Wow I must be an idiot
 

I've had my 86 coupe for almost 2 years now and in order to open the rear hatch, I have always had to open the gas cap cover and pry the glass open with a couple fingers. It would stay up when I got it open so I guess I never gave it much thought. A couple days ago it would no longer stay up so I replaced one of the struts and I was shocked.:eek:



Amazing!

Let the flaming begin:hide:

most and I say most will admit some of the dumb stuff they have done when new to Corvettes, I have done some but then you have the few, the proud they will never admit it. So I myself have no room to flame (even though it does seem a little dumb of you) just kidding. :lol: :cheers:

It's best to replace both of the struts, but I did this same thing just yesterday. Amazing the difference it makes!

lol

You have nothing to worry about unless your name is Rob or Kevin Dahm.

I have to admit that when I was thinking about how to fix it, I considered using a 12 gauge...:pistols:

:lol:

My idiot moment was after I bought the car. I had flown to Colorado and was waking up early to start my trip back to AL. I opened the hood to check the oil prior to leaving and everything was fine. Then I tried to close the hood. I tried for 30 minutes, including searching this site on my iphone trying to figure out how to shut the damn thing. Even the instructions seemed vague.

Finally I made it work. I think my problem was I wasn't pulling the hood down enough. I guess I was expecting the weight to make it fall. Lucky for me it was 3 or 4am and nobody was around to see me.

Not a problem, Garth! :D

Re: Wow I must be an idiot

Not as much as those that had their cars towed because the E-brake was "jammed"

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http://www.amoeba.com/dynamic-images..._vanilli-1.jpg

:lol:

Every day is friday when you have a gun! :lol:

What? Since when is procrastination a bad thing?

lol , happened the same to me when i replaced the struts years ago !

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That's funny. Back in 1999, it took a few days before I discovered the ebrake would lower while engaged. Kept thinking WTF did they block entrance space (to the seat) for! :rofl:

But, I figured that out. My OMG moment was when I pressed the door light a couple years after ownership...and discovered it turns on/off just by pressing the light itself!

:D

I have two words for you guys OWNERS MANUAL.

They do?? I just learned something new! I'll hvae to try them when I get home tonight! lol.

I've been waiting to see a post from someone who "discovered" the hatch release switches on both doors.

No flame from me. Had my car for about six months and the first time it rained while I was out driving I had to pull over in a parking lot to figure out how to turn the wipers on. Man did I feel stupid and glad on one was with me. :D

It could be worse.

Much, much worse...

http://www.corvetteonline.com/news/v...-dead-battery/

If you put it off til the last minute, it will only take a minute to do!:yesnod::rofl: