I NEED THIS MOD

thanks for bringing this up i had completely forgot about it ment to do it 3 years ago and car has set and hadnt had to use my trunk. going to lowes after work!

 

Damn I thought I was the only one that had this problem... good find! Gotta do this when I get a chance.

 

lol done this back in 05 and it still works 90% of the time,,,, but sometimes it just wont release without a few hits of the button and hurrying to the back of the car to grab the hatch lol

 

Only trick i've learned is...hit the button twice, leave window's up and shut the door. The pressure from closing the door usually pops it up

 

Fixed mine a few minutes ago. Used a 1/2 x 2'3/8s. Works great.

 

I just fixed mine, got the spring in a two pack for 1.97 from Lowe's. Worked great.

 

mines doing it also, guess ill be doing the spring mod too.

 

LOL and I thought I was the only one....

 

I piggy-backed mine and it still did nothing. I gave up on it 2 years ago. POS!!!!!!

 

mines still working flawless. i think replacing it all togather is the key. and i used the 3/4 spring. a lot of pressure in that bad boy.

 

Sooo mine has stuck a couple times, and I saw this thread today, went out and bought a spring, and this is what I saw when I tried to mess with it...



WTF? This looks nothing like the picture. There isn't even a spring on it. I'm assuming it's some type of aftermarket release motor?

Also, that little connector was unplugged. I plugged it in, as you can see in the pic. What does that connector do?

 

I think the link said it was for 99-02, our 98s are unique...

 

Ohhh yeah I think I remember that now, I had completely forgot

 

I just did this on Saturday. First I tried the brand new spring itself, but that was not enough. Next, I tried the brand new spring with another brand new spring piggy-backing it, that did not work for long. FINALLY, I put the stock spring on and piggy-backed it and its been working great since then.


These cars sure do suck for multiple reasons.... its like I find a new thing to fix every other week

 

I hear ya'. I fix one thing, then 2 more things go wrong. Gonna do this mod today. But when I have a problem I usually just use my key to open it

 

I'm trying this tonight!

 

I'm going to Home Depot and buy a spring.....I'm tired of the latch sticking.

 

Make sure to buy a spring that is NO longer than 2 inches, otherwise it won't provide enough resistance

 

Did mine yesterday!! Piggybacked it with stock spring. I can Actually Use My Dash Trunk Button Now!!!!!!!

 

I did this last week, it only took like 4 minutes to do, tops.