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When I pop my trunk I have to stand back
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TRUNK SHOCKS!!!!! Bwahahahahahaaaaaa!!!! No more having my friend hold the lid up while I work on my system!!!!
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Mucho props to Grey for his detailed DIY. The instructions he posted turned the job from a full afternoon (I'm a moron) to just an hour (kept remeasuring, broke a couple screws)
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hey, paré!!!
u gotta help me do that to my car too!!!
i've had mine without springs forever!!! damn trunk with a spoiler is heavy!!!
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I dunno about you guys, but I have an OEM spoiler, and people get scared when I pop the trunk beacuse it flies open and smacks the top of the truck opening, and then bounces a couple times...
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Dude, name the time and the place, and I will hook you up. Check Grey's DIY for the necessary parts (don't bother with the screws or tap though, I have those). Just gotta have a 14.4V (minimum) cordless drill, screwdriver, and a ratchet set (those screws are a biznatch).
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cool!
i'll call u about it sometime soon!
take it easy paré!
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Hey... post some pics of the trunk open.
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Why? It looks the same and you can't see the shocks. the first two pics are with the trunk open and shocks extended.

And yes it opens up all the way to the bumpstops.
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That is fckuing sweet bro!!!! That sooo would have come in handy last year when i had my big *** APR wing...
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Originally posted by jongreenway
I dunno about you guys, but I have an OEM spoiler, and people get scared when I pop the trunk beacuse it flies open and smacks the top of the truck opening, and then bounces a couple times...
I've got the OEM spoiler on my EL, but I find the trunk only pops up a little when I open it, not almost all the way open like the spoiler-less ELs I have seen.

BTW, nice work Will.
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ooopss... I didn't even realize the trunk was already open in those pics.
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i ordered those parts from the site, but i never got it!!!
did you order yours there too?
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hahaha sweeet !!

at first i thought it was some security device to punch someone if they opened you're trunk....
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i ordered those parts from the site, but i never got it!!!
did you order yours there too?
Yup. Mcmaster.com - when did you place your order? Mine showed up in 2 days.
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a few months ago....i got the order number and everything
but my card didn't get charged so i never bothered following it up...
plus i may be getting a new trunk so i'll wait until then...just so i get the right weight for the shocks.
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hahaha.. i dun get it.. right weight for the shocks?? ??????
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the shocks have different pressure for different weights right?...
my new trunk is going to be a lot lighter than the stock
so i don't wanna get something too strong and damage the trunk lid
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CF trunk eh? I'd prolly go with 40lbs at absolute most then....my 70's crank that sucker all the way up even with the weight of the B-Quiet on the inside of the lid.
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Originally posted by GuSTo
the shocks have different pressure for different weights right?...
my new trunk is going to be a lot lighter than the stock
so i don't wanna get something too strong and damage the trunk lid
oh yeah..
there i go again.. hahaha.. my mind is in the clouds
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i'm thinking maybe even 30lbs
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Saweeet Dewd!

Gotta hook up at a meet some time so I can check em out... You know what's hiding under my deck lid.... Friggen deck lid is so heavy... Smacks me in the head too much



My original DIY here: Click me
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Dave n Busters meet this weekend perhaps?
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