JDM_SOHC

On my car the latch that locks down the trunkn is causing m carbon fiber trunk to stick up about 1/4"... I see theres 2 holes covered under the top 2 screws and 1 hole under the bottom screw on the latch.. if i drill out these holes can i lower the latch to where those holes are an screw it in to have lowered it a little bit?? someonne told me thats how u do it an i am not sure if he was full of **** or not... im not a noob so dont flame with "oh try it out see if it works hur hur hur" im merely curious as to learning something new... thanks...

JDM_SOHC

bump.... i'd really like to know if anyone knows how to maybe get the trunk pulled down some for better fitment?

lemon_juice

its not OEM so it wont fit like OEM. but, i realli dont see what u mean so a pik might help

madlion

haha been there done that.. i have carbon creations for "96-00" oon my 00 civic si.. i had the same damn problem.. i drilled out my trnk latch to give it extra space to push down. then i also adjust the bolts that the trunk sits on. the problem is the trunk is so light.. i also had issues with it flying up.. anyways i still have the trunk its sitting in the closet put the stock one back on.. mainly because i added a 13w7.. also i could only get about half the trunk flush.. its tideous and i recommend buying a show quality carbon fiber trunk if you are using one.. such as vis.. carbon fiber trunks make me nervous.. you could make a metal latch and latch the trunk to the body right above the bumper...
i thought about adding a nitrous bottle to the trunk so that it would weigh it down more.. good luck and post pictures if you can
hope sometihng may have helped.. also...
the trunk can be adjusted two ways
you can adjust the bottom
where the latch latches
and also the latch
you may be able to pull a quarter inch out of both..

JDM_SOHC

here ya go..

Vero

still having issues eh? looks like one side fits way better than the other.


I went and looked at my coupe today.
I think the bolt mounts on your cf trunk are off, in which case they need to be modified or redone.
Perhaps you can make some kind of adaptor plate?

JDM_SOHC

yeah that might be the case... if its not to much of hassle... would u mind measuring from the middle of both bolts to the bottom part "when trunk opened".. this way i could tell if mine are off by a little bit.... i thought it was maybe my weatherstripping that was to big an not allowing it to shut.. im just suprised that nobody else has ever had this problem lol....

Vero

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM_SOHC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah that might be the case... if its not to much of hassle... would u mind measuring from the middle of both bolts to the bottom part "when trunk opened".. this way i could tell if mine are off by a little bit.... i thought it was maybe my weatherstripping that was to big an not allowing it to shut.. im just suprised that nobody else has ever had this problem lol....</TD></TR></TABLE>

well I have a ej8, which may be different than your ej6 trunk. I can take a look if you still want tommorow. I just got out of surgery and I am only allowed to get up so often.
plus its dark out

gsp em1-g35

Damn, good luck with the fitment. My trunk fit perfectly. Let me know how it's coming along.

JDM_SOHC

truu, ur **** is clean as expletive bro... :rops::

down here in southwest fla carbon trunks are not really a hot thing yet, i mean theres like a small handful with'm an most of those are wrx's, evo's, and an srt4 i believe... im only one around here with 92-95 coupe carbon fiber trunk... an i live in rice a roni heaven so im sure its only time lol... oh well, i just figured someone had ran across this problem before... if it is in fact the mold that was done wrong would a body shop be able to correct the problem..?? im like in the negatives when it comes to knowledge on fiberglassing an ****....

madlion

hey you with the 99-00 si in blue!! what brand is that vis?? also does your trunk fly open.. when you pop it?? and also did you get the key to fit??? on my carbon creations i had to bend the bar to connect the trunk lock to the latch. needless to say it wouldnt fit so i left a hole. which is cool cause i have a 13w7 and i dont need anyone attempting to take it.. even though they cant get it unless they take the seats out hahaha.. its a big sob.. also the trunk is mainly for the track but yours looks like a daily driven trunk.. what brand??sorry for the rambling white rhino to blame

Vero

it wont matter what brand trunk it is, they should all be within the same weight range.

Did your EM1 have a spoiler before you put the cf hood on? honda has 2 different trunk springs, one for none and one for the spoilers.

Though id imagine even the normal ones might pull it up quick too.

as far as the lock you should have played with the trunk more first.

madlion

actually your wrong. the vis could have a debo fiberglass shell making it weigh a nice percentage more.. if its 20% thats still a significant percentage while it may just mean 2-3lbs.. if you have a carbon fiber trunk i think you would understand that weight is important. that 2-3 lbs could make the trunk fly up 15% less faster eliminating the wear the bolts that hold the trunk to the car face.. i mean this **** is important if you care about that quarter inch gap..

madlion

i played with the trunk forever.. the carbon fiber inner shell was not designed to fit it.. i could have connected wire instead of using the bar but i prefered shaved!

Vero

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by madlion &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">actually your wrong. the vis could have a debo fiberglass shell making it weigh a nice percentage more.. if its 20% thats still a significant percentage while it may just mean 2-3lbs.. if you have a carbon fiber trunk i think you would understand that weight is important. that 2-3 lbs could make the trunk fly up 15% less faster eliminating the wear the bolts that hold the trunk to the car face.. i mean this **** is important if you care about that quarter inch gap.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

VIS, like most of the companies use carbon ontop of fiberglass with a fiberglass structure. They are going to weigh very similar dipending on thickness. Regardless, if you have the same weighted spring on, which is used to raising a steel trunk or a steel trunk with a wing (even stronger spring).
Those are going to effect how fast it pulls more than a different brand will.

I dont think anyone out there makes a complete trunk out of just carbon fiber, at least not for what a honda buyer is going to pay.

Rbehne2

The closest thing I can suggest is to adjust the rubber thing if your trunk comes with it.
pics didnt work- hopefully the link does
http://viewmorepics.myspace.co...65812


Modified by Rbehne2 at 3:02 PM 3/14/2006

madlion

sell that trunk buy a vis thats what i should have done.. fabrication can only go so far when poor quality control is to blame. some people dont know what they are talking about.

madlion

see my avatar.. i have carbon fenders carbon hood and carbon trunk.. those rubber stoppings dont do **** but fall off.