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Trunk will not open - GS

katnapper

katnapper

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Need a bit of help! I have two 2008 Spyders, bought one new - the other from "twodog". Rode yesterday and open the trunk. Then with a min or so I need to open it again. It will not release. Tried two people - one turning the key and the other pushing now. Tried everthing I know, oh it has electric opener on it as well. neither will work. Read on one post where some one pried the lid of an RT up, going to try that. any other sujestions?
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=388&pictureid=4334
 
katnapper said:
Need a bit of help! I have two 2008 Spyders, bought one new - the other from "twodog". Rode yesterday and open the trunk. Then with a min or so I need to open it again. It will not release. Tried two people - one turning the key and the other pushing now. Tried everthing I know, oh it has electric opener on it as well. neither will work. Read on one post where some one pried the lid of an RT up, going to try that. any other sujestions?
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=388&pictureid=4334
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I have an electric opener. You have to be careful. After I installed mine, and before closing the trunk, I operated the electric opener. The cable end jumped out of the fork assy (for lack of a better word). To prevent this from happening again, I closed the fork by squeezing it. I know this won't help to open your trunk; but, it's something to look at once you get the trunk open.
 
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Got it open!

It is now open, :clap: easier to open than I thought it would b! hanger did not work but a long - 2' long - screw driver did! Pried it up from the right side, throttle side, and pushed the latch over! Now to fix the problem, the cable broke. so I am working on a way of holding the electric opener shaft in place useing the spring, hope I can get it twiked just right to stay in place!:clap::2thumbs:
 
katnapper said:
It is now open, :clap: easier to open than I thought it would b! hanger did not work but a long - 2' long - screw driver did! Pried it up from the right side, throttle side, and pushed the latch over!
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I guess anyone with a 2' screwdriver can open our trunks.
 
wyliec said:
I guess anyone with a 2' screwdriver can open our trunks.
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The way I look at it, the thing is only made of plastic. If someone really wanted in there, they could just grab the edge of the top right or left corner and give a hard yank and the lid would probably break into pieces.
 
Good thing you didnt have to try the Bushtec trailer opening method

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKmeJOdCkpg[/ame]

:yikes::yikes::yikes::D:D:D:yikes::yikes::yikes:
 
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