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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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so i took the spoiler off my car to clean out that area and while it off i happened toclose the turnk and press the turnk release and FWOOSH the trunk flew all the wayopen, with thespoile ron it barely cracks when i open it, that is really convenient sinc ei use the turnk open and dont like having to actually open it even tho ialreayd opened it if ukno wut imean so i mgih tjust bondo the holes and mycar needs a new paint job anyway
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BubbleButt is the only way to go....
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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so i took the spoiler off my car to clean out that area and while it off i happened toclose the turnk and press the turnk release and FWOOSH the trunk flew all the wayopen, with thespoile ron it barely cracks when i open it, that is really convenient sinc ei use the turnk open and dont like having to actually open it even tho ialreayd opened it if ukno wut imean so i mgih tjust bondo the holes and mycar needs a new paint job anyway
Can you not adjust the tension so that it opens like you want it too?
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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so i took the spoiler off my car to clean out that area and while it off i happened toclose the turnk and press the turnk release and FWOOSH the trunk flew all the wayopen, with thespoile ron it barely cracks when i open it, that is really convenient sinc ei use the turnk open and dont like having to actually open it even tho ialreayd opened it if ukno wut imean so i mgih tjust bondo the holes and mycar needs a new paint job anyway
Can you not adjust the tension so that it opens like you want it too?
yeah he could.
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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Why not just replace your tired tension rods, or adjust them if you still have a notch available?
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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Why not just replace your tired tension rods, or adjust them if you still have a notch available?
because its easier to bondo, strip and paint the trunk, then to push them rods up a notch.
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you all just blew my mind, i had no idea they were adjustable, ill look into it
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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you all just blew my mind, i had no idea they were adjustable, ill look into it

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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 12:27 AM
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you all just blew my mind, i had no idea they were adjustable, ill look into it
no, BAD IDEA! Stay BubbleButtesk!
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