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Old 8/26/12, 02:16 AM
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Interior trunk lid handle?

Just bought a 2013 GT/CS and I can't believe there's no handle inside the trunk lid to pull it down without leaving fingerprints on the outside. Doesn't this bother anyone else? Especially with the glossy black plastic on the trunk lid -- it's a fingerprint magnet! Any creative solutions to this issue?
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Originally Posted by Skandocious
Just bought a 2013 GT/CS and I can't believe there's no handle inside the trunk lid to pull it down without leaving fingerprints on the outside. Doesn't this bother anyone else? Especially with the glossy black plastic on the trunk lid -- it's a fingerprint magnet! Any creative solutions to this issue?
I always close it by the faux gas cap. less smudge prone than black paint
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Wow! What a horrendous issue to have to contend with...

Sheesh! Ever thought to use a rag or towel so you don't have to actually touch that poor fingerprint trap???
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I take one shoe off and close the trunk with my foot. It's a little ungainly but socks don't leave fingerprints.
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You use your pinky finger in karate chop fashion to close it. Been doing it for years,
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I've never opened my trunk.
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Lol well that got out of hand quickly.
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yeah it bugs me...but by the time I sit down in the drivers seat I already forgot about it
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs
I've never opened my trunk.

I bet chuck norris has the same answer
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it will close itself after you hit about 40mph
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Originally Posted by Glenn
it will close itself after you hit about 40mph
That sucks for you having to drive with your trunk lid up all day.
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I have a trunk monkey to close it. He works for food, and is potty trained. He also likes it dark, hence his being ok in the trunk. I installed a little toilet for him in the right rear area. Only thing I really don't like is having to change that blue stuff. Had to put a right side fuel door for that bit.

/I was going to lie and say I crawled into the trunk while the seat backs were down and pull the trunk closed, but that's just silly, and it's easier to keep up with the truth anyway. PETA and ASPCA be darned, that monkey loves his job, I tell ya.
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Just pull it down by the latch
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I like to get in the trunk, pull the decklid down from the inside, and then crawl through the open rear seat and into the driver's seat. that way I don't have to waste time opening and closing the driver's door.

It took me over 6 months of therapy to get over the fact that there is no pull down handle on the trunk lid.
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Man... Lots of trolls on this forum...
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Originally Posted by Skandocious
Man... Lots of trolls on this forum...
nah, just a lot of sarcastic M-F'ing smart ***es with nothing better to do with their time....

Carry on !!
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Originally Posted by houtex
I have a trunk monkey to close it. He works for food, and is potty trained. He also likes it dark, hence his being ok in the trunk. I installed a little toilet for him in the right rear area. Only thing I really don't like is having to change that blue stuff. Had to put a right side fuel door for that bit.

/I was going to lie and say I crawled into the trunk while the seat backs were down and pull the trunk closed, but that's just silly, and it's easier to keep up with the truth anyway. PETA and ASPCA be darned, that monkey loves his job, I tell ya.
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Originally Posted by MyStang2010GB
nah, just a lot of sarcastic M-F'ing smart ***es with nothing better to do with their time....
Hence... Trolls.


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