got my new hood, trunk and lip today....everything is great but the trunk is so light that it flies open way too fast and hard! Is it possible to weaken the rods the act as the spring for the trunk? it opens and flies back so hard i'm scared it might break the trunk. so is the body guy that is painting and aligning everything, he pointed it out.
thanks for any help

 

i have no tech to add, but thats just funny, just open the trunk with your key if it flys open when you hit the button from the inside. i hope someone can help

 

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x2 open with key or tie something with enuff weight to keep it from flying up when u pop the trunk

 

You have 2 trunk springs that pull your trunk up. I would try taking ONE trunk spring off, or look up the DIY on getting gas shocks for it. I need to get gas shocks for mine. After someone lil ***** decided to throw an enormous rock at my trunk and dent it, I picked up a new trunk with a factory spoiler. Now my trunk doesn't open at all because I do not have the "heavy duty" trunk springs. &gt;&lt;

 

How about fabricating these to work for the trunk

 

I have seen people heat the lift springs to take some spring pressure away

 

http://www.civicforums.com/for....html

Thats how you fab em x]

 

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x2 seen this done on speed channel for the same problem as op stated.

 

yea i had same problem with mine what i did with mine was just take the one rod spring out. the only problem with that tho the trunk does like to stay up. but in my eyes its better than having it fly open and possibly having it crack.

 

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x2 open with key or tie something with enuff weight to keep it from flying up when u pop the trunk</TD></TR></TABLE>
hmmm ok don't ever say somthing like that again.. one adding weights doesn't make since, its a carbon fiber trunk for a reason.

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the reason a posted was so i don't have to think twice b4 i open the trunk. accidents happen and i don't want to 4get and brake a 600 dollar trunk.

Thanks for the help everyone else

 

ha, carbon fiber trunk.

 

double stick tape and 4 bricks should do the trick.