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Posted: September 30, 2004 at 4:08 PM / IP Logged

PATPJRICK wrote:

....would the trunk lid just fall down due to being too heavy each time i had it opened

I am not sure what kind of Car/Year/Trunk Design you are working with, but I recommend or suggest you do something similar to what the gurus over at www.hzemall.com example...

http://www.hzemall.com/Regal_folder/tim_regal_the_trunk.htm

This is particularly what I am talking about (click on link above for info on exactly what your're looking at)

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http://www.hzemall.com/images/regal/P1010020.JPG

http://www.hzemall.com/images/regal/P10100215.JPG

http://www.hzemall.com/images/regal/P10100225.JPG

So, if you do not have that exact setup, you get the basic idea behind it; using powerful gas lifters or some kind of hydralic device to support the weight. I think if you balance and configure it right you can even have the lid rise up automatically the moment the truck is opened (I believe it will require powerful lifters)

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