troublesome trunk swap
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troublesome trunk swap
did this a few weeks back, finally got around to posting pics...
onemike and I got together as I was looking for a wing and he was looking for no wing... we thought it wouldn't take too long, but man... we had no idea we would need to break out the dremel and cut out the bolts! those torx screws are so easy to strip!!! all in all, it probably took us 4 hours
Things to look out for if you're looking to swap...
mike hacking away...
shredded torx
everything laid out
gutted G
onemike and I got together as I was looking for a wing and he was looking for no wing... we thought it wouldn't take too long, but man... we had no idea we would need to break out the dremel and cut out the bolts! those torx screws are so easy to strip!!! all in all, it probably took us 4 hours
Things to look out for if you're looking to swap...
- bring wd-40, pliers, and your prayers, in addition to your torx screwdriver... those torx screws were unbelievable
- the dampers were tougher to deal with than it looks, really need to pump them down with your full weight, then quickly try to hook it in the right place before they decompress
- in the end, we ended up at home depot, and got bolts that were about right, washers that were about right, and my trunk's still on
you can probably order some proper torx replacments from infiniti - in gutting my G, we were rushed, so we snapped a few clips, try to be gentle, it's not too tough to figure out where to pull on as you go, just give yourself ample time
mike hacking away...
shredded torx
everything laid out
gutted G
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Originally Posted by RBull
You're doing the work in a parking lot?
One of those jobs that seems like a piece of cake, ....until you get started.
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Swapping out the trunk really isn't that bad. The hard part is getting those SOB OEM screw out. He had the right tool with him though :biggthumpup. I dremeled mine out and replaced them with the 10mm bolts when I put my CF trunk on. Even snaking the wiring out one lid to the other was okay.
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LOL Fianally got around to posting the pics an andrew. As andrew stated it was a bitch an a half lol. the oem torx screws were impossoble to take out with out stripping them.
We did do it a parking lot and improvised like crazy what was suppoused to be a 2 hour job took 4 hours but never the less we got it done.
We did do it a parking lot and improvised like crazy what was suppoused to be a 2 hour job took 4 hours but never the less we got it done.
Originally Posted by Hi-Tech_G
Swapping out the trunk really isn't that bad. The hard part is getting those SOB OEM screw out. He had the right tool with him though :biggthumpup. I dremeled mine out and replaced them with the 10mm bolts when I put my CF trunk on. Even snaking the wiring out one lid to the other was okay.
Kudos for getting it done guys.
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Originally Posted by InTgr8r
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One of those jobs that seems like a piece of cake, ....until you get started.
One of those jobs that seems like a piece of cake, ....until you get started.
i'm sure many of men have started jobs in their garages with a beer in one hand, a wrench in the other... and started off with the words "this should be easy....."
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Originally Posted by giddyup69
^+1 ....
i'm sure many of men have started jobs in their garages with a beer in one hand, a wrench in the other... and started off with the words "this should be easy....."
i'm sure many of men have started jobs in their garages with a beer in one hand, a wrench in the other... and started off with the words "this should be easy....."
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