Oh Boy....

Well i was workin on my cf trunk tonight and finally got it on. yay! the bad part is that when i went to open up the trunk to clean everything up, the trunk release doesnt work and there is not key to open up the trunk. i think the trunk cable might of snapped? is there anything i can do or am i pretty much screwed?

 

no trunk key? There should be a hole to install the Key hole in the CF trunk...

 

take the back seats out and crawl into the trunk with a flashlight and trigger it open. Back seats are only a few bolts.

 

^agree...The backseat unclamps after u take out the bolts.

 

haha umm about that, i have 2 subs built into the back and i dont think i'll be able to get back there. i might end up having to take all of it out wich would be a pain in the ***. i can hear somthing clicking when i pull the trunk release its just really limp.

 

2 subs? why would 2 sandwiches get in the way...just push'em aside or eat'em...

 

Please stick to selling asian/indian food and selling cars, Ray.

 

no i mean they are BUILT in. the old owner had them customp put in in the back. They are joined in one giant box and stretch the entire width of the trunk and there its a particle board cover in front of the covered in carpet. its not just one of those dual boxes with carpet around it. haha i wish i could take a pic of it all but then my problem would already be solved

 

is there any way i could take it to a shop and they could find where the line is broken and repair it or somthin cuz i'm pretty sure the line is busted because there is no tension in the release

 

Have someone pull up on the trunk while you pull the trigger for it.

 

yea i was gunna try that if there was no other logical solution

 

I'm betting it is not snapped, it takes quite a bit to snap those lines. The plastic button usually breaks first.

 

i would think it is cuz its not budging from where it is but i cant be for certain. i tried pulling on it and its a no go.

 

10 bucks says that you triggered the "cancel" feature and now your effed because you don't have a key cylinder in it. If you hit the cancel tab on the lock assembly when your screwing with it, the cable inside the car doesn't open it. You have to open it with the key.

Time to move them subs!

 

Someone's gotta be the humor :banana: in this case a SmartAzz

 

Look at the bright side, it is now harder to steal your subs!

 

haha well i dont know what i'm gunna do. i'll be up at firestone friday so maybe a few of you can help me asses the situation a little better. i think i'm gunna end up having to take my subs out which i'm not even sure if that is possibe from the rear seat.

What a quinundrum

 

Can you take the lid by the back window off somehow and reach an arm thru and un-hit the valet switch?

 

that just might be crazy enough to work do you know how to remove that peice?

 

not to piss on the fire here, but does anyone else find the adding of CF parts to a car with obvious weight ADDITIONS (read subs/box) seem just a little pointless? unless you like the look of CF, most tuners in japan actuallly paint the CF and kevlar parts that they add for weight savings.

Just wondering

 

no dude.. it makes my car more aerodynamic haha but personally i just like the look. i'm not going for the ultra weight reduction, just like the look thats all

 

Just an idea, but if you can't get past the box you might be able to break a tail light and reach in?

 

i would hate to do that but yea i guess thats an option. thanks for the tip

 

I just looked at my car, the Drivers' side light would have to be the one to go, you would be able to flip the lever from there, I got inside the trunk and confimed that you coudl flip the lever with the trunk closed, at least with the stock trunk.

I also tried setting the lockout, when I set it I could hear the a tap in the trunk area when I tried the inside release, so I would have to say that I agree with the general concensus

 

step 1: get a cut off wheel

step 2: use it to rip apart your sub box through your pass through

step 3: open your trunk

step 4: buy a new subwoofer box

I know this isn't what you want to hear, but its cheaper than a new CF trunk lid. you can probably do it without damaging the subs.

 

or just macguyver something to reach over the sub box and trip the lever...... this shouldn't be that hard to do. Don't the new Subarus come with a glowing handle for children to pull if they get locked in the trunk? my 02 doesn't have it.

 

awsome. thanks alot, now i know what is actually goin on. now i just need to get it flipped with as little damadge to the car as possible. i'll prob end up taking the whole back seats out and see if i can get at it from there.

 

yea thats what else i was thinkin i would try. yea it does have that release but its only on the stock trunk. the cf one doesnt have a space for that

 

uh oh... ummm is there any shop around here that can repair the clear coat on cf?

 

should've gotten a wagon.

 

haha yea yea yea