....let's put a MOTOR in a trunk!


...stupid f*cking retards. Here's the story, cut down.

Get to college, go to grab some stuff from the hatch...click of the unlock...no hum of the motor rasing. Hatch comes up fine...motor's pooched, though, and the hatch won't close without the latch up (too far down to catch). Ended up detatching the latch from the motor by ripping out the main connecting rod and locking the hatch, then wiring the hatch shut from the inside. Now the question - is their some way to fix this (such as rigging up a NON-motorized version..?) I figure the hatch would work fine, non-motorized, if the hatch latch could make it far enough down to catch the lock mechanism......


help!

lol

 

I'm actually quite fond of the whole soft touch rear hatch... Don't have to slam the hatch to close it.

 

the 82 camaro's just had a solenoid release switch... and then you just slammed it down when you were done... look into one off a junker

 

I wish someone had told that to my brother before he sold the GTA to me. He owned it for at least seven years and on the day he sold it he still slammed the hatch shut and then held it down until the electric latch grabbed. I'm amazed that it still works.

 

Solution - As the board suggested, just going to find a spot in between 'up' and 'down' that has a good water seal around the hatch, drill a few holes, and keep the pull down bolted in place...instant non-pull down.