Removing trunk springs

[mikeyivan]

I am replacing my oem trunk with a carbon fiber oem style trunk. I can to realize is that I need to remove the two tension bars that make the trunk pop open. Doe everyone and a special and/or easy way of removing them with hurting my self? I believe there is special tool from Honda but don't know the name for it so I would not know what to search for. Any help greatly appreciate in advance.

[Cb7_Qc]

i have never removed those, but everytime i need to remove a part that im scared it will pop in my face and explode my head, i attach it with metal wire or with a ''C'' clamp visegrip and wear gloves to avoid getting my fingers snapped, then i grow myself a pair of huge balls of steel and just go ahead doing the job lol

[sonikaccord]

Remove it when the trunk is opened so there is not as much tension on it.

[steelbluesleepR]

easiest way would be bolt cutters, standing as far away as you can.

[Grahf]

I was thinking about doing the same

[Fleetw00d]

Remove it when the trunk is closed so there is not as much tension on it.

There is more tension on them when the trunk is closed. I have used a large pair of channel locks to grab the end of the "U" and the side of the tool as the fulcrum to undo/and reinstall the springs (still be careful!).

Edit: Be sure to support the trunk lid, as soon as you undo one spring, the second spring probably isn't enough to hold it up.

[sonikaccord]

I thought about that after I posted it.

Maybe some big zip ties can hold them together

[dcsally97]

There is a YouTube video on this. I did the same thing when I installed an OEM spoiler. I used vice grips instead of channel locks as fleetwood stated above.

[MikeW]

Why can you not just remove the lid from the hinges? Spoiler or not, the CF trunk will be lighter so it will spring up a little more than the stock trunk but it shouldnt be an issue.

[Corweena]

Why can you not just remove the lid from the hinges? Spoiler or not, the CF trunk will be lighter so it will spring up a little more than the stock trunk but it shouldnt be an issue.

That's what I was thinking. Unless the trunk doesn't have mount points for the springs.

Or another thought, maybe the carbon fiber isn't strong enough to hold the tension of the springs.

[mikeyivan]

There is more tension on them when the trunk is closed. I have used a large pair of channel locks to grab the end of the "U" and the side of the tool as the fulcrum to undo/and reinstall the springs (still be careful!).

Edit: Be sure to support the trunk lid, as soon as you undo one spring, the second spring probably isn't enough to hold it up.

thanks for the advice. I took the oem trunk completely off first and then and went ahead and remove the springs. It took me a well to remove the first one but as soon as i figure it out and second came out quick...

[mikeyivan]

There is a YouTube video on this. I did the same thing when I installed an OEM spoiler. I used vice grips instead of channel locks as fleetwood stated above.

Thanks, i wish you would have post a link to the video on youtube before because i feel like i did it the hard way

[mikeyivan]

Why can you not just remove the lid from the hinges? Spoiler or not, the CF trunk will be lighter so it will spring up a little more than the stock trunk but it shouldnt be an issue.

You are right about the spoiler. I was not so sure about the springs and the cf trunk. i paid a lot of money for the trunk and do not want to risk it.
So i just remove them so it would not have a chance of breaking. Its already done and finish.

[mikeyivan]

That's what I was thinking. Unless the trunk doesn't have mount points for the springs.

Or another thought, maybe the carbon fiber isn't strong enough to hold the tension of the springs.

The trunk did have and the mount (holes) for the hinges, and like i states before i did not want to risk that the trunk was strong enough or not.

[mikeyivan]

All done