@cUr@-TL

hey sup guys

i was thinking about motorizing the trunk lid of my car so it opens by itself (for show purpose) (i be getting a sound system soon)

i know someone on the board put hydraulic struts to hold the trunk (like the hood) i think it's fsttyms1 (sp?) and i would basically have to do the same thing but with linear actuators instead?

what do you guys think?

fsttyms1, if you see this. can you tell me how you mounted and everything and how it's made like a diagram or something.

thanks a lot.

-justin

fsttyms1

hey ive actually thought about doing this myself, ive just never got around to looking for a actuator.

here are acouple pictures i had of it. i baisicly made a mount plate out of angled aluminium and poprivited it up bu the shock tower. then i drilled a hole in the swing arm and mounted a strut end. its a bolt with a ball on it-baisicly a piviot head. the tl has them on the hood i think?? (i had acouple laying around) you can get them from a salfave yard from like blazers or any thing that has a liftgate or hood with them)

ONAGER

thats really cool... i think my car has a torsion bar that gives it the same effect... but that still awsome

fsttyms1

they all have the torsion bars but they arent strong enough. i have a wing and with any wind the trunk would slam shut. i put that on to hold the trunk better. i would like to get a actuator to automaticly open and close the trunk at a press of a button

shawn744

this is amazing....so any size strut will work? and that pivot, is that what it's called as a part?...a pivot head? and how is it attached to the strut?

i would definitely do this ...cept without the motorized close feature....sweetness.

fsttyms1

no i had to try different sizes, ill measure when my car gets home. the strut has a socket for the ball end and it snaps in
ill try to get pics up tonight

PDX3.2TL

This is a great mod!!! I dynomated my truck boot and it won't open on it's own and shuts when it wants to *kick*... Shock size would be great thanks!

indoMFP

this is so clean... if any of you guys do it, then you guys need to post a DIY....

fsttyms1

the strut body (the black part) is about 7"

@cUr@-TL

thanks for the info

fsttyms1

if you need any more info just let me know

spl1011

fsttyms1, dont they offer stiffer torsion bars for the trunk in case you put a spoiler on, to help compensate for added weight?

Being that I dont have a spoiler, a beefier torsion bar may do the trick.

I dont mind having to close my trunk, its the opening it with both hands full of grocery bags in the rain that I would love having the trunk open fully (my old Taurus did that).

Lawaia

If you purchased the OEM spoiler, it came with a stiffer trunk lid torsion bar. It prevents the trunk lid slamming shut due to the added weight. And believe me it does make a big difference.

Hurleysurf24

just get bigger hydraulic openers for the trunk and hit the trunk open button ?

spl1011

Hurley.... huh???

Lawaia - cool thanks! I think I will ask the parts guy to see if I can get one w/out the spoiler kit!

njzprettyboy

old school bump....kris, can ya put the pics back up?? i need to do this b/c my trunk lid is super heavy now....did you do it on both sides of the trunk or just one? thanks

extremetls

why is it so heavy?

ResidualFreedom

Is it just me or doesn't the torsion have two settings, one for with a spoiler and one without.. I believe the stock torsion bar can go in either position to accomidate the setup.

Am I wrong? I know there are two notches where the torsion bar mounts, and the bar is currently in the first position. I assumed if you were to set it to the second position the trunk would open faster, on a car without a spoiler, and considering I don't want a spolier on my TL-s I've never moved the torsion bar on either of my TLs.

MikePA

I'd imagine if the original torsion bars could be used by simply changing the setting, Acura wouldn't ship new bars with an OEM spoiler.

njzprettyboy

^^believe me, the trunk torsion bar will not be enough...i need the hydraulic shocks

njzprettyboy

where are you kris??

Love my 99

Thats funny that you guys brought this up. My buddy and I are in the process of doing this to my trunk to accomodate the fiberglass enclosure mounted to the trunk lid with my 12"screen and Kicker components. We installed all that awhile ago, but now that it's getting closer to "Show" time, our first idea was to use hydraulic shocks...

WRONG. We tried like 10 different ones with no luck; they were all too strong (too much force). We finally tried a hydraulic shock for the rear glass hatch of a Ford Explorer, but that was also too strong (but that was the closest we could get it). We are now waiting for a linear actuator from cardomain.com. The actuator will be wired into my 2-way alarm system so that after I pop my trunk (via my alarm pad), I push another button and my trunk slowly opens.

Like I said, not done yet but it will be in the next few weeks...

03CoupeV6

So has anyone tried setting the torsion bar to the setting for the spoiler even when there isn't one and seen what happens?

I'd be interested in this. Although if it caused the trunk to fly open and bounce like a Ford Taurus, no thanks. I like how Mercedes cars open the trunk smoothly.

dvsxlt247

Now thats deff a car show mod. I aint doin all that. But its a good idea though. We'll have to see how that other guys comes out.

fsttyms1

Just on 1 side, but if i were ever to get lazy enough to do it id do both sides

njzprettyboy

got pics of it??? also, a part number by any chance??? plz...