 Trunk won't pop unless lifting up at the same time |
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 Mar 29, 2011 - 2:27 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 27, '09 From Las Vegas Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
If I pull the handle to pop the trunk it will not open unless somebody is standing back there to lift up on the trunk lid. The same thing if I use the key to pop the trunk. Is there a spring, or an adjustment of some sort that can take care of this?
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Mar 29, 2011 - 4:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
It'll un-latch though, right? Then you just pull it up? That's what I do with mine. I think that's how it's supposed to work... We don't have fancy-smancy cars lol
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Mar 29, 2011 - 5:28 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '10 From The Best Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
I have this problem sometimes. Hector he means he pulls the lever, he hears it open(the 1"it opens),lets go of the lever,goes to the back and finds the trunk locked..
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Mar 29, 2011 - 5:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
Alright, that's why I asked. Lol
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Mar 29, 2011 - 5:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 27, '09 From Las Vegas Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yes, I pull the lever, I hear it open, but by the time I walk back to the trunk it is completely closed and locked. I checked it out when I got home today and fixed the problem. The trunk lid has two rubber bumpers that should have just enough tension on them when the latch it pulled that it pops the trunk open enough to keep it unlatched. I guess over the years mine have either smashed a little too flat, lost some of their resiliency, or the metal on the trunk where they attach maybe got tweaked a little. There is no way to adjust them like on some cars so I used a pair of needle nose pliers to adjust the holes a little. I inserted the pliers into the holes and bent them out/down a little. Now the holes look like little upside down volcanoes. I reinserted the rubber bushings and now my trunk pops and stays unlocked just fine. Hope this helps somebody else in the future. A better way of doing it would be to just buy new rubber bushings, but this way worked just fine for now.
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Mar 29, 2011 - 8:52 PM
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i have the same problem on my gt celica what do I do???
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Mar 29, 2011 - 9:21 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
coupes tend to do this due to the weight of the spoiler.
I dont use the trunk, and if i do, i use my key... I tried putting a stronger spring in there, it only worked for a week... -------------------- Learned a lot in 10 years... I hardly log in anymore, last login Today Sept 6 2019, and I was forced just to clarify a post. LOL
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Mar 29, 2011 - 11:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 27, '09 From Las Vegas Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Mar 29, 2011 - 9:52 PM)  i have the same problem on my gt celica what do I do??? read my post right above yours for the solution -------------------- ☠Jay☠Las Vegas☠1999 GT Convertible☠ASC #2346☠ FOR SALE!!! |
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Apr 2, 2011 - 5:14 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 1, '05 From Charlotte NC Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
man! thanks! imma have to keep this in mind! ive been proping the latch inside the car open with my keys
 i been wondering why it was doing that! (this is all YOUR fault njccmd2002) 
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Apr 2, 2011 - 8:45 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 26, '09 From Los Angeles Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Ghetto style: pull down your seat belt, loop it around the lever and pull it tight to hold the lever up. Problem SOLVED!
Just don't forget to unloop your seatbelt when you close the trunk lid/hatch 
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Apr 2, 2011 - 10:33 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '10 From The Best Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
Ghetto style 2.0, keep one of those short fat little screw drivers on the floormat at all time to wedge in between the mat and lever.
Good fix con99vert!! |
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