How do you close your trunk?

[YoSteve]

my dad used his big greasy hand to close my trunk while moving my car in the drive way (after a lecture ) I told him that he should have just left it (it was closed just not secured).

if you haven't read this post on how people close their doors here it is http://autopia-carport.com/forum/sho...&threadid=2154 , but how do you close your trunks? I use my sleeve if I have one, otherwise I pull from the inside and grab the "almost handle" and push that down.

Anyone have the trunk handle / license plate thingy ? (pics)

[Guess My Name]

Dont have a trunk! Makes life simpler!

But for the tailgate I push under neath the handle which is somewhat hidden.

When I did have a car I would grab my towel under driver seat and shut it using that. Then return towel to positon undeer seat neatly folded of course and then rolled.

[MarylandVW]

Hope that things are well with you! My car has a pretty cool little emergency tool kit in the roof of the trunk, which provides me with a nice little "handle" to pull on when closing the trunk.

Other than that, I just carry a clean MF towel in the glove box (in a ziplock bag), and wipe off any finger prints.

[grandprix]

I close my trunk by slightly holding the grandprix lettering that appears across the lower part of the trunk. That way I don't get any finger prints on the trunk.

[roadk]

steve,
i close my trunk by pushing on the licence plate, and only the licence plate.
i figure that i'd rather get finger prints or smudges on that than the black paint.
--roadk

[PrinzII]

Unfortunately, 3rd Generation Maximas are not equipped with nifty little handles and gizmos to make closing the trunk fingerprint-free. But what I might start doing is pushing down using the center reflector panel or pull that down.

[BW]

BMW trunks are hard to close because of those air-springs that don't cave into the trunk. So they added a handle on the inside of the carpeted trunk door. You need some practice (one time my hand got hit, OWWW!) to get it right.

I find non-luxury Japanese (Nissan, Honda, etc.) cars to have the easiest to close trunks. Just lightly push it down, and it goes down.

[Guess My Name]

Gimp too Funny!

[Intermezzo]

Originally posted by BW
BMW trunks are hard to close because of those air-springs that don't cave into the trunk. So they added a handle on the inside of the carpeted trunk door. You need some practice (one time my hand got hit, OWWW!) to get it right.

Ouch. I know what you mean with those little air-pocket looking handles. My wife's got a 330i and it's really hard to swing down on the handles hard enough so that it'll shut, but not so hard that it'll slam...all the while you have to remember to get your hand out of there as fast as you can or you'll be in for a lot of pain.

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[CHEVYZ71]

Boy am I glad I'm not alone in this topic. Although I don't have a trunk and GM gave me big girthy textured handles to close my door with, I cringe when someone uses the palm of there hand when they close my door. And if they slam it with there palm it's like a knife in my side. Ohhhhhhhhhh
Depending on the person I sometimes do lecture em out on the proper way to close my doors.
1st. Use the handle
2nd. Don't touch the paint
3rd. Do not slam the damn door. ( I don't wan't rattles n crap)

Think clean
Think rattle free
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[(((BUMP)))]

To close my rear tailgate/hatch, I just push on the handle that sticks away from the door and is painted flat black. If I'm wearing good clothes and the truck is in need of a washing I dont care putting my FINGERS along the bottom and just pulling it down.

And slamming is a nono

[BW]

Yep, thats what I mean. And even if you don't use those "dangerous" handles, and push down on the trunk lid, you need to use a lot of force or it will spring back up.

So there ARE good things about those Chrysler/Dodge power-trunks.

Originally posted by Intermezzo330I


Ouch. I know what you mean with those little air-pocket looking handles. My wife's got a 330i and it's really hard to swing down on the handles hard enough so that it'll shut, but not so hard that it'll slam...all the while you have to remember to get your hand out of there as fast as you can or you'll be in for a lot of pain.

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