i switched my se lid with a spoiler to a gxe one without. now when i pop the trunk it flies up and slams a little rather than just opening and staying down like my old one did. Is there a way to adjust the spring so when i pop it it just opens and stays down rather than shooting up?

 

change the tension rods, or add ballast to the trunk lid

 

what he said

 

i was thinking of the second idea but how do i ghange the tension rods?, any ideas fro balast that wont look bad every time i open my trunk?

 

ballast is easy to hide, just put it behind the carpet

 

any ideas for ballast, shaved max, do you have a similar problem since you also dont have a spoiler or is you car a gxe?

 

bah just use hood struts and make it open nice and slow but still fully.

I got the idea from Matt and he helped me pick out the struts.

here is a link to all the info you will need including a video of the trunk opening (with alarm trunk pop).

 

thanks ill look into it, i was thinking about something like that but wasnt sure how to go abbout doing it.

 

stretch your springs

 

mine was a gxe, plus i have enough weight on it to keep it down. the tension rods are a pain to change because you're fighting the spring getting it in. not impossible, but a pain. just put some sort of weight in the trunk, doesnt have to be much. make sure it's glued down. spray foan does a good job of securing stuff

 

do you think a can of spray foam is heavy enough. there was a pretty big difference in weight between the 2 trunks. any ideas on weights, couldnt really think of anything small enough to fit into that space

 

Mount an amp for your sterio on it...:-D

 

i meant to hold something down. as ghetto as it may sound, go to a bait and tackle store and just buy some weights. then when you have the right ammt in there, spray foam them in. ghetto, but effective

 

yeah good idea, i knew what you were talkin about but couldnt think of anything to put in there. you wont see it anyway cause its covered by the carpet.