Rear deck removal to remove trunk hinges
#1
Rear deck removal to remove trunk hinges
I have a 2001 Accord that was rear ended the bumper of the SUV that hit it missed my bumper and hit the trunk lid shoved it halfway up the length of the trunk. This resulted in bending the hinges as well as the trunk lid. This is a 4 door lx sedan. I can see the bolts holding the hinges to the car are under the deck covering. I know from YouTube how to get the speaker covers off and speakers out but that doesn't get you into those 4 10mm hinge bolts. What all has to come out in the trunk to get that rear deck cover to come off. I've found nothing on dozens of searches about changing those hinges. Lots about the tension rods and the speakers and taking the trunk lid off the hinges but nothing about taking the hinges out of the car. Must be akin to changing a heater core on a Ford Taurus. Thanks for any help.
#2
I have a 2001 Accord that was rear ended the bumper of the SUV that hit it missed my bumper and hit the trunk lid shoved it halfway up the length of the trunk. This resulted in bending the hinges as well as the trunk lid. This is a 4 door lx sedan. I can see the bolts holding the hinges to the car are under the deck covering. I know from YouTube how to get the speaker covers off and speakers out but that doesn't get you into those 4 10mm hinge bolts. What all has to come out in the trunk to get that rear deck cover to come off. I've found nothing on dozens of searches about changing those hinges. Lots about the tension rods and the speakers and taking the trunk lid off the hinges but nothing about taking the hinges out of the car. Must be akin to changing a heater core on a Ford Taurus. Thanks for any help.
#3
The trunk also has a torsion bar to help opening/closing. It looks like there are 2-4 clips on the rear shelf near the glass. The number of clips depend on if you have a sedan or coupe.
I've never had to remove the rear shelf. My best suggestion is to download the 98-02 shop manual from automanualsource.com. It is $20 and worth every penny.
I've never had to remove the rear shelf. My best suggestion is to download the 98-02 shop manual from automanualsource.com. It is $20 and worth every penny.
#5
I think there are clips around the outer edge of the cover. If you can't see any screws, then it has those metal tang type clips that fit into slots in the metal. I've never really looked at removing it, but would think you have to take it off if you were swapping the struts for new ones. That might be another way to search for the removal of that cover. Just a thought.
#8
Thank you JimBlake that is exactly what I needed you've saved me a lot of trouble. Looks extremely complicated but now it should be a breeze with that diagram to look at. I missed seeing those 4 anchor clips near the glass I would have more than likely bent the cover trying to remove it without knowing those were there. Thank you so much. Thank you to everyone that responded.
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