Here's my somewhat obvious tip for the day: When installing amps/subs in your hatch equipped with the pull-down, open your hatch and allow the latch to move to its unlocked position BEFORE you disconnect the battery.

I opened my hatch AFTER battery disconnection, and when I came out from lunch, my battery was dead(from the hatch light staying on), hatch was unknowingly open, and latch was in the down position. I had to slam the hatch to contact the switch allowing the latch to come up. Ugh.
Later.

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89' Firebird Formula
Black/grey cloth
305 TPI/5 speed/3.45 rear
dual cats/PW,PL/T-tops
K&N, SLP TB booster,
SLP exhaust, Jet chip

 

so, any tips on how to stop rattles from hatch motor....
its pissin me off when it "DANCES" as much as change in my front cupholder...

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91 FireBird 305 V-8
Edelbrock Catback, Custom Alarm. Fourth Gen Console. i have six cupholders. all for starbucks!
Go|)Created The Earth, And Then Turned Up The Bass.
Here's My Audio Install!

"Honda's FOR ME TO POOP ON!" -Triumph...

 

Besides tightening up any loose bolts, or replacing it, I couldn't tell you. Maybe post in the electronics forum for a good answer.

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89' Firebird Formula
Black/grey cloth
305 TPI/5 speed/3.45 rear
dual cats/PW,PL/T-tops
K&N, SLP TB booster,
SLP exhaust, Jet chip

 

I hate that power hatch thing sometimes. My electrical system crapped out last week, and i opened the hatch to get my Ttops out and put them back out on the car while it sat there for a while. Go to shut the hatch.... umm... D'oh! With my brand new strongarm lift struts it won't even just sit down, i hat to use my Ttop bag strapts to tie the damn thing down and keep it shut until i got back...

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88 Camaro (The mighty LO3 SC!)
305TBI/700R4/2.73/123,XXX miles
14" Open Element and Flowmaster 80 seires

Next up: headers and gears

 

Where did you get these? My struts are crapping out and I'm hesitant to by stock replacements. The previous owner (a Pontiac sales guy) said he replaced them three times since 89', and they all wear out. With the cargo cover connected, my hatch won't stay up at all.

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89' Firebird Formula
Black/grey cloth
305 TPI/5 speed/3.45 rear
dual cats/PW,PL/T-tops
K&N, SLP TB booster,
SLP exhaust, Jet chip

 

Ditto. I've replaced mine twice in less than 5 years. The last time I bought ones for cars with both the rear spoiler and rear wiper, even though I don't have the wiper.

I don't think the ones I have now have gone bad, but they just vary alot with temperature. In real warm weather, I can pop the trunk with the remote, and it completely opens like KITT. In cool weather, like 50's and below, it won't open at all. Motor raises it up, and then pulls it right back down.

So what about these Strongarms?

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1989 Formula WS6 M5
2001 Trans Am WS6 A4

More info at website:
http://www.fbody.com/members/stevenmh

 

the hell with that moter i broke mine and took it to my local body shop and had them weld it into place in the closed position make a little noise when i hit a big bump but work fine

 

My shocks have been working great for 4 yrs. now.
The only bad thing about them is when you have had a few too many, and not really paying attention, you go to unlock the hatch at night, (looking for the key hole really close) and click, your a** hole brother hits the release. Kinda hurts.

 

Kragen sells some lifetime struts, they're in an orange package. I think both were less than $100. 3 years and counting on these struts.

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Stock 2.8 MPFI auto w/ Flowmaster 80 Series, More to come......
New Pioneer Head Unit
Targa E-910 7-Band Equalizer w/ crossover
2x 10" Pioneer subs powered by 300 Watt Jensen amp
2- 6x9" Pioneer (rear)
More to come..... (hey, i dont got a job yet)