Can this safely be removed from my car?

[AirFramerMack 3]

In the trunk of my car, there are two bars running across the top of my trunk, that attach to my trunk lid, i suppose its there to adjust tension for my trunk lid, will if i remove those i can get an extra 2" height and that will make a large difference for my enclosure and layout in general. Anyone remove these before?

[Quentin Jarrell 671]

Yankem out. Make sure you prop up the trunk lid first so it doesn't break your neck when it falls. The tensioners are tempered the best way to get them out is with bolt cutters. I couldn't tell you how many I have removed doing 4 packs.They normally get in the way when you do this.

[AirFramerMack 3]

Dayyumm i gotta buy a set of bolt cutters? what about a hack saw lol i thought they just popped out what are the after effects of doing this if i do this i can fit a single 18" in the trunk

[Bobaflob 0]

I think this is the first legitimate question I have read all day.

[AirFramerMack 3]

lol well i am glad it was my question i cant seem to get help on other forums

[sound=vibration 34]

Yankem out. Make sure you prop up the trunk lid first so it doesn't break your neck when it falls. The tensioners are tempered the best way to get them out is with bolt cutters. I couldn't tell you how many I have removed doing 4 packs.They normally get in the way when you do this.

what the hell y

[AirFramerMack 3]

also is there anyway the trunk lid will remain open after removing this? or do i need to use some kind of stick or something lol

[Quentin Jarrell 671]

What type of vehicle do you have? Most can be removed by pulling the bars off of the adjustment brackets on the side by the trunk hinge. Normally a pipe 1 or 2 foot long will give you enough leverage to slip over the end of the tensioner get it off the little bracket. Don't even try the hacksaw you'll be there all day. The only thing the tensioners do is keep the trunk lid up. To be sure we are are the same page though post a pic so we can make sure you dont cut your whole trunk lid off.

[AirFramerMack 3]

we are on the same page, this is a 2001 mercury sable. as of now i have an alpine mrv850 800rms@2ohm pushing a single RE sE 12 in 2.5 35" of port 35hz. not loud enough. so i was going to get a pair of IA 187 15s or one Fi SSD 18. im leaning more towards the 15s, sure it would be louder and i wont need to cut those bars out

[Quentin Jarrell 671]

Yankem out. Make sure you prop up the trunk lid first so it doesn't break your neck when it falls. The tensioners are tempered the best way to get them out is with bolt cutters. I couldn't tell you how many I have removed doing 4 packs.They normally get in the way when you do this.

what the hell y

yea pimpin that's my hoopdy. I drive it when I want to piss my girlfriend off she can't stand to ride in it LOL. 8 pack in the deck with four fifteens ported to 35 hertz in the trunk. That's how we do it down south. If the car don't sound like its fallin apart you ain't hitting.

[AirFramerMack 3]

where is down south, i am in north florida

[Quentin Jarrell 671]

southeast Louisiana about 30 miles north of New Orleans

[jonbearsmt 919]

texas too.

[AirFramerMack 3]

Naval Air Station Pensacola for about 6 more weeks!!!! then i have no idea

[AirFramerMack 3]

with my enclosure, port size,power, vehicle and the fact my subs and port are firing into the cabin of the car, what do you recomend for tuning? 800rms, 6.0 and two 6" PVC ports

[Bobaflob 0]

what are the subs?

[sound=vibration 34]

Yankem out. Make sure you prop up the trunk lid first so it doesn't break your neck when it falls. The tensioners are tempered the best way to get them out is with bolt cutters. I couldn't tell you how many I have removed doing 4 packs.They normally get in the way when you do this.

what the hell y

yea pimpin that's my hoopdy. I drive it when I want to piss my girlfriend off she can't stand to ride in it LOL. 8 pack in the deck with four fifteens ported to 35 hertz in the trunk. That's how we do it down south. If the car don't sound like its fallin apart you ain't hitting.

hahhaa now u just need a set of thirties and ur all good.. sorry i hate donks and there around here in phx and iv heard some 4packs that sound like ish... and why the hell would you purposly seal of ur cabin to rattle the trunk i just dont get it..

[sound=vibration 34]

texas too.

dont alot of people in texas like to rool around with thier trunk open i dont get that either lol

[AirFramerMack 3]

incriminator audio 187 15s. just trying to figure out my port length . subs are going to be inverted,firing into the cabin of the car along with ports. using 6" PVC box dimensions are 38x18.25x20 or 20.5 if need be

[Quentin Jarrell 671]

texas too.

dont alot of people in texas like to rool around with thier trunk open i dont get that either lol

No no no no You anit pimpin if it just opens you have to be able to close it too.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...ideoid=27297044

Or you could be really pimpin and do a big screen.

[Quentin Jarrell 671]

I know we got way off track but I needed a little humor after workin on that dam M5 all day. Forgive me. LOL

[sound=vibration 34]

texas too.

dont alot of people in texas like to rool around with thier trunk open i dont get that either lol

No no no no You anit pimpin if it just opens you have to be able to close it too.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...ideoid=27297044

Or you could be really pimpin and do a big screen.

wow i guess what ever floats ur boat.. i did like the auto trunk though that was sick

[Quentin Jarrell 671]

All I'l say is that's what he wanted. And he paid me in 2 one gallon ziploc bags of $5s and $10s

[bobonit 5]

To the OP, if you are referring to the torsion bars that hold the trunk lid up, you can remove them without bolt cutters, just be careful because when you pry them out, they will pop on ya something fierce. However, at least on my 97 Maxima, the trunk lid is heavy as hell. I have 2 100# force Strong Arm lift supports installed now in place of the torsion bars, and it lifts the trunk for me. See my build log for pics:http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/i...showtopic=25622

I didn't take pics of the bars before I removed them, but you can see the struts that I replaced them with.

[rushnrun 14]

texas too.

dont alot of people in texas like to rool around with thier trunk open i dont get that either lol

there was some guy from TX (tx plates) in my town (Illinois) riding in his escalade with his hatch and doors open with the music cranked...... really impressed us

I DOn't get it either...

Sorry for the thread mis-direction..

***you can remove the bars just be careful... on some cars they can really snap at you when you take them off.