Help: Carbon fiber trunk

[quangtran89]

I need help installing a carbon fiber trunk. I can't seem to get the corners near the windshield of the trunk back to sit flush with the car. It's just so proud. Do I need to get rip of the rubber weather strip. At first I thought the torsion bar was in the way so I took it out but that didn't solve it. What else do I need to do for it to sit flush. I'm dying to get this thing in.

[RichieRichJP]

Yeah, you have to take out the OEM weatherstripping unfortunately.
I went to home depot and replaced it with their automotive one in the Hardware department.
I never was able to get all of the info on getting it to sit flush.
Also, you have to take the tension out of the bars which I was never able to do... with that said, DO NOT POP your trunk!!
Eventually I got lazy and left it :P

oh and finally, I believe the latch on the body that hold the trunk down is adjustable (so I was told) and had it adjusted.

[quangtran89]

I manage to get the tension bar out. I guess next step in to replace the weatherstripping with a thinner one. I am very impress with the CF trunk weigh. Was a little disappointed that I wasn't able to put it in last in.

[RichieRichJP]

Heh, yeah it took me a lot longer than I had thought.
I don't know how other people did it, but I ended up shimming the bars that the trunk slides on...

[sikwitit]

hey man where you buy the carbon trunk from i have looked everywhere?
sean

[RichieRichJP]

Originally Posted by sikwitit

hey man where you buy the carbon trunk from i have looked everywhere?
sean

From me. That I've been trying to sell for six months.
You couldn't have been looking that hard

[sikwitit]

well sorry for not going on every single post looking for carbon trunks.
sean

[quangtran89]

If you really want one, that's probably what you have to do.

[sikwitit]

yeah well i have a life so i dont sit at home looking at the computer screen all day.

[rusty9]

lol yeah using that search button requires you to sit at the computer ALL DAY

[ArmyRangerSean]

aren't there like only 30 cf gen 3-4 trunks in existence?

[Knailgun]

Originally Posted by ArmyRangerSean

aren't there like only 30 cf gen 3-4 trunks in existence?

21 to be precise

[quangtran89]

I see the Gen 4 carbon fiber trunk all over eBay.

[projektvertx]

Originally Posted by Knailgun

21 to be precise

Damn! Now that's one rare part

[quangtran89]

Finally got it in. I refinish it a little bit.