s14 trunk is loose but doesn't open - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

dave7 · 04-15-2012, 09:28 PM

Just got this car, decided to check out the trunk. Previous owner had informed me that trunk didn't pop up, I have to pull the trunk latch in the cabin and then go open the trunk. I did that blah blah. Then I go to close it, and it does kind of latch but it jiggles like it's loose. So I'm like wtf. I open it a few more times and close it and make sure the cabin trunk thing is down too. Still loose. Then I possible might have bumped the valet switch thing in the trunk, b/c now I can't get the trunk open either. I move up the cabin lever but when I go to open the trunk it doesn't come up. Now I'm kinda annoyed, I've heard people having to take off a rear speaker to somehow reach into the trunk and open it from the inside.

I also don't know if the trunk was loose before all this, I never really checked it out. Another important point is that trunk does not have key lock mechanism it was totally removed just a hole there. LMK if anyone has any ideas. I know that if I ever get the trunk open again that I can check the rubber stopper things and the lower latch to adjust it and stuff. The trunk does fit well as it is, it looks like it's aligned up and there is not gap it's just loose and won't open. FML lol.

Om1kron · 04-15-2012, 09:37 PM

Once you do get it open again adjust the trunk latch that receives the trunk and also the hook on the trunklid itself, mine did that for a while and I could only open it by caressing the inside lip over the driver side tail light, anywhere else and the fucking thing would not pop. It's taken tons of adjustments to get it right.

dave7 · 04-15-2012, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Om1kron

Once you do get it open again adjust the trunk latch that receives the trunk and also the hook on the trunklid itself, mine did that for a while and I could only open it by caressing the inside lip over the driver side tail light, anywhere else and the fucking thing would not pop. It's taken tons of adjustments to get it right.

Ok good to know.

04-15-2012, 09:28 PM	#1
dave7 Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DC Age: 39 Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	s14 trunk is loose but doesn't open Just got this car, decided to check out the trunk. Previous owner had informed me that trunk didn't pop up, I have to pull the trunk latch in the cabin and then go open the trunk. I did that blah blah. Then I go to close it, and it does kind of latch but it jiggles like it's loose. So I'm like wtf. I open it a few more times and close it and make sure the cabin trunk thing is down too. Still loose. Then I possible might have bumped the valet switch thing in the trunk, b/c now I can't get the trunk open either. I move up the cabin lever but when I go to open the trunk it doesn't come up. Now I'm kinda annoyed, I've heard people having to take off a rear speaker to somehow reach into the trunk and open it from the inside. I also don't know if the trunk was loose before all this, I never really checked it out. Another important point is that trunk does not have key lock mechanism it was totally removed just a hole there. LMK if anyone has any ideas. I know that if I ever get the trunk open again that I can check the rubber stopper things and the lower latch to adjust it and stuff. The trunk does fit well as it is, it looks like it's aligned up and there is not gap it's just loose and won't open. FML lol.

04-15-2012, 09:37 PM	#2
Om1kron Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Granada Hills, CA Age: 44 Posts: 6,992 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Once you do get it open again adjust the trunk latch that receives the trunk and also the hook on the trunklid itself, mine did that for a while and I could only open it by caressing the inside lip over the driver side tail light, anywhere else and the fucking thing would not pop. It's taken tons of adjustments to get it right. __________________ Wayne Edwards https://om1kron.blogspot.com