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Old 01-12-2007, 10:16 PM   #1
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Default HELP! My trunk won't open!

I have a Seibon CF trunk, which has had no problems thus far. Yesterday before I left on leave, I put my tool box and some other things in the trunk, no problem. About 10 minutes into my drive I went to get a rag out of the trunk to wipe off my windshield and the trunk wouldn't open. I pulled the latch, but when I pulled it it pulled and felt as though the trunk was already open (no thunk)...but it wasn't. Has anyone experienced this or something similar and what was the problem? It feels almost as if the trunk release cable is messed up.
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Old 01-12-2007, 10:22 PM   #2
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I have a Seibon CF trunk, which has had no problems thus far. Yesterday before I left on leave, I put my tool box and some other things in the trunk, no problem. About 10 minutes into my drive I went to get a rag out of the trunk to wipe off my windshield and the trunk wouldn't open. I pulled the latch, but when I pulled it it pulled and felt as though the trunk was already open (no thunk)...but it wasn't. Has anyone experienced this or something similar and what was the problem? It feels almost as if the trunk release cable is messed up.
maybe you flicked the switch in the trunk that disables that little switch
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Old 01-12-2007, 10:31 PM   #3
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maybe you flicked the switch in the trunk that disables that little switch
he probably did.

it happened to me before, and I thought my latch was broken. So I opened the trunk with my key and noticed a switch. After that, everything was good.
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Old 01-12-2007, 10:33 PM   #4
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Right, but I have a Seibon CF trunk. It has no keyhole, and as far as I know - no safety lever thing that is on the stock trunk (I know about the lever). I could be wrong about the lever if someone knows for sure if it does or doesn't that would be great.
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Old 01-12-2007, 10:35 PM   #5
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Right, but I have a Seibon CF trunk. It has no keyhole, and as far as I know - no safety lever thing that is on the stock trunk (I know about the lever). I could be wrong about the lever if someone knows for sure if it does or doesn't that would be great.
hmmmm now I have no clue. good luck
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Old 01-13-2007, 05:13 AM   #6
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to the top...i will be on the road for another 300 miles this morning. if anyone knows the answer please give me a holler..2542478396
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Old 01-13-2007, 06:50 AM   #7
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im in the same situation
my trunk wont open!
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Old 01-13-2007, 07:17 AM   #8
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do you have that center section acess from the back seats? find a small child if ya do, if not im gonna have to say your kinda ****ed
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Old 01-13-2007, 09:48 AM   #9
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It really does sound like the lever. Just take out your back seats (which is about a 10 minute operation providing you have the right tools- just a socket wrench), have a small child climb in and try to open it that way. The latch must still be there even though the keyhole isn't, otherwise how would your trunk stay shut?
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Old 01-13-2007, 10:15 AM   #10
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or find something long to reach it from the backseat, i used a wooden dow to unlock mine.
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Old 01-13-2007, 02:00 PM   #11
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perfect job for the trunk moneky!
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Old 01-13-2007, 02:03 PM   #12
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Damn, I was thinking you might have sent this message from your phone because you were stuck in the trunk.
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Old 01-13-2007, 02:04 PM   #13
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perfect job for the trunk moneky!
Too true a trunk monkey would be perfect.
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Old 01-13-2007, 02:07 PM   #14
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defenatly take your back seats out and crawl into your trunk and unlatch it with your finger, look for the lever on the right side of the trunk lock, i belive it should be pushed down to enable the pull lever from the inside.
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happend to me once when i didnt have my sub box bolted down. you hav to climb in the trunk and mess with the lock
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right but does the CF trunk have the same safety lock?>
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Old 01-13-2007, 03:19 PM   #17
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right but does the CF trunk have the same safety lock?>
No the latch is probably jamed. You will need a flash light and you will have to mess around with it for a bit. Its probably broke cause something in your trunk hit it.
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Old 01-13-2007, 06:11 PM   #18
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You have to adjust the position of the latch mechanism or tap it to flatten it
out a bit (off of the trunk mind you). It bolts right in and close just fine but
thats when you get caught! Sometimes they just don't come out of the moulds
quite right.
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Oh, and make sure you chek it from inside the trunk with a flashlight. Have a
budd pull the lever while you observe the latch to make sure it is good to go.
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You have to adjust the position of the latch mechanism or tap it to flatten it
out a bit (off of the trunk mind you). It bolts right in and close just fine but
thats when you get caught! Sometimes they just don't come out of the moulds
quite right.
can you explain this a bit more in detail, i am not picturing in my mind what you are trying to convey.
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Old 01-13-2007, 07:06 PM   #21
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No the latch is probably jamed. You will need a flash light and you will have to mess around with it for a bit. Its probably broke cause something in your trunk hit it.
so if it is broke, i am thinking i probably shouldnt fix it being away from home.
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Okay...
I'm reffering to the actual latching mechanism that attatches to the trunk.
You had to bolt this onto the new trunk when you swapped them. If it's not
in the correct position, it will not open properly.

You should also know though that from time to time, the cable can get
stretched for whatever reason. Make sure that you do not have a bunch of
play in it.
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Okay...
I'm reffering to the actual latching mechanism that attatches to the trunk.
You had to bolt this onto the new trunk when you swapped them. If it's not
in the correct position, it will not open properly.

You should also know though that from time to time, the cable can get
stretched for whatever reason. Make sure that you do not have a bunch of
play in it.
thats right, i remember now that I swapped the latch. how would you tighten the cable if that was the case?
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^^^ i need to know how to tighten up the cable too
mine is loose and the trunk release wont open up the trunk anymore
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^^^ i need to know how to tighten up the cable too
mine is loose and the trunk release wont open up the trunk anymore
Bingo....

You got me on that one though. I never had the issue of my cable stretching
out (yet ). I know some others just had it replaced under warranty.
Make sure that is your problem first though.
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