Trunk removal

[[ion] C2]

How easy is it to swap trunks? My aunt just gave me an early birthday present, money to buy an undestroyed trunk from a parts yard that has my exact color with absolutely no damage.

Wondering if I could just do the job there with a bud haha

Yay no mounts anymore once this is done, clean trunk

[troyertrain]

shouldnt be TOO hard, but im assuming its something like hanging a door. if you dont do it exactly right, it will prolly leak, so i would fit it on the hinges first, mark it, then attach it and adjust if necessary...

[Gr1m]

its just 4 screws that hold the actual trunk lid onto the hinges if i remember correctly from when i took mine off.

[TheEdgeofSanity]

yeah, its only 4 screws (metrics i think). i'd imagine that u just have to disconnect a wiring harness

[pimpalero2003]

4 10mm nuts
make sure when mounting dont tighten all the way
till you can et it aligned maybe 10 min job.

[[ion] C2]

awesome, thought so. gotta call the place and go down when im not workin and make sure it's in perfect condition

[bdyman]

here is my suggestion,
junk parts are never ever perfect ya could have dents, rust who knows just wait to see the deck lid
as far as the alignment goes here is what i would do, remove the wire harness, and remove either the latch or the striker, having one or the other part on will make for a difficult alignment
once you get the gpas then reinstall the latch or the striker which ever one you perfer
that is the correct way

[pimpalero2003]

yeah left that pat out

[CharleyO99Alero]

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I'd say remove the latch because you're gonna need it for the replacement lid anyway, that is, if you want to use the same key. Yeah, I know you can always use the button on the door but in some cases, that can be a hassle.

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[pimpalero2003]

that doest matter the key part is pop rivited it you wont get it out...
theres a cable that runs from the key hole to the latch its self....
best way just drill that bitch out if you use ur key hole then youll have to rivit i back in

[CharleyO99Alero]

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^^^ Yeah, that's true enough. I forgot about those rivets.


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[Oldsnut]

Originally Posted by bdyman

here is my suggestion,
junk parts are never ever perfect ya could have dents, rust who knows just wait to see the deck lid
as far as the alignment goes here is what i would do, remove the wire harness, and remove either the latch or the striker, having one or the other part on will make for a difficult alignment
once you get the gpas then reinstall the latch or the striker which ever one you perfer
that is the correct way

WTF do you know ya dumb ass polock, you've only been doin this for how long?

Very sound advice, man its good to have ya back.

[Oldsnut]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

How easy is it to swap trunks? My aunt just gave me an early birthday present, money to buy an undestroyed trunk from a parts yard that has my exact color with absolutely no damage.

Yay no mounts anymore once this is done, clean trunk

No tablecloth needed for Ass next year ehhh.

[[ion] C2]

haha nope

thanks for the info guys hopefully i'll be getting it in a day or two

[bdyman]

if ya need is painted or anything done to it i will do it for ya
ya might have to ship it though i dunno just a thought

[[ion] C2]

just talked to the parts guy it's already off the alero and it has absolutely no damage besides normal light scratching (whose doesn't), if it needs paintin my aunt's got people who would do it no problem

[[ion] C2]

URGENT PROBLEM

K, so I got the trunk all on, looks great, everything's wired up. However, being the dumbass I am, I flipped up the seats in my car and now I am unable to get to or open the trunk. The lock is different, of course, and the button on the driver door doesn't want to open the trunk either. I have it wired up, so it clicks, you can hear it, but the trunk won't open. I tried vigorously to rock and roll and push and pull the trunk while someone else pressed the button over and over, but to no avail.

How the hell can I get back into my trunk. I was just opening it with the emergency latch but now clearly I can't climb through that way any longer as I flipped up the rear seats. Is there a way I could fold down the rear seats without entering the trunk?

[[ion] C2]

god damn im a dumbass

maybe i should just have a locksmith/dealer cut me a key that works it or at least get into the trunk so i can align it right if that's why the electric latch popper isn't opening it

[YALEROYNOT]

interested in sellin the 3rd brake light ( complete ) ?

[[ion] C2]

in my hour of need you ask meh for parts lol

probably, also have inner tails, and i think pimpalero2003 wants the trunk itself