ok, this is more along the lines of what i meant when i said "suicide" trunk. sorry for the misunderstanding. i wasn't talking about opening it up sideways or backwards or anything. i guess i used the wrong vocabulary. sorry guys!
anyways... has anyone done this? is it easy? cost? instructions? etc...
thanks in advance!
"They say hard work pays off... well then why the hell doesn't it pay off for me?"
most people will call that a flip flop trunk. Its a really cheap mod if you are even the slightest bit mechanically inclined. I used to have the directions saved in my favorites, but I guess the file got deleted. I'm sure somebody else will post it up for you.
yeah, someone post directions, I don't wanna pay $3 to an idiot on e-bay for them
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these are the instructions that i used when i did mine. it got old after a while so i switched it back to stock
Materials:
1 - Small piece of pipe around 1ft long, round enough for bolts to go through.
6 - 3” long bolts. Check step 4 and 5 for details.
2 – Strap hinges, 6-8” long that can pivot 180º
6 – ½” long screws or a rivet gun and some rivets
1 – L bracket for support
Procedure:
1. Cut the one foot pipe into 2” sections. You should have six pieces to use as spacers in step 4.
2. Take off the trunk lid by unscrewing the hex bolts on the bottom side of the trunk lid. Detach all the wires connected to it. You shouldn’t have to cut anything. You might want to have someone help you hold the trunk while you do this.
3. Take out the back dash panel under the window. Fold the back seat down and remove the plastic inserts holding everything in place. They should just pull out, but if they don’t, use a small crowbar. Then remove the interior panels on each side of the trunk opening. They clip together in the back but should just pull right out. Now that those are out of the way, just pull the carpeted piece out. Be careful not to crack it on the rear panels. The seatbelt holes are weak.
4. Remove the bolts that attach the trunk hinges. There should be three on each side. These will be the ones you replace with the 4” bolts.
5. Attach the hinges with the 4” bolts and the 2” spacers in the middle.
6. Mark where to attach the hinges. Get in the trunk and hold the trunk arms down with your hinges flat on the top of the arms. Have a friend place the lid back on. Now, mark where the hinges are on the lid and on the arms. Now take the lid back off.
7. Attach the lid. This is where you can use the rivets or the screws. I prefer rivets because they are flatter. Place the hinges on the lid and drill your holes. Then, put the hinges on the trunk arms, drill the holes, and rivet/screw them in place. Let the arms up slowly. Drill two holes toward the top part of each arm, the attach the support bar. Place the lid on top, line up your holes, and then rivet/screw it in place.
8. See if it shuts. Line up the back corners and then shut it. If it doesn’t shut or it sticks up a little, adjust the rubber bumpers on the bottom of lid.
Notes:
For those of you with big wings, like I had in the last pic, raise the tension bars to the top notch. It won't flip up all the way but it will keep it there when you lift it up; otherwise, you'll be proping it up with a stick. I've seen it done.
After about a month, the bumpers will wear out and you will have to replace them. The best thing I’ve found is to drill out the holes that hold them in place and put in hood bumpers. They are bigger and will last longer.
why didn't you just clarify in the thread you already had going?
i don't know, i was thinking to myself no one would think i wrote back in it... eh, sorry guys for the post...
damn i wish i had the ability to convert all these steps into something, cuz the more i read the more i get confused about what area your talking about....i guess i would actually have to buy/start all this to understand!
