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Old 01-18-2021, 10:12 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by humfrz View Post
Bubba suggests:
Bubba's wrong on this one. Shade Tree Joe says duct tape is for when you want it permanently shut. This is more of a solution for a wire clothes hanger.
  1. Remove the trunk key lock so you have a hole.
  2. Straighten a wire clothes hanger. You need a full one, not one of those from the dry cleaners that has cardboard on the bottom part.
  3. Wrap the clothes hanger around the hook on the inside of the car.
  4. feed the other end out the hole made from removing the lock.
  5. Wrap the two ends around a bolt you have laying somewhere under your shade tree. Leave it loose enough it will slide off the nut end of the bolt.
  6. Attach nut, or better a wing nut if you have one.
  7. Now, when you need to open trunk, remove nut, slip out bolt.

Note, you don't have a bolt/nut under your shade tree, use a stick, that'll work too.
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