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Originally Posted by panhandle
Just got a 40 Ford coupe and have had the trunk lid fall on my head twice and that lid is HEAVY. So I purchased the LoKar adjustable multi-level hood & trunk lid prop kit. Naturally it comes with no instructions and I have as yet to determine where or how to install this expensive little gaget. Has anyone used this prop on their car and if so, could you walk me thru the installation or post some pictures how it was done. Thanks guys
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If you aren't concerned about judging or loosing points, try this fix. Pry the end of each of the coil springs away from it's stop.
Insert a 3/4" square nut with a 5/16" thickness or equivalent
between the stop and the end of the spring.
Secure the nut with a wire tie or what have you.
This will tighten the springs and increase the spring tension
to hold the trunk lid open without the aid of a broomstick.
All credit to Dick Miller from California who described
this fix in the EFV8 Magazine (Mar/April 2002). He included
a diagram which I am unable to do.
Ken