my trunk always falls down and i wanna get some of the things that go on our hood to put it up on my car, kinda like an actulator, but not motorized. my sisters accord has them and they work well. would i be able to put them on my car? i would think you can because its the same body style, but idk, i guess i will have to look at her car.

 

you can get little hydrolic hood supports from autozone. i had a couple on my old RX hatch bc that sumbitch was glass and was heavy as fuck.

 

will it work with the trunk release tho? or will it hold down the trunk?

 

actually id be more worried about it holding it open. just make sure you dont get one that is too long and you will be fine. ill see if i can make a pictorial.

 

Just don't try to force it down with your hand on the spoiler... Prolly break that sumbitch.

 

I'm just sayin...since the trunk pops up when released, will the pressure from
those release fast enough

 

there's an old thread about this. it has something to do w/ the extra weight of the spoiler. the solution is to either get stronger trunk springs (the metal bars that's on the ceiling of the trunk) or just more the existing one to a different notch. i forget which one was the collect answer.

do a search for trunk springs

 

has anyone done it, i looked at my sisters accord and they are totally different set ups

 

idk, but the center of mine the metal ripped thats why it doesnt hold, ill try and get pix

 

here you go

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=trunk+springs

 

 

as you can see to the right of the plastic thing is a huge rip in the metal

 

Your trunk release will not work right. Those hydraulic actuators are two way. They hold the trunk when it's down and hold it when it's up. When you het the trunk release the actuator will hold the trunk lid down. You'd be fighting to get it to go up. Weld that mug. I'd take it to a body shop an have them take care of it from the top. Take the rear deck lid off and the speakers out before you go. That will save you $$. How's the BOOM treating you? Put the pass through down for extra bass in the car!!

 

the boom is great...especially without the back seat, i took it out to mount the amp on the metal thing between the two

 

 

unclad, how do you like the mtx 7500's? im actually pretty impressed with them. some of the guys at cartoys here have them

 

I'm not a fan of MTX. But the 7500 is quite a meaty sub. With the power that you have..... You're gonna need a power hungry subwoofer like the 7500. That looks awesome in your car. It's probably louder than the JL 10 in my Civic. You better bring that setup next meet. I wanna hear it. Did you use a screw in that back hole to secure it? It will suck it up to the corner better. Clean up your wiring bro. Try running the cables back under the amp. Tuck it under the carper that goes around the pass through. Warning: It's a bitch.

Lookin' nice though. Great work. The vinyl work on that fiberglass enclosure is perfect!!

 

yeah the vinyl is perfect, i havent screwed it in yet, i was planing on gettin velcro and i didnt have time to do the wires yet. i cant wait till i do my other enclosure so i can have both of my 10's in

 

that's what I was getting at

 

sumdumguy... I dig your avitar. I'm assuming that you're an artist. Keep it up man. I like your work.

 

You have to take out the rod before you weld it otherwise you'll weld it without the pre-tension making it useless.

 

His rods are already placed correctly. It's just that the crack in the deck lid needs to be welded. Not the rods themselves. If the crack can be welded from the top(inside the car) then.... PRESTO!! The rods will be in the correct postion when the trunk is opened. And Erics days will be happy.

Besides... We don't like advice from people that can't make it to his local meet. Shame.

Just kiddin' bro. But you better make it to the next meet. OR ELSE!!

 

Scratch that nonsense about the meet. Somebody told me that you weren't there. BUT...... I see your ride in the lineup.

MY BAD....

You can kick me in the junk at the next meet.

 

lol, can i kick u in the junk next time?

i got hit by a golf cart last summer and they fixed it but i guess they messed something up in the trunk, i will just have to take it to the shop and get them to fix it or die...

 

lol, yeah I was there. And I'm gonna print this out for the next meet.

 

Hey wakeboard...I just realized something. Was your trunk like this before the meet? Cause I have some spare trunk supports from my spoiler install. It came with stronger ones, so I still have the stock ones.

 

yeah it was like that before the meet ever sience last summer

 

thanks bro, much appreciated.