Trunk lid align..

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  1. MavGrabber70

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    Pulls to the psngr side. I guess I'm missing something on the driver side? Thanks.
     

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    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

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    I run the torsion bar on the 2nd notch from the top - even with the spoiler. Seems to help with alignment. Too much tension forces the decklid off to one side a bit. You could try moving it down a notch and see if that helps.

    CAREFUL with the torsion bar. If not handled carefully it can whip around on you. A piece or scrap pipe or conduit works nice to move it around.
     
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    This "might" help: With the trunk open, push on the trunk lid to move it over to the other side.
     
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    Thanks for the info, I thought maybe something was missing...I'll drop it down...I tried pushing it over but it keeps going back.
     
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    Is the latch and striker in place? How does it fit without them? Is it out of alignment with and without the striker in place?

    Adjusting them can be tedious.
     
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    You bring up a good point....adjusting the latch will pull the trunk lid over as well.
     
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    I had to take all the tension off the torsion bar to get mine to sit right.
     
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    predfan2001 David in Tn

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    It's always the right side we have problems with. I bought another trunk because I though my other one fit bad. The new one wasn't much better. Tempted to put the other back on since I haven't drilled the 2nd one yet for the spoiler. :16suspect
     
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