Re: Trunk Latches

["supermattthehero" <supermatty@xxxx>]

I have just fixed my trunk about 2 weeks ago and this is my experience...

There is a spring, if you remove the black plastic cover, on the trunk
latch near the bottom. You can see it very easily. This is the
spring that is going to make your trunk pop open. The problem is that
the spring is too weak. Now, some vendors offer a 'stronger' spring
and will tell you that your struts need to be strong, too. I
purchased such a spring, and it worked to pop it open about 2 times
before it became too weak again. I then went to a hardware store, and
got a spring about 3x as large of a comparable length and installed
it. Now my trunk opens with the same kind of power that my 1998
Malibu trunk does, each and every time. That would be my
recommendation. 

I haven't fixed my engine compartment yet so I'm not as familiar with
that procedure. 

Matt
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