New C5 Owner
Racer
Joined: Nov 2014
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From: Redmond, WA Bermuda Dunes, CA Chelan, WA
[QUOTE=LannyL81;1591410160]Struts....I did not see any struts to hold up the top compartment lid....I gotta go take another look....struts are easy to do.
Struts are kinda buried...once you find them they are obvious. Best thing is to open trunk and look either to left or right up above the wheel well. If I remember I replaced mine from inside the trunk.
If you would like I can send pics of mine tonight PST sometime.
Struts are kinda buried...once you find them they are obvious. Best thing is to open trunk and look either to left or right up above the wheel well. If I remember I replaced mine from inside the trunk.
If you would like I can send pics of mine tonight PST sometime.
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Kannapolis NC
Get someone to hold up the top tonneau cover while you change the struts. It's a lot heavier than it looks and when you remove one strut, it will try to close very rapidly. Get the right length struts and they do pop off and on like hood struts. Make sure you are changing the ones up under the fender. The trunk struts are back there too. You also have hood struts, for a total of 6.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 3,323
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From: Green Valley Arizona
Okay...found those struts. Wow...those are tucked-up in there a bit!!!
And yes it will require someone to hold the cover up while I pop off the struts.
As the trunk struts seem to be a bit on the weak side...will replace them at the sametime.
Took the right rear fender liner out so I could clean out all the sand and rocks that got between it and the right rocker panel.
Also have the power antenna out...see separate posting on that one asking for some assistance. The antenna was bent...no one the ribbon broke!
I ordered a replacement in black to match the roof, but got one in chrome; so have to wait until the black one arrives.
Have had the car one week now and still sitting on jackstands.
And yes it will require someone to hold the cover up while I pop off the struts.
As the trunk struts seem to be a bit on the weak side...will replace them at the sametime.
Took the right rear fender liner out so I could clean out all the sand and rocks that got between it and the right rocker panel.
Also have the power antenna out...see separate posting on that one asking for some assistance. The antenna was bent...no one the ribbon broke!
I ordered a replacement in black to match the roof, but got one in chrome; so have to wait until the black one arrives.
Have had the car one week now and still sitting on jackstands.
Last edited by LannyL81; Jan 31, 2016 at 06:17 AM.
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Melting Slicks
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I don't believe I have ever seen this color combo...excellent! Just one thing to add to this post...Corvettes are easy to work on as they did not engineer the backyard mechanic out. With the exception of being on your knees on most projects they are a dream to work on. Wishing you many happy miles/smiles with your new (to you) Corvette convertible (vert). Greetings, Rob
