trunk shocks going out
Nov 25, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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trunk shocks going out
hey anybody have there trunk shocks go out i was in my trunk and it just slammed on my head
Nov 25, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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From: Milky Way
Lol
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Originally Posted by III
hey anybody have there trunk shocks go out i was in my trunk and it just slammed on my head
pix?
Nov 25, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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Mine did the same thing the other day for the 1st time, but then again it was pretty cold in NJ that day. We'll see how they act in the spring. They over 5 years old now.
Nov 25, 2007 | 10:36 AM
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pix?
haha i wish i had a pic it would have looked like something out of a cartoon
Nov 25, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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Mine did the same thing the other day for the 1st time, but then again it was pretty cold in NJ that day. We'll see how they act in the spring. They over 5 years old now.
they should be good once hot weather starts to come around.
Nov 25, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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From: Cypress, TX (Houston)
springs? I thought it was more based on hydraulics.
Nov 25, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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From: Milky Way
That's harsh...
must of hurt guy. Cold weather clearly is an issue. How old are they?
Nov 25, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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From: Florida
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hey anybody have there trunk shocks go out i was in my trunk and it just slammed on my head
There is a member named jtabraham that has heavy duty after market hatch shocks that he sells. I put them on and no more getting hit in the head. And I even have a heavy a$$ wing on the hatch. I think I paid 125.00 for them but well worth it.
Nov 25, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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From: hilliard ohio
There was a GB on another site - right around $100 for stainless steel. Got them and love them, you really have to tug to close the hatch.
Nov 25, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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From: minneapolis
Yeah. If you actually move the trunk up and down quickly it seems to stay. But, the reason is the cold. Idk how it works if you just move it up and down really fast, but it does. Seems to not hold at about 30 degrees
Nov 25, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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they should be good once hot weather starts to come around.
IT DID THIS DURING THE SUMMER TO
Nov 25, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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From: Monte-Carlo
Yea my trunk doesnt stay up either but theres no way I'm paying $120 for those struts. I dont even use the trunk so its alright.
Nov 25, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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From: ROFL
wasnt there some fix that had to do with a penny? lol or was that something else
Nov 25, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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From: Salt Lake City, UT
Someone will be a dick and say "This thread is worthless without pics!"
Nov 25, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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From: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Someone will be a dick and say "This thread is worthless without pics!"
i think you are that guy...lol
Nov 25, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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From: LBI, NJ
Sometimes my won't push up anymore, but at the same time I haven't had my hatch attack me or try to eat me so I'm good.
Nov 25, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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From: Raleigh, North Carolina
if you want the trunk to stay up, pump it up and down a couple of times, it will stay up.
Nov 25, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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From: G-ville/Pembroke pines, FL
mine suck a$$, they don't hold my truck up even when its hot as hell, in the cold its like they're not even there.
Nov 25, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperBlack350z
if you want the trunk to stay up, pump it up and down a couple of times, it will stay up.
Had a problem with it closing down on its own a few days ago, and tried this method right after, and it seemed to have worked.
Nov 25, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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From: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Originally Posted by black06z
Had a problem with it closing down on its own a few days ago, and tried this method right after, and it seemed to have worked.
yup, it works. But at the slightest touch pulling it down, it will drop fast.
