DIY: tricked out trunk
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Wow, is that how it is suppose to be done. I did mine a different way, but yours looks way better. By the way, on does latches, is the latch going onto the stock bracket at an angle, cause mine are.
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Rep Power: 0 You can place something underneath your lock or latches to lift them off the trunk lid and this also makes the lock latch evenly with the hole. I myself drilled new holes to match where I placed the lock. [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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I'm sure this will answer all the questions....!
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Edit : This picture is in 5 pieces....
I'm sure this will answer all the questions....!
I have no credits on that picture It was previously posted by LiKEaFeRiO!!
Eric
Edit : This picture is in 5 pieces....
After awhile the bolts that attach and hinges to the trunk lid start to get weak. and now mine's wobbly... I might just bolt it back to stock. It could be my sub pounding that is making it loose... I dunno.
It would be nice if it just gradually swiveled into place and if it had some struts on it so it could open by itself. Of course I don't have time to work on that right now since there is a bunch of other things on my car I want to fix first. But, I think the flip flop trunk is a pretty cool effect, hopefully a super clean way will be found soon...
Rice!?
Um guys...why the hell would you want this?
Here's how I see it: (please keep in mind that I'm an all go no show kinda guy...sleepers are my thing) you are adding weight to the car in order to have your trunk open differently.
I guess this is a "visual mod" and falls under the "to each his own" category, but I think this should be grouped with "lambo" doors and those funky hoods that open from the side or the center...
this is about as rice as it gets...do you have tezzas and a widebody and spinners too?
It is items like these that make people have comments "leave that **** to the Honda guys." I personally respect the potential of many of the Honda engines, but people with this kind of crap on their cars are the reason everyone thinks of Civic drivers as a bunch of rich white-boy Fast and Furious wannabee ricers who can't park, use the emergency lane to pass, and streetrace during rush-hour traffic without using turn signals.
If you are going for this image please debadge your car so that I do not have to be associated with you.
Say no to rice ...anything that is about image and not performance...body kits, "cut" springs, spinners, funky hoods doors and trunks, altezzas, decals, windshield banners, etc. etc. etc.
After seeing what ebay was selling those trunk kits for (20-60), you could go in the buy/sell forum and get yourself a nice sway bar.
now that's a worthy investment...make the 7th gen handle like its on glued rails
PS...my opinions are my opinions and I respect your right to disagree...but I still think this trunk thing is rice
Here's how I see it: (please keep in mind that I'm an all go no show kinda guy...sleepers are my thing) you are adding weight to the car in order to have your trunk open differently.
I guess this is a "visual mod" and falls under the "to each his own" category, but I think this should be grouped with "lambo" doors and those funky hoods that open from the side or the center...
this is about as rice as it gets...do you have tezzas and a widebody and spinners too?
It is items like these that make people have comments "leave that **** to the Honda guys." I personally respect the potential of many of the Honda engines, but people with this kind of crap on their cars are the reason everyone thinks of Civic drivers as a bunch of rich white-boy Fast and Furious wannabee ricers who can't park, use the emergency lane to pass, and streetrace during rush-hour traffic without using turn signals.
If you are going for this image please debadge your car so that I do not have to be associated with you.
Say no to rice
...anything that is about image and not performance...body kits, "cut" springs, spinners, funky hoods doors and trunks, altezzas, decals, windshield banners, etc. etc. etc.After seeing what ebay was selling those trunk kits for (20-60), you could go in the buy/sell forum and get yourself a nice sway bar.
now that's a worthy investment...make the 7th gen handle like its on glued rails
PS...my opinions are my opinions and I respect your right to disagree...but I still think this trunk thing is rice
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Originally Posted by 7thGenerasianCivic
After awhile the bolts that attach and hinges to the trunk lid start to get weak. and now mine's wobbly... I might just bolt it back to stock. It could be my sub pounding that is making it loose... I dunno.
DodgeNeon, whats up with that rant... Getting a little too generalized on the definition of rice. Specifically the bodykit part, nothing wrong with adding a few panels to make your car look more aggressive. Definitely doesnt make you a ricer and imply that you are into tezzas and widebody kits and drive like duma$$es.
As for the whole weight thing, how much you think those brackets weigh, like 50 lbs or something? Anyways, I'm just here defending body kits... If you want all go and no show, go buy a Toyota Starlet or something.
As for the whole weight thing, how much you think those brackets weigh, like 50 lbs or something? Anyways, I'm just here defending body kits... If you want all go and no show, go buy a Toyota Starlet or something.
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Originally Posted by izmaxx
DodgeNeon, whats up with that rant... Getting a little too generalized on the definition of rice. Specifically the bodykit part, nothing wrong with adding a few panels to make your car look more aggressive. Definitely doesnt make you a ricer and imply that you are into tezzas and widebody kits and drive like duma$$es.
As for the whole weight thing, how much you think those brackets weigh, like 50 lbs or something? Anyways, I'm just here defending body kits... If you want all go and no show, go buy a Toyota Starlet or something.
As for the whole weight thing, how much you think those brackets weigh, like 50 lbs or something? Anyways, I'm just here defending body kits... If you want all go and no show, go buy a Toyota Starlet or something.
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Would self tapping screws hold better than bolts or otherwise?
Can you open and close the trunk with it in the modified position or does it have to be stock to operate the opening and closing and just swiveled when u want to show it off?
If anyone can PM me with any tips from when they did theirs I would appreciate it
Can you open and close the trunk with it in the modified position or does it have to be stock to operate the opening and closing and just swiveled when u want to show it off?
If anyone can PM me with any tips from when they did theirs I would appreciate it
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Rep Power: 379 BTW, doesn't your precious SRT-4 come with a "customized" hood. Pot calling the kettle black. You want a sleeper, take off your hood, wing, wheels, and put on the crappy neon parts, otherwise bite my ***.
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Originally Posted by DodgeNeonSRT-4
Um guys...why the hell would you want this?
Here's how I see it: (please keep in mind that I'm an all go no show kinda guy...sleepers are my thing) you are adding weight to the car in order to have your trunk open differently.
I guess this is a "visual mod" and falls under the "to each his own" category, but I think this should be grouped with "lambo" doors and those funky hoods that open from the side or the center...
this is about as rice as it gets...do you have tezzas and a widebody and spinners too?
It is items like these that make people have comments "leave that **** to the Honda guys." I personally respect the potential of many of the Honda engines, but people with this kind of crap on their cars are the reason everyone thinks of Civic drivers as a bunch of rich white-boy Fast and Furious wannabee ricers who can't park, use the emergency lane to pass, and streetrace during rush-hour traffic without using turn signals.
If you are going for this image please debadge your car so that I do not have to be associated with you.
Say no to rice ...anything that is about image and not performance...body kits, "cut" springs, spinners, funky hoods doors and trunks, altezzas, decals, windshield banners, etc. etc. etc.
After seeing what ebay was selling those trunk kits for (20-60), you could go in the buy/sell forum and get yourself a nice sway bar.
now that's a worthy investment...make the 7th gen handle like its on glued rails
PS...my opinions are my opinions and I respect your right to disagree...but I still think this trunk thing is rice
Here's how I see it: (please keep in mind that I'm an all go no show kinda guy...sleepers are my thing) you are adding weight to the car in order to have your trunk open differently.
I guess this is a "visual mod" and falls under the "to each his own" category, but I think this should be grouped with "lambo" doors and those funky hoods that open from the side or the center...
this is about as rice as it gets...do you have tezzas and a widebody and spinners too?
It is items like these that make people have comments "leave that **** to the Honda guys." I personally respect the potential of many of the Honda engines, but people with this kind of crap on their cars are the reason everyone thinks of Civic drivers as a bunch of rich white-boy Fast and Furious wannabee ricers who can't park, use the emergency lane to pass, and streetrace during rush-hour traffic without using turn signals.
If you are going for this image please debadge your car so that I do not have to be associated with you.
Say no to rice
...anything that is about image and not performance...body kits, "cut" springs, spinners, funky hoods doors and trunks, altezzas, decals, windshield banners, etc. etc. etc.After seeing what ebay was selling those trunk kits for (20-60), you could go in the buy/sell forum and get yourself a nice sway bar.
now that's a worthy investment...make the 7th gen handle like its on glued rails
PS...my opinions are my opinions and I respect your right to disagree...but I still think this trunk thing is rice
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Rep Power: 0 i had my trunk suicided on my other car, look tight and i still got my kit so iwas going ti try to modify it to fit my 01 civc and mabey if everything comes out right ,mass produce and let the money get loose you think any one would be interested in buying it ? the good thang is youll have a lil bar going across the top of inside trunk. but when they broke into my car they couldnt take my system out suckassssss
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Rep Power: 0 Wow this thread is still alive. Ok well 7thgenerasiancivic did my trunk for me so PM him for more Q's, but I'll try to answer whats here. The way my trunk is setup right now is basically like stock. I put the 2 bolts back in to connect the trunk lid to the arms that come down so it will close like normal. You can't close the trunk lid without these I don't think, but I wish you could. So whenever I wanna show off my trunk I have to get my ratchet and undo the 2 bolts connected to my trunk. As a daily driver I would want these on anyway b/c what if my trunk opens for some reason? Then its just the 2 tiny screws on each side of the hinges thats holding my trunk together. In another DIY I saw that you could put some kind of door latch lock thingy on your trunk, but I don't wanna do that...
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Rep Power: 0 Ya know we have a lot of very talented people on this website, why not get someone to fabricate an actual bracket instead of using strap hinges. You could make it look clean and not change the height of your trunk(being as a piece of the strap hinge goes over the stock bars. Also you could integrate a spring loaded closing pin into the bracket base with a pull handle to make it self locking. I know that they have self locking hoodpins along the same lines. Why not make something like that for this kit. Sell it for 30 bucks and make some money. Its a pretty cheap setup and could be done very nicely for not a large investment. Just an idea.
