was still sealed to the lid... when I opened it the first time *was a bitch to do so* the seal rolled... so when I tried to close it.. it wouldnt let it close flush
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Same problem here. Went to c5trunkpopper.com. Ordered and it was quickly shipped. 2 min. install. Works great. No more complaining from wife about breaking a nail opening the trunk.
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I decided to try Yello95's suggestion with the WD40 before ordering the popper, and that seemed to work. Probably doesn't pop it up as much as a spring would, but it releases enough to get my fingers in.
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Try applying more WD-40, it took me about 3 applications over a week to get it lubed correctly.
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Interesting. I did it twice, right after each other, same night...and did notice an improvement. I hesitate using too much because that stuff eventually gets gunked up since it holds dust....but I'll give it a shot. Thanks.