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DavidT

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I've been hit in the head twice ( headbang , no pun intended! :D )by my trunk. When I open it, it won't stay up securely. I moved the tension bar(?) to the other setting and it made it worse. Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas?
 

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" Torsion Bar, Luggage Compartment Hinge
Open the luggage compartment door and note the pop-up distance. The luggage compartment door should pop up 15-30 cm (6-12 inches).

If the luggage compartment door does not pop up 15-30 cm (6-12 inches), the luggage compartment door/tailgate hinge torsion bar tension should be increased.

If the luggage compartment door pops open with more force than is desired, the luggage compartment door/tailgate hinge torsion bar tension can be decreased.

Support the luggage compartment door in the full open position before adjusting the luggage compartment door/tailgate hinge torsion bar.

To adjust a luggage compartment door/tailgate hinge torsion bar, move the luggage compartment door/tailgate hinge torsion bar end to another position (notch) to increase or decrease the tension.

Adjust one luggage compartment door/tailgate hinge torsion bar and check the adjustment before adjusting the other luggage compartment door/tailgate hinge torsion bar.

If proper adjustment can still not be obtained, replace torsion bars and repeat adjustment procedure. "
 

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I moved both my bars to the foreward most (when looking into the trunk, closest to you) position, it stays up but any type of wind will shut it and it doesn't pop up at all, or slightly...at best a half inch
 

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My trunk pops open just fine, but I looked into my trunk and cannot figure out what you are talking about. Can somebody please explain in a little more detail?
 

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99 - when you open the trunk, if you look on the outside (I Believe) of the support arms for the lid you will see someting that looks like a pull tab. If you follow that under the rear deck you will notice that there are tortion bars (but they look like steel rod)
 

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" Torsion Bar, Luggage Compartment Hinge
ah, it wouldn't let me paste the whole thing. Anyways,
Paul, does this factor in the weight of the spoiler, or is this for non-spoilered Tauri only?
 

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