Trunk to the head
 

Anyone have their trunk fall on their head yet? I was getting my jack out yesterday and i didnt put the trunk up all the way and all 40 lbs of it came crashing down and nailed me in the head. I have a huge bump and a fair sized cut. What was Subaru thinking?

Sounds like you need new trunk struts. :(

I need new hood struts too

as an alternative, you could custom fabricate a trunk lid stabilization device.

http://www.uktouring.org.uk/petemcca...hy-stick-1.jpg

I got one of those high tech pvc pipes

HAH! You pulled a reverse "Rufus"! Judges give you a 7.5. Had their been film you may have scored higher. ;)

Johnny

Was your car parked on an incline? Even with dead struts, the lid should stay up -- if a bit precariously -- when raised fully.

Mine were completely shot when I got my SVX. Replaced 'em about a year ago, and noticed on some chilly day recently that the cold definitely affects their performance. (Surely they're not already wearing-out...?)

To think that I never had to replace the gas struts on the rear hatch of my '86 wagon, which I bought new and sold in 2000. (And that hatch was substantial.) Subaru should have employed a strut with more muscle, or some spring-operated arrangement, for the trunk lid of the SVX.

dcb

Does anyone still have the Rufus video?

Of course you realize if you were in England, the title of this thread would be: Boot To The Head! :p

The Rufus video is still in the Rufus locker, titled "ouch"

:D

:D And it's still just as funny :D

I had both hood and trunks fell on me. And I live in the windy city. My back was in pain once for a long while.

I can well imagine. Especially if the latch mechanism were to smash into your spine. :(

Johnny

Ouch! :eek:

Re: Trunk to the head
 

my hood fell on my fore arm this morning the latch hit me right in the bone. good thig i got the chi as well as the dishoom or that would have been a fracture;)