Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #15 – January 07, 2012, 04:41:13 PM well you cheated by putting it on a constant 12v source than lol but like eric said, when the truck solenoid lets you down, you'll be kicking yourself, unless you put a manual release cable on it.. as for the battery post under the hood with the battery in the trunk, you could get away with that very easily.. some cars (like buicks) that had the battery elsewhere, had a 'jumper' post under the hood, with a nice little plastic cap to keep it covered.. you may be able to use 1 of those, as i'm not exactly sure how they're set up.. and what i mean by that is, i don't know if the wire is fixed to the jumper post, if it bolts on much like the solenoids on our cars or how long/thick the cable is.. it's definitely something worth looking into Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #16 – January 07, 2012, 09:58:17 PM Have a battery cutout installed at the rear of the vehicle, incase the starter solinoid gets stuck on amd you can't pop your hood or trunk. Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #17 – January 07, 2012, 10:34:18 PM If you have keyless entry, you can use it to pop your trunk. That's what I normally do if I'm outside of the car. Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #18 – January 08, 2012, 11:02:21 PM ok.... I'll spill the beans. I stated before that the reason I was wondering was not because I actually want to shave my lock, but because I have something to put in its place... Well I figured out a way to install it so that I would not need a release cable, but so that if the solenoid did indeed fail, all I would need is a phillips and a straight blade screwdriver and I can turn the lock myself. Which I always keep accessible in my car at all times btw.anyway, here is my "big idea".....you guys are probably gonna hate it (especially vinnie lol) Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #19 – January 08, 2012, 11:16:05 PM I kind of like it. It's clever, and not too over the top. Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #20 – January 08, 2012, 11:18:42 PM meh.. in my opinion, adding extra make/model badges to a car is like having shag with your neighbor's wife.. you just shouldn't do it.. but it's your car.. loli say just shave it or leave the lock cylinder in there, but that's just me Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #21 – January 08, 2012, 11:19:33 PM Cool. I though it was pretty clever myself too. It actually is part of the chrome piece that is bolted to the back of 99 and up (I think) sables. I originally had a plan a few years ago to install the whole entire chrome piece but that didn't work out AT ALL. But for some reason I kept the stupid thing and I was looking at it the other day and realized the logo was not a permanent part of it. So I pried it out and found out that it fit PERFTCTLY in the spot where the lock was at. I figure I will maybe try this for a while, and if not then I can reinstall my lock later if I so choose. Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #22 – January 08, 2012, 11:22:23 PM Quote from: Shadow;377295meh.. in my opinion, adding extra make/model badges to a car is like having shag with your neighbor's wife.. you just shouldn't do it.. but it's your car.. loli say just shave it or leave the lock cylinder in there, but that's just me See that's the thing though, I am of the opposite opinion. I agree that at a point it does go overboard, but I think if you can do it better than the original then it should be done. And for me, when I see cars that have removed all the logos and badges and whatever, I just plain don't like it. I like to have my brand/model blasting out on the car so that I can be proud of it. Now if I was driving a Camry or Civic or something, then yeah I can see why one would want to remove those badges. Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #23 – January 08, 2012, 11:31:04 PM Quote from: Shadow;377295meh.. in my opinion, adding extra make/model badges to a car is like having shag with your neighbor's wife.. you just shouldn't do it.. but it's your car.. loli say just shave it or leave the lock cylinder in there, but that's just meIf you saw my neighbor's wife, u would realize that statement is just gross! Small touches like that add class. Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #24 – January 08, 2012, 11:47:04 PM Quote from: sarjxxx;377298See that's the thing though, I am of the opposite opinion. I agree that at a point it does go overboard, but I think if you can do it better than the original then it should be done. And for me, when I see cars that have removed all the logos and badges and whatever, I just plain don't like it. I like to have my brand/model blasting out on the car so that I can be proud of it. Now if I was driving a Camry or Civic or something, then yeah I can see why one would want to remove those badges. i'm the complete and total opposite.. nothing i own has a single badge of any kind on it, except the birds because i can't get the emblems off the tail light lenses without breaking them.. i like my stuff clean, which means zero badging.. if someone doesn't know what it is, it sucks for them lolQuote from: Chrome;377299If you saw my neighbor's wife, u would realize that statement is just gross! Small touches like that add class. that makes it even more wrong LOL Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #25 – January 08, 2012, 11:52:25 PM Quote from: Shadow;377301i'm the complete and total opposite.. nothing i own has a single badge of any kind on it, except the birds because i can't get the emblems off the tail light lenses without breaking them.. i like my stuff clean, which means zero badging.. if someone doesn't know what it is, it sucks for them lol that makes it even more wrong LOL"small touches" was not referring to her! lol Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #26 – January 09, 2012, 12:13:44 AM LOL i was talking about her gross-ness Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #27 – January 10, 2012, 06:51:25 PM Not a bad idea. Maybe you could find a bigger emblem and mount it to a flip-up door over the lock (Lincoln style).(IMO that three-slash Mercury logo is up there with the worst car logos of all time). Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #28 – January 11, 2012, 12:55:56 AM Quote from: Davemutt;377416Not a bad idea. Maybe you could find a bigger emblem and mount it to a flip-up door over the lock (Lincoln style). Yeah I thought about that before but then I realized that would just be waaaaay overkill on the trunk. The ONLY reason I wanted to use this one was b/c it fit so nicely there in the existing hole and more or less looks like it belongs there.Quote from: Davemutt;377416(IMO that three-slash Mercury logo is up there with the worst car logos of all time). Well IMO its one of the best of all time Quote Selected
Shaved trunk lock... ist it a pita not having a key? Reply #29 – January 11, 2012, 08:15:55 AM I actually like it, looks better than the lock hanging out. Good idea. Quote Selected
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