Hatch door won't stay up

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02-06-2010, 03:43 PM

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Mcancell

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Get those shocks replaced, happened to mine, and the door was a pain without them, go to the dealer and see what they say..

02-06-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon

^Ouch. I know how heavy the hatch is without the shocks holding it up.

Try having the hatch from an 89 firebird formula fall on your head..lol that ____ hurts man..my grandmother had a fat headache after that incident.

07-28-2010, 05:36 AM

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tC Hatch wont stay up

For those who has repaired on their hatch shocks...could you please tell me the cost and the labor total fees?

i saw this lift support else where:
http://www.autopartsbylou.com/lift-s...=mmy&x=23&y=10

Is this a good buy?

Thank you in advance...I am tired of rocking one hand on hatch and one hand on bags...

07-28-2010, 05:58 AM

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Replace them yourself. Takes like a maximum of 10 minutes. I did it alone.
That shock says for carbon fiber hatches.
I went to autozone and picked up a set of mighty-lift lift supports to replace my blown hatch shocks. They are really powerful. It basically opens the hatch itself.

07-28-2010, 07:23 PM

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Good find, I need to replace mine for my CF hatch....

07-28-2010, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kyledye25

Ya my tC is like that in the summer. Its like it turns into glue almost. I really have to pull up hard to get it to come open some times. Its usually tho just the first ooomph and it opens ok after that. But I can certainly tell the rubber is sticking to the metal very well....too well.

Just make sure to give that "first ooomph" by lifting the bottom edge of the hatch and not the hatch garnish...they're known to snap off when too much force is applied.

07-29-2010, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CaliStateBear

For those who has repaired on their hatch shocks...could you please tell me the cost and the labor total fees?

it cost me about $20.

the labor and install you can do yourself.

07-31-2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by silvertcgirl09

if u dont have the money for the shocks use a stick

hahaha, i actually used to do that back when i had my 89 jeep. was the "coolest" kid around. thanks to cash for clunkers, i landed on my 2010 5speed flint mica. mmmm