Trunk Flip-Flop Mod..

[Gun5]

I know a few people wanted to see when it was done because I think the pics of it are on yahama's JR2 I searched and found a few threads but no pics.. so ill have them up tomorrow when I have it done..

so far painted hinges (candy red looks darker in ****ty webcam pic though lol)

http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3990&stc=1

btw question I want to put 2 blue high power led's on the bottom of the trunk lid sthat shoot right on the cone of my kicker Solo's because they look beyond awsome when lights hitting them and reflecting off them currently my 36" neon is just lighting up the amp because its mounted on the bottom of the rear deck and it just doesnt give the right beam of light for the job anyways

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a243/Gun5/61210312_188804365_0.jpg

[05xd]

I have it done on my car.It took a whole 45 mins to do.People are like WTF when they see it

[yamaha]

Your truck may be to heavy to do it, and if your doing it with those hinges, be careful, you will have to fold them over the hinges of the trunk themselves.

[Gun5]

Your truck may be to heavy to do it, and if your doing it with those hinges, be careful, you will have to fold them over the hinges of the trunk themselves.

I dunno about it being heavy I know these hinges will support that wieght def.. on the fold over I gotta put the inside of the hinge facing out so I dont have any probs with it hitting

[korai9989]

I was thinking about doing a suicide trunk too, but I think I want to fabricate something else original... :thumbsup:

[ericbeck]

nice gun 5, im loving it~!
after u finish this DIY (hopefully with details and lots of pics), i will do the same to my car
good luck gettin everything done~!

[Gun5]

nice gun 5, im loving it~!
after u finish this DIY (hopefully with details and lots of pics), i will do the same to my car
good luck gettin everything done~!

got my camera phone for pics yay just waitin for my friend to get off work cuz i cant bolt it up and hold it at the same time obiviously

[elantraNJ]

ou are gonna have to use the back bolts because the rear of the trunk isnt gonna seal! and you will have a leak!!

[Gun5]

ou are gonna have to use the back bolts because the rear of the trunk isnt gonna seal! and you will have a leak!!

use the back bolts explain? btw didnt do it today decided to wait since it was to dark since I went out to eat with friends.. plus my buddy gets his racing seats in tomorrow so after my trunk we will do that to

[05xd]

ou are gonna have to use the back bolts because the rear of the trunk isnt gonna seal! and you will have a leak!!
Yea,just noticed this one.If you use the rear bolts,the trunk will not flip.I've had mine done for like 4 or 5 months and I dont have no leaks.

[Gun5]

Yea,just noticed this one.If you use the rear bolts,the trunk will not flip.I've had mine done for like 4 or 5 months and I dont have no leaks.

well after the jobs done ill spray it with the hose nozzle see if any leaks are coming about

[05xd]

I dont think you'll have a prob.You have to remember that the weatherstripping is large too.Like I said,mine dont leak,and we have some heavy a$$ downpours around here too

[Gun5]

I dont think you'll have a prob.You have to remember that the weatherstripping is large too.Like I said,mine dont leak,and we have some heavy a$$ downpours around here too

true the trunks weather stripping is pretty big its not even that big on the doors

[Gun5]

tryed it today, drilled 4 holes in trunk lid and 4 in latch.. tryed it 3-4 different ways it fell and hanged each time like alittle ***** somewhere there has to be a way to lock it!?? suggestions different type of latch or what I dont want to have to put a board or some **** on it every time I pop the trunk

[korai9989]

it might be in distributing the weight, trying weighing it down somehow, or am i dead wrong?

[elantraNJ]

when i did this mod i ran in to the same problem with latching it so what i did was use a screw stud from a hardware store and put a wing nut on it and then screwed it in the back hole of the trunk it works real good! Thats how i fixed it i dont use this mod that much!

[Gun5]

when i did this mod i ran in to the same problem with latching it so what i did was use a screw stud from a hardware store and put a wing nut on it and then screwed it in the back hole of the trunk it works real good! Thats how i fixed it i dont use this mod that much!

could u grab your digi cam/phone and take a pic for me id really appricate it

I think im kinda getting what u said

http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4017&stc=1

[Gun5]

bumpp...

this looks like it would work so well but i dotn want to pay for it lol

http://audioadaptors.com/parts/autoloc/FLIPTR.jpg

[korai9989]

what's the price on that kit?

[Gun5]

i found a place doin it for $49+10 shipping .. ya ebay go figure but other places its over $100 I might just order it save me the ****ing hassle but i really dont want to drop that money on something can should be cheaper justn eed to find out a way todo it

[ericbeck]

its 99.00
a lil more with shipping, i think
def not worth it unless u are bill gates

btw, gun5, mad props to u for doing this
im a senior in high school too~!
Since i finished the college apps, i have nothing important to do now
so im gonna start working on my car too
def doing this mod after u, so best of luck to u~!

[Gun5]

its 99.00
a lil more with shipping, i think
def not worth it unless u are bill gates

btw, gun5, mad props to u for doing this
im a senior in high school too~!
Since i finished the college apps, i have nothing important to do now
so im gonna start working on my car too
def doing this mod after u, so best of luck to u~!

me and my friend are gonna go at it again today after we install his racing seats in his camry, Im debating what todo here still I want this to work without a can/board or something holding it up and the gay thing is when we took the lid off and where carrying it the 1-2 inches of paint came off the side straight to the metal.. iv already ahd this lid repaintd 4 TIMES since the accident (new lid to btw) but its never a good paint job its always peeling straight to the damn metal no primer @ all

[05xd]

Whoa,that sucks about the paint.I need to redo my hinges so they dont fold all the way down.Oh wells,it's still pimp though

[Gun5]

Whoa,that sucks about the paint.I need to redo my hinges so they dont fold all the way down.Oh wells,it's still pimp though

yea tis getting pretty gay, ill clean the inside and put it all back to stock before i bring it in to be repainted so they wont hassle me, hyundai has covered it once and my body shop 2 times so i got 2 places to go and niether knows the other has done it rofl..

ya bro Im thinking about buying that auto loc thing.. if it works well damnit im gonna have to put like a spring or something on the trunk and its gonna get real screwy

[st_anger5532]

if your hacing problems with the truck folding down when opened. has anyone thought of just attaching a spring to the trunk and the bars holding the trunk up. so when you open the trunk the springs pull the lid up so it sits flat. thats what i plan on doing if i ever get around to doing my trunk.

o yea forgot to say, if you use a srping i think you have to make a stop thing. (like a bump the the bar holding the lid) so the lid sits where you want it to sit when the pring pulls it. but i dont know. just been toying with the ideaof the spring.

[Gun5]

if your hacing problems with the truck folding down when opened. has anyone thought of just attaching a spring to the trunk and the bars holding the trunk up. so when you open the trunk the springs pull the lid up so it sits flat. thats what i plan on doing if i ever get around to doing my trunk.

o yea forgot to say, if you use a srping i think you have to make a stop thing. (like a bump the the bar holding the lid) so the lid sits where you want it to sit when the pring pulls it. but i dont know. just been toying with the ideaof the spring.

iv seen it on some cars, i think that guy from saudi has a spring on his flip-flop trunk elantra but he hasnt responded to PMs

[st_anger5532]

well if i ever get anymoney to get some hinges and some springs ill do it and post a how to if no one else posts one ebfor i get around to doing it.

[Vampyrate]

just waiting to get my tax returns (should be enough for rims/springs/trunk mod) and then ill try to tackle this... of course i have to wait on my w2s to come in

[Gun5]

http://search.ebay.com/trunk-hinge_W0QQfromZR8QQfrtsZ50QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3QQsbrsrt Zl

might get this take those piston things