Flip-flop Trunk Conversion

Hey I was just wondering if anyone has tried this mod and if so how do it turn out. Can you still just your push button on the remote...and can you give directions on how to perform the conversion?? Thanks a lot!!




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[Silentalero]

ill be first to say use the search

but an easy answer is dont do it, its a pain in the ass and not worth the effort for what it is

see my sig...

[bnight04]

maybe he did search, sometimes when you search nothing comes up


.......but i would say dont even try it, like silent said, its not worth it

[FormulaNERD]

it's not that hard, and you can even get a kit made for ga's (same mounting for the alero) for 40 bucks. you'd probably pay that for running to home depot and buying it yourself. and the install is pretty simple.

" You may think to yourself "Why don't I just go buy some fence hinges and figure it out?"

Very good question, but this kit is not made out of some rinky dink fence hinges. Some people try to sell you a universal kit that is good "for all cars". All the kit contains is a set of fence hinges and slide bolt. If you want your trunk to rattle around, NEVER sit correctly and leak water every time it sprinkles GO FOR IT!!! This kit was specifically designed for the 1999+ Grand AM. All the parts where machined specifically for this car. If installed correctly when the trunk is closed you should not notice any difference."

http://www.flipfloptrunk.com

[b-spot]

Whats wrong with a trunk that opens the normal way?? :huh?:

I can give you all the reasons you need NOT to do this.

With photos :thumbsup:

Alignment is thrown completely off

The paint around the pivot holes scrape off, leaving you with this. And even though you can't see in this photo, the metal has partly worn away. The only thing keeping the lid on is the other screw and having to tighten the heck out of the screw that's barely holding the metal together.

Your trunk will never close right again. Even if i got that side to lay down like the adjacent side, the other side would counterweight and become propped up.

And this final photo sums up everything: worn metal, bad alignment, half closing (which leaks very badly in a car wash or in a storm), EVERYTHING.

As you can see, and as the kit above says, the metal has to be cut for it to pivot. And as we all know, you can take the toughest material in the world, cut it or even drill one hole in it, and it's lost all it's previous structual integrity. With the metal cut away, you'll notice how flimsy and thin the remaining half is. And this is done to both sides. The bad alignment and propped lid are a result of too much movement during normal day operation, simply because the lid isn't as solid as it once was.

So if you do this, it's only gonna look good for about 6 months. After that, it turns to crap. When i eventually get my car painted, i'm getting rid of that thing. And that GA kit is crap, in terms that it will turn to crap. But they dont tell you that.

OUT

[-Alero-]

damn diddily damn

[bdyman]

god damn that has to be the dumbest product i have ever seen and what a waste of money and a waste to ruin your deck lid

Originally posted by bdyman@Oct 6 2004, 11:28 PM
god damn that has to be the dumbest product i have ever seen and what a waste of money and a waste to ruin your deck lid

ahah yea boi!, almost like shaving your door handles dawg! waste a perfectly good door!

Originally posted by aleroboi+Oct 7 2004, 12:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (aleroboi @ Oct 7 2004, 12:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bdyman@Oct 6 2004, 11:28 PM
god damn that has to be the dumbest product i have ever seen and what a waste of money and a waste to ruin your deck lid

ahah yea boi!, almost like shaving your door handles dawg! waste a perfectly good door! [/b][/quote]
:huh?: damn it, i hadnt seen your car in a while, and wasn't diasppointed about it. how about u dont post again for a long time?

[Silentalero]

lol

btw sport, i dont know what you did wrong but mine was never that bad

Originally posted by Travis99Alero+Oct 7 2004, 08:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Travis99Alero @ Oct 7 2004, 08:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

ahah yea boi!, almost like shaving your door handles dawg! waste a perfectly good door!

:huh?: damn it, i hadnt seen your car in a while, and wasn't diasppointed about it. how about u dont post again for a long time? [/b][/quote]
ahahahahahahha

yaow dawg, my ride be straight out chillin, all da bitches in my hood be lovin that poop, Your ride aint nuftin dawg, Talk a walk

aight!

stop the h8

[b-spot]

^ sounds like someone has been hanging out with Skiboarder too long and got all street core on us. lol.

[Sundayalero]

Use this to figure out what he said:

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