upgrade from 98 hatch release to 99+
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upgrade from 98 hatch release to 99+ Anyone know if you can just swap the 98 hatch hold down thingy(real technical here) with a 99+? mine makes all kinds of noises and dont release good at all, tried messing with the stops to no avail.
You can piggyback a new spring onto the old one to fix the release issues. This fixed mine, but it has drawbacks: Instead of having to hit the button 5 times to get the hatch to open I now have to give the hatch a good slam or I end up trying to close it 5 times. I'd much rather have to close it harder though. Check out the writeup on installuniversity.com
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Originally Posted by SidewayzOZ
You can piggyback a new spring onto the old one to fix the release issues. This fixed mine, but it has drawbacks: Instead of having to hit the button 5 times to get the hatch to open I now have to give the hatch a good slam or I end up trying to close it 5 times. I'd much rather have to close it harder though. Check out the writeup on installuniversity.com
Originally Posted by hourang
thats the whole point, the 98 release does not use the springs like the 99+ do, we added a spring to my friends 99ss but when i went to add to mine i was like wtf? i want to upgrade, anyone know??
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Well, looking up the part number for a replacement hatch release for a 98 shows thats its the same as 99-02, unless you have the emergency release on the inside, then it gets the 2nd design of hatch releases. So it looks like a direct swap (part number wise).
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I had the same problem, and I also tried adjusting the rubber stops outward. Turns out I think I went too far, so I screwed them in a bunch and now no more rattle. Its worth a shot.
