I've seen some guys put together a DIY trunk popper with parts from Home Depot. I tried a search but nothing came up.

I'm in the US at the minute and I could drop by to get the parts

Can anyone remmber what I'd need

 

I didn't find a DIY but did find this:

http://home.nc.rr.com/bmaatkins/C5/

 

easy, inexpensive, effective!!!

 

Thanks Bill. Maybe I could guess on the spring. The pic gives a good idea of the size I'd need

 

http://home.nc.rr.com/bmaatkins/C5/ this, 18 bucks and 2 min. worth of work it's worth it just to NOT go to Ho Do's and up up with the Nimrods.

 

There,s another way to do this. Hardware store, spring that goes @ the top of the storm door, cut in half, paint same color as under side of trunk area(black?),remove shock,one side@ a time install spring. No more problems! Bought my Z06 new,& from day one it would not hardly go up enough to get a finger nail under to lift up. It works. Good luck,Bob. P.S. I did this mod long before the popper was introduced. I had to do something,& it has worked fine for 5 yrs now.

 

Thanks for the help guys. Unfortunately I dont have time to get the real trunk popper delivered before I leave for UK. DIY is my only option.

There's some ideas there to play with

 

This is very interesting! I wonder if someone could expand on this for those of us that have never seen the top of a "Storm Door". Thanks!

 

for what this costs why bother? Give this guy some props...he came up with something GM should have and its so cheap and easy to do.Best mod $ you will spend.

 

What I did before was with top up and windows up close the door and the air pressure opens the trunk.

 

DeeGee back in the US , sorry no help on your search

 

http://www.c5trunkpopper.com/

$18 shipped, and comes with everything including the screwdriver.

I was going to do my own, and still may, but I ordered one of these and it works perfect.

 

I bought the assorted box of springs for about $5. There were at least 5-6 of the proper size.

 

I'll look out for that

 

Just wish it was for longer than a week

 

Trunk Popper for a Vert or Z06

I must have lubricated my mechanism 10 times and tried adjusting the rubber stoppers on the trunk lid. Eventually, I end up back with just a tiny gap to squeeze my fingers in. A PITA.

This is an easy mod but for those of you who prefer to buy the ready made item it sells for a very reasonable price of $15.95 from one of the Forum vendors. Mine's not as professional but unfortunately the vendor doesn’t ship overseas so I needed a DIY version:

http://www.c5trunkpopper.com/

If you want to try yourself, pick up a 7/8” compression spring from Home Depot. They retail at $3.98 for a pack of 4 springs, 2 large and 2 small. You’ll also need an end cap of the same diameter. I used a 7/8” rubber stopper ($1.76). The advantage is that it acts as a soft buffer and can be trimmed to fit.



Cut the large spring to a length of 2”. The springs are quite strong so it takes a bit of elbow grease to cut it. Tighten the radius at the cut end of the spring to give a hole to fasten the screw through.

Undo the T30 torx screw on the right hand side of the closure plate. Insert the torx screw down the barrel of the spring and retighten it in place.

Slot the bung in place. You can trim the bung to get whatever fit you prefer. With it as shown it takes a good push to close the trunk. Trimming the bung will make it easier to close.



It took 10 minutes and all the lubrication and fiddling with the lock are a thing of the past.

 

DeeGee, Thanks for the write up. I saw your post just prior to heading out to Home Depot for some supplies for another project and thought, what the heck I'll give this a try. I can't believe how easy it was and how great it works. Initially I tried cutting the spring with wire cutters, then I realized it was a perfect job for my Dremel. 5 min later I have two trunk poppers.

 

Here's mine...

I went with a dual spring design for better trunk ejection,



Standard strike plates,



For a little extra effort and for about $3, I could have made this a "professional job" by spray painting the springs and strike plates, and, putting pretty black caps on the end of the springs. When I one day decide to display my ride at a car show, I'll do it.

 

Glad it worked guys