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Trunk popper
#1309347 06/18/05 01:09 AM
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I'm going to pick up one of those small springs for the trunk and I was curious how to mount it. I noticed that the picture shows only one screw, but do I need to drill a hole for it to go into? I looked where it would mount on the car, and there is a rectangular hole. Can I use that or should I drill a new hole?

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Re: Trunk popper
#1309348 06/18/05 04:13 AM
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It's been a long time since I installed mine, but as I remember the screw is a self taping screw and it makes it's own hole and threads.

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Re: Trunk popper
#1309349 06/18/05 01:23 PM
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You know what? I used double sided tape. It has been in place for at least two years with no problems.

Lars

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Re: Trunk popper
#1309350 06/18/05 06:00 PM
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Originally posted by larsofvt:
You know what? I used double sided tape. It has been in place for at least two years with no problems.

Lars


Now that is a good idea! I have my cable modem stuck to the side of the desk with double-sided tape. It's very strong stuff.

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Re: Trunk popper
#1309351 06/18/05 08:15 PM
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What I did is, I place the spring where I what it to be, (close to the striker) than mark the trunk lid where the hole for the screw is suppose to goes. Then I drilled an hole in the trunk lid, a bit samller than the self-tapping screw I was using. I finally screw it in the trunk lid. Easy job.

Nic.

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