Closing the trunk
02-18-2005, 09:50 AM
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I use the handle to get it 2 inches open, and then give a gentle push to the outside to close it. It does not take much force at that point. When I had black cars, I'd use a sleeve or my wrist to close it the last inch or two.
02-18-2005, 10:09 AM
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Twenty-six responses to a question about closing the trunk. Somehow I find that kind of amusing.
Kind of like the old thread about how to find the trunk release button. I think that one went on for about five pages. :p
I'm a Yee-haaaa man myself. The design of the trunk hinges provide more resistance at first, but once it's halfway down it closes itself.
02-18-2005, 10:17 AM
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Kind of like the old thread about how to find the trunk release button. I think that one went on for about five pages. :p
Kind of like the old thread about how to find the trunk release button. I think that one went on for about five pages. :p
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02-18-2005, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Labop
if the kids were in the trunk..., wouldn't they die of heat exhaustion? after a 15 minute trip home last summer we found our gallon of ice cream melted. thankfully it was upright and double bagged.
Your kids in the trunk comment reminds me of a little event that happened to me many years ago. We owned a 1985 Nissan Maxima at the time and I was traveling along with my two youngsters in the back seat. After a while I noticed that it seemed unusually quiet in the car. I glanced back and the rear seat was empty! The kids had unlocked their seat belts, pulled down the pass-through, and crawled into the trunk! They said they enjoyed watching the tail lights and turn signal lights blinking inside the trunk.
Now, that was 20 years ago. Today, you could possibly go to jail for allowing that to happen.
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02-18-2005, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 1.3L
Yes, the trunk of the 8 can get pretty toasty, most likely because of the muffler beneath.
02-18-2005, 11:51 AM
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This thread is really funny....closing the trunk? :D I didn't realize there were so many permutations and combinations....how do we manage? Anybody got time to actually drive? I'd hate to think what would happen if the trunk was titanium. I open it, I close it, nuff said 
02-18-2005, 01:10 PM
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I use the handle to bring it down, and then push it the rest of the way, using the heel of my wrist. There isn't much skin oil there (no fingerprints). I push on the radius of the "corner", near the center. This gives a positive feel for the latch and prevents any bowing or "denting". It's easier to get a gentle but positive close this way as opposed to the "heeyyaa!" method. Slamming is bad. m'kay?
Not such a bad topic. The trunk latch can be fussy and more than one owner has ended up with a dead battery or mysterious "alarm problems" because the trunk wasn't actually latched. "Heeeyaa!" usually doesn't lend itself to accuracy, imo
Not such a bad topic. The trunk latch can be fussy and more than one owner has ended up with a dead battery or mysterious "alarm problems" because the trunk wasn't actually latched. "Heeeyaa!" usually doesn't lend itself to accuracy, imo
02-18-2005, 02:00 PM
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OK, I actually tried saying "HEE-YAAA", I think it helped. I did catch a couple of strange looks. You could always switch it up and do the monica sellas thing, more like a grunt...
02-18-2005, 02:11 PM
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I like that one myself! 
Originally Posted by 8is>enuff
:D
Kind of like the old thread about how to find the trunk release button. I think that one went on for about five pages. :p
I'm a Yee-haaaa man myself. The design of the trunk hinges provide more resistance at first, but once it's halfway down it closes itself.
Kind of like the old thread about how to find the trunk release button. I think that one went on for about five pages. :p
I'm a Yee-haaaa man myself. The design of the trunk hinges provide more resistance at first, but once it's halfway down it closes itself.
02-18-2005, 08:18 PM
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Surprising to me that we have an entire thread devoted to closing the trunk - anyway....I have a VR, so I just close it with my hand on the trunk lid under the spoiler (no one can see fingerprints there!).
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02-18-2005, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by beachdog
oops... flashback to dealer misinformation from the first pre-purchase visit
02-18-2005, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by moRotorMotor
Dear Lord, we are approaching 4 pages on nothing but methods of closing the trunk. STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD!
02-18-2005, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by moRotorMotor
Dear Lord, we are approaching 4 pages on nothing but methods of closing the trunk. STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD!
02-18-2005, 10:37 PM
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Better yet, merge this thread with the ones where people report that when they FOB their car locked, the lights don't flash to indicate the alarm's set ............ cause they find out they've been driving around for days with the trunk unlatched - not enough "heee-YAAAA!" I guess :D.
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02-19-2005, 10:15 AM
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