C5 convertible trunk adjustment ?

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Sep 25, 2004 | 06:18 PM

lt1george

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C5 convertible trunk adjustment ?

Is there any adjustment to make the trunk pop up alittle more ? Thanks. Save the Wave.>George

Sep 25, 2004 | 07:39 PM

T_Vert

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From: Streamwood illinois

you are supposed to be able to adjust the spring. i did it and it worked great for a day and it was back to normal..

dave

Sep 25, 2004 | 07:48 PM

BrentH

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I adjusted the little "bumpers" on my FRC (same deck lid though). It made it pop up more, but a bit harder to close.

Sep 25, 2004 | 11:07 PM

Armadillo

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The original owner of my vert said to squirt some WD 40 down into the latch area from time to time. Was skeptical at first, but it seems to work.

Sep 26, 2004 | 03:20 AM

BradSW

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St. Jude Donor '15-'16

Dale, thanks. Your WD-40 suggestion did the trick. My trunk only popped up enough to get my fingers under about 10% of the time. I even took it to the dealer and they said they fixed it. NOT! I sprayed a little WD-40 on the latch to night and now it works perfectly....several times.

This forum is the greatest. I learn more about my car here than any place else.

Sep 27, 2004 | 09:50 AM

lt1george

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Thanks everybody. The WD 40 did the trick.Save the Wave.>George

Sep 27, 2004 | 10:23 AM

slythetove

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White Lithium grease would be better than WD40 by the way.

Sep 27, 2004 | 07:07 PM

vettenuts

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From: At the beach in little Rhody

I found that this problem occurs due to the rubber weatherstripping. If you adjust the stops you are putting some load on the trunklid. Just put some silicone on the weatherstripping and it will pop right up again.