Snap goes the plastic piece

MrBean85 · Post by **MrBean85** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:47 am

Got out of class tonight. Had my car running by the time I got to it, unlocked the door, reached down to "pop" the trunk---snap. The tip of the trunk release lever broke off right in my hand....grrr, normally wouldn't be a problem for most people but I'm a perfectionist and hate it when crap like this happens.

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:49 am

Dont worry about it. Your car was probably the only one in existance with an intact lever. Seriously.

Just take some sandpaper to it so you dont cut your finger on the jagged edge when opening it.

mTk · Post by **mTk** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:49 am

Mine is too. Broke twice actually, now it will be broken forever

MK

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:07 am

Good luck finding one in a jy, most of them are snapped, too. My wagon has a sedan trunk release for the gas tank since the previous owner couldn't find a blue gas lever. These things are like the gas cover latch on the EA81 GLs - I went through 4 of those.

Steve

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:16 am

I never broke it in my 95 and it's still in tact in my 94. Maybe I'm lucky?

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:43 am

Yes, very. Ive NEVER seen one that wasnt broken and Ive looked at alot of legacys.

Anyone have an idea to strengthen it? I still have the broken part for my moms (the owner saved it) but couldnt figure out how to reattach it.

mikec · Post by **mikec** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:43 am

Mine's not broken, but it doesn't release the trunk when I pull it. The cable's either broken or stretched.

I think I'd rather have a broken lever that still opened the trunk than what I've got right now.

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:44 am

You sure you didnt turn it off? Open the trunk and check the little bar, if in the up position it prevents the trunk from opening (like child safety door locks).

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:56 am

my trunk and gas release both work and aren't broken

Though I don't use them that often. I'm in the trunk maybe once a month so I usually keep it locked.

MrBean85 · Post by **MrBean85** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:05 am

I was surprised that the handle lasted as long as it did...I'm in my trunk 2-4 times a day. It was just a little unexpected.

Although, my driver's side sunvisor was even more unexpected. Driving along, hit a bump, and flop goes the sunvisor, it just was swinging back and forth.

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:11 am

my visors are in excellent shape aswell

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:35 am

The sunvisors are also terrible. I removed mine after all other methods failed and just wear sunglasses. I'm thinking of making new ones of my own design with dark smoked-acrylic sheets.

I had the original gas release for my car, too, but could never figure out how to fix it. The cable stay part broke out so that you could pull on the handle, but it wouldn't move the cable. On the trunk release, the actual handle usually breaks off. I'm very careful with my trunk-to-gas release and try to pull it from as far back on the arm as I can (which is easy as there's an empty space where the gas release was that I can reach into).

Steve

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:37 am

THAWA wrote:my visors are in excellent shape aswell

Ditto on both Legacys.

mikec · Post by **mikec** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:08 am

ciper wrote:You sure you didnt turn it off? Open the trunk and check the little bar, if in the up position it prevents the trunk from opening (like child safety door locks).

Eeep. I have no idea. I'll definitely check that first.

Thanks ciper!

Post by **Legacy777** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:25 pm

both of mine are not broken and function fine

NuwanD · Post by **NuwanD** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:44 pm

had the 91 legacy since new and never broke the trunk lever, the one in my 92 was broken when i bought it, and i was lucky to find one at the yard

if you are careful its no biggie but that lever should have a metal reinforcement in it

ShinobiSilver · Post by **ShinobiSilver** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 9:01 pm

My trunck release still works! As for my sunvisors though... well they're non-existent

Opie · Post by **Opie** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 9:08 pm

Legacy777 wrote:both of mine are not broken and function fine

Mine too!

AWD_addict · Post by **AWD_addict** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:39 am

My driver's visor would flop down with every bump when I bought my Legacy. A little adhesive-backed velcro strip keeps it up now. It's invisible when the visor's up, so I only see the ugly velcro when I would be blinded anyway.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:05 am

I have these great things called Sun glasses. Takes care of the whole visor problem all together.

NuwanD · Post by **NuwanD** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:36 am

lol, where can i get these so called "sunglasses"?

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 4:00 am

They are very exclusive, and only available to a limited number of people.

I happen to be really cool, so I got a set.

MrBean85 · Post by **MrBean85** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 4:46 am

All the velcro in the world wouldn't have helped my visor....when it flopped down it would swing back and forth freely...it got old after quickly. Now I've got one sunvisor out of a GL10 turbo wagon on the driverside and the factory visor on the pass. side....GHETTO

And I've got my $9 fake Addidas sunglasses purchased in Mexico when all else fails

entirelyturbo · Post by **entirelyturbo** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:41 pm

Both my visors stay up perfectly, and both gas and trunk levers are intact and work great!

stant093 · Post by **stant093** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:12 pm

subyluvr2212 wrote:Both my visors stay up perfectly, and both gas and trunk levers are intact and work great!

same with mine

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Snap goes the plastic piece

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