Best Mod for 4th Gen

[qwikz28]

its for the rear hatch when winter stops it from opening. its the second one on installuniversity.com for the rear hatch. basically you piggyback a spring you get from home depot (2 springs for $4) onto the opening mechanism and thats it. i did my car and goofys car today and it worked perfectly for both cars and took about 5 minutes for my car then 3 minutes for goofys once i figured it out. the truck opens the first time you push the button and it opens with some fury! i definately recomend this mod for anyone that hasnt done it yet. if anyone has any questions feel free to ask.

[JW]

I remember doing that one on my old firebird years ago!

JW :D

[Brando56894]

i should prolly do that cuz mine is a pain in the ass to open, you have to click it like 3 times

[Tsar]

mine works fine....for now

[ar0ck]

I wish all my power accessories like that worked :(

I still cant figure out why my power locks dont work, and I think its connected to my keyless entry problem (trunk as well)

[JL8Jeff]

I wish all my power accessories like that worked :(

I still cant figure out why my power locks dont work, and I think its connected to my keyless entry problem (trunk as well)

The power door locks use some cheap ass rubber o-ring that is supposed to hold the rod in place. But it tears and you suddenly have no power door lock. I went in and wrapped some wire or a wire twistie around it to hold it in place and it held up for 5 years on my old 93. But if none of your keyless entry locks are working it might need to be reprogrammed. Go to Keyless Entry (http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#1994keyless) for instructions on how to reprgrogram. I was able to reprogram my 96.

[ar0ck]

The power door locks use some cheap ass rubber o-ring that is supposed to hold the rod in place. But it tears and you suddenly have no power door lock. I went in and wrapped some wire or a wire twistie around it to hold it in place and it held up for 5 years on my old 93. But if none of your keyless entry locks are working it might need to be reprogrammed. Go to Keyless Entry (http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#1994keyless) for instructions on how to reprgrogram. I was able to reprogram my 96.

Can you explain the o-ring problem? Ive never heard my power locks work before so Im guessing its a combination of that and an unprogramed key-less entry system.

Jeff any help or links or even catch me on the phone would be greatly appreciated, If I can get my power locks to work I would be so incredibly happy!

[Frosty]

i should prolly do that cuz mine is a pain in the ass to open, you have to click it like 3 times


Glad to see others are having this problem, I thought I was the only one.

[qwikz28]

Glad to see others are having this problem, I thought I was the only one.
did you do the fix? it took me 3 minutes

[Brando56894]

Glad to see others are having this problem, I thought I was the only one.

yea i thought i was the only one too until i read this thread, seems like its a common prob in the 4th gens, ill prolly do it in the next week or so cuz its really annoying....

[Frosty]

did you do the fix? it took me 3 minutes


Not yet, I just found out how to fix it lol