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im a new owner of a 2000 Celica GT and i was wondering if anyone elses Celicas trunk door keeps falling ?

like you would have to hold the door ip to put things in ?

cuz my door doesent stay up or anything and i was wondering if it was the trunk struts that have no more grip left in them ,

so i was wondering is it my struts or is it normal for the Celica trunk doors to do that and everyone elses trunk is like this ?

PLEASE help me so i can fix this problem ASAP
 
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common problem. probably just need some new shocks. but check to make sure the shocks you have now are installed correctly before you do anything. a while back i had to get some body work done which involved taking the hatch off and when i got it back it wouldn't stay open. turns out they installed one of the shocks backwards so it wasn't extending all the way. and they wanted ME to buy new shocks($$$). needless to say they felt like retards when i brought it back to them and showed the pros how to fix it.
 
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Repreassurize ? do they do that beacuase i called one of the toyota dealers and they insisted selling me new shocks for $144 EACH!!!

anyone have a web link where i can buy it cheap or anything ?

also sorry for double posting and how do you check if its shocks are backwards ?
 
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i dunno if that's what they do, but when I took my car in for regular maintenance, my trunk kept closing on its own too. When I got it back, it was fine again. I didn't buy new shocks, so I figured they re-pressurized it somehow...
 
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CocoBunnyXxX said:
i dunno if that's what they do, but when I took my car in for regular maintenance, my trunk kept closing on its own too. When I got it back, it was fine again. I didn't buy new shocks, so I figured they re-pressurized it somehow...
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really ? and was it same day too as they fixed it like you were waiting for them to be done ?

and i dunno bout the rod i dont wanna look ghetto and shiz haha, but i gotta find a cheaper place o sumthing
 
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my apology for assuming u're a dude..
have u try ebay miss?? they go for 90 a pair and they are stronger then the one u have in ur hatch right now..people buy that for the hatch with trd spoiler or such..
 
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lol thanks, i just think its funny and i always correct people because they always assume I am a guy on here...Girls can like cars too :)

Im just gonna wait till summer comes and see if it happens still because it seems to only do it in cold weather..kinda weird?
 
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