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Fri Feb 17, 2023 2:12 pm
That button was a bad idea! So u need to open both windows to get it to operate, USELESS feature to those that lock the key in the car!! (I never drive anything without having a spare key hidden under car, or motor cycle) So if you are parked at the beach for instance with both windows down any jack stick that happens to know about the 'secret hidden button' can steal your belongings. That one tickles me about as much as putting the dome light on a timer and while staying in the driver seat you can not later on turn on the dome light with out re inserting the ignition key to reboot the light to operate, WTF! As far as the interior hatch release button goes it is not located where my manual says it is, there is no button any where on my Z one day while cleaning I spotted a 1"x1" plastic tab attached to a short length of fine steal cable just inches to the driver side center of the strut tower bridge, pull down hard 1 inch and the hatch release will pop the lock open. Easy to reach from sitting in driver seat. The manual once written was used for all year models but sometime small design issues such as this may have changed. And for those that find the hatch release springs getting to weak to pop the hatch with out also pulling up on the hatch to assist the weak springs some will tell you to open up the spring unit and push a short stack of coins inside and try to reglue the rubber boot. NOT. Open your car door, note the two cute little color matching plastic caps that are snapped over the bolt heads serving no real purpose at all, remove said caps, use silicone or epoxy and glue the plastic caps directly under the tired springs. I found that the additional 3/8" of height was all that was needed to get the springs to become like new fresh springs and the buttons look factory installed. No not attempt to pull off the large vinyl cover to remove the 10 lb. weight just because your hatch shocks are weak, very bad advice. to easy to break off the attaching plugs and now your screwed. Plus the weight is not installed for pulling down the hatch, weaker shocks would have been designed in, the weight was intended to put some extra weight behind the rear axle where it was needed to assist with traction and weight balance, hope this helps.