simple fix if your vert trunk does not pop up enough
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Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Albertson New York
simple fix if your vert trunk does not pop up enough
There have been a few posts on adding a spring to the top latch of the lid to help the trunk open enough to get your fingers underneath.
Simple fix without attaching the large spring. Take off the rear center carpeted section that covers the lock mechanism. Next to and slightly in front of the latch there will be a spring with about 1 1/2" extended out with a slight bend. This is the piece that pushes the lid up. With closing and age that piece of spring that sticks out begins to bend downward.
Put pliers to it and bend it back up so it extends above the latch mouth.
The amount you bend it is the amount the trunk lid will raise.
Real easy fix and you can get rid of the spring you added to the lid.
Simple fix without attaching the large spring. Take off the rear center carpeted section that covers the lock mechanism. Next to and slightly in front of the latch there will be a spring with about 1 1/2" extended out with a slight bend. This is the piece that pushes the lid up. With closing and age that piece of spring that sticks out begins to bend downward.
Put pliers to it and bend it back up so it extends above the latch mouth.
The amount you bend it is the amount the trunk lid will raise.
Real easy fix and you can get rid of the spring you added to the lid.
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Doral Fl
the info came in handy , because I happen to have the carpet removed, so I just went to the garage and bent it up a little and now it pops up about 1/2 in. the spring was pretty stiff to bend up. thanks for the info 
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Great Info... I'll going to have to do that to mine once the snow clears and it get warmer.....
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If the General doesn't go out of business this year, I think you may be qualified as a design engineer and possibly get a 6 digit salary.
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Thanks for the tip and I'll give that a try.
At least I won't have to throw away an expensive mod. I think my trunk popper cost all of $3
At least I won't have to throw away an expensive mod. I think my trunk popper cost all of $3
