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Mdixon23 · October 27th, 2011, 11:06 PM

So the other day I was messing around cleaning in my 2007 Spyder GT and decided to remove the RF Sub-woofer cover cause I hear a rattling in there sometimes and I know there is some special tool in there just in case you have to manually close the top. So when I pop the cover off I see a keyhole. I was like what in the hell is this for so I stuck my key in it and it fit....So I was curious but didn't want to turn it cause I had no clue what it did. First I looked in the manual and there was nothing about it. The I looked on here and searched for almost an hour and nothing. So my curiosity go the best of me and I put my key back in and turned it and then click it popped the damn trunk!!! I assume this is only in the Spyders. I figured it was pretty cool and may be useful to someone.

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Rob Z · October 28th, 2011, 12:49 PM

Turn the Key

Did you turn it yet

XxkevinchuxX · October 28th, 2011, 02:46 PM

Good find!

NitroGlisson · October 28th, 2011, 02:48 PM

Nooooo...don't turn the key...it activates a doomsday device!

JoeyC · October 28th, 2011, 03:06 PM

i thought it was to unlock another 500 hp like the bugatti does!!!

Mdixon23 · October 28th, 2011, 03:21 PM

Haha it just pops the trunk open. I was worried about turning it cause I thought it may have something to do with the convertible top. I will say I was a bit nervous cause there was nothing in the owners manual or online anywhere. I guess it is there just in case your battery is dead and you physically need a key to open the trunk. Anyway I thought it was pretty cool just to find something new.

deprydation · October 29th, 2011, 01:17 AM

This is the only way to "pop" the trunk from the inside of the car. There's no other button or anything.

Mitsu just had to make it mysterious for you.

Mdixon23 · October 29th, 2011, 08:27 AM

Yeah I never understood why Mitsu didn't put a button/lever to pop the trunk inside the car.

pat_08GT_Spyder · October 29th, 2011, 08:40 AM

wow... i wasnt gonna read this thread originally because i thought "for sure it's the soft top manual mechanism, blablabla..."
well, my apologies... thanks for the good find, ya' never know...

MACH1219 · November 5th, 2011, 11:15 AM

its in a manual somewhere, i remember reading it. It may be in a section of the maintenance manual and not the owners manual.

interesting note- when i bought my car used, the original owner wasnt even aware of the button on the trunk to electrically open it, she strictly used the remote on the key fob. i was very surprised to find there was no interior release as most cars have these days. i imagine it was omitted as a safety feature, as you dont want the truck popping anytime the top is in motion

why they didnt just put this keyhole on the trunk exterior, i have no idea. Anti theft maybe? i suppose it could prevent a second person from opening the trunk with a key, from outside the vehicle, while another is operating the top from within, at the same time, which would be a disaster and would bend some sheetmetal

pat_08GT_Spyder · November 5th, 2011, 11:19 AM

looks cleaner?
it seems that a lot of people here didnt find the trunk handle underneath the spoiler for a looooonnnnggggggggg time....
i never had a remote to open my trunk, so i looked for that handle / button the first day i got my Spyder

MACH1219 · November 5th, 2011, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pat_08GT_Spyder

looks cleaner?
it seems that a lot of people here didnt find the trunk handle underneath the spoiler for a looooonnnnggggggggg time....
i never had a remote to open my trunk, so i looked for that handle / button the first day i got my Spyder

it does look cleaner, but no doubt they wanted to be able to electronically lock out the trunk while the roof is in motion, so they made no manual lock (other than to hide it under the speaker trim)

I never found the trunk release button under the spoiler either! I was bad mouthing mitsubishi, wondering why my only trunk access was with the key fob, about the time my 9 year old daughter discovered it.

So do the hatchbacks get a interior trunk release, and/or a external key access?

how can you not have a remote? its attached to the key

pat_08GT_Spyder · November 5th, 2011, 12:21 PM

good point on the trunk sir...
that could get messy !
"honey, let me grab the groceries from the trunk"
"ok, i'll close the top"
sccrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecccccccccccccccchhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cmattox23 · November 5th, 2011, 12:46 PM

I got my car in June of 2010 and finally found the God damn truck button on the outside in September of 2010...yep, 3 months of looking like an idiot.

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MACH1219 · November 5th, 2011, 12:57 PM

cmattox23, forgive my ignorance, but what is a SE eclipse? I thought they came in GS and GT trim only

cmattox23 · November 5th, 2011, 01:04 PM

One of my first threads was to try to find that out. But my final conclusion was just the leather seats, gas cap, the RF package and a little decal on the back that says Special Edition lol

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roman lujan · November 5th, 2011, 01:06 PM

Special edition some come with a special lip fogs leather seats just a like a gt trim but a gs motor the in 08 the v6 came with a se and that had a wing and othe crap

Damn I was writing then posted and you already answer the ?

cmattox23 · November 5th, 2011, 02:15 PM

I didn't get fogs, or a lip.

Thank God I didn't get a wing

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MACH1219 · November 5th, 2011, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmattox23

Thank God I didn't get a wing

Mdixon23 · November 5th, 2011, 11:04 PM

Last time I checked you couldn't open or close the top with the trunk open. I found the button under the lip the first day I had my spyder.

October 27th, 2011, 11:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mdixon23 Senior Member Name: Mike Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GT Spyder Posts: 1,486 Rep Power: 2	Keyhole under the sub cover So the other day I was messing around cleaning in my 2007 Spyder GT and decided to remove the RF Sub-woofer cover cause I hear a rattling in there sometimes and I know there is some special tool in there just in case you have to manually close the top. So when I pop the cover off I see a keyhole. I was like what in the hell is this for so I stuck my key in it and it fit....So I was curious but didn't want to turn it cause I had no clue what it did. First I looked in the manual and there was nothing about it. The I looked on here and searched for almost an hour and nothing. So my curiosity go the best of me and I put my key back in and turned it and then click it popped the damn trunk!!! I assume this is only in the Spyders. I figured it was pretty cool and may be useful to someone. [IMG][/IMG]

October 28th, 2011, 12:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rob Z Senior Member Name: Rob Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dayton, OH Vehicle: 2006/Eclipse/GT Posts: 168 Rep Power: 1	Turn the Key Turn the Key Turn the Key Turn the Key Turn the Key Turn the Key Turn the Key Turn the Key Did you turn it yet

October 28th, 2011, 02:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
NitroGlisson Soon to be SC'd :) Name: Don Glisson Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Vehicle: 2008 Eclipse GT Posts: 25,383 Rep Power: 30	Nooooo...don't turn the key...it activates a doomsday device! __________________ Mods: Nitro's Little Girl With Attitude

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JoeyC -cruzer- Name: joeyc Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: AZ Vehicle: 2006 ECLIPSE GT Posts: 1,579 Rep Power: 3	i thought it was to unlock another 500 hp like the bugatti does!!! __________________

November 5th, 2011, 11:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
MACH1219 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Warner Robins GA Vehicle: 2007 Spyder GS Posts: 278 Rep Power: 0	its in a manual somewhere, i remember reading it. It may be in a section of the maintenance manual and not the owners manual. interesting note- when i bought my car used, the original owner wasnt even aware of the button on the trunk to electrically open it, she strictly used the remote on the key fob. i was very surprised to find there was no interior release as most cars have these days. i imagine it was omitted as a safety feature, as you dont want the truck popping anytime the top is in motion why they didnt just put this keyhole on the trunk exterior, i have no idea. Anti theft maybe? i suppose it could prevent a second person from opening the trunk with a key, from outside the vehicle, while another is operating the top from within, at the same time, which would be a disaster and would bend some sheetmetal Last edited by MACH1219; November 5th, 2011 at 12:08 PM.

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October 28th, 2011, 03:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mdixon23 Senior Member Name: Mike Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GT Spyder Posts: 1,486 Rep Power: 2	Haha it just pops the trunk open. I was worried about turning it cause I thought it may have something to do with the convertible top. I will say I was a bit nervous cause there was nothing in the owners manual or online anywhere. I guess it is there just in case your battery is dead and you physically need a key to open the trunk. Anyway I thought it was pretty cool just to find something new.

October 29th, 2011, 08:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mdixon23 Senior Member Name: Mike Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GT Spyder Posts: 1,486 Rep Power: 2	Yeah I never understood why Mitsu didn't put a button/lever to pop the trunk inside the car.

October 29th, 2011, 08:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
pat_08GT_Spyder dirty frenchie Name: Pat Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB Vehicle: 08 GT Spyder 6MT Posts: 5,433 Rep Power: 9	wow... i wasnt gonna read this thread originally because i thought "for sure it's the soft top manual mechanism, blablabla..." well, my apologies... thanks for the good find, ya' never know...

November 5th, 2011, 11:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
pat_08GT_Spyder dirty frenchie Name: Pat Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB Vehicle: 08 GT Spyder 6MT Posts: 5,433 Rep Power: 9	looks cleaner? it seems that a lot of people here didnt find the trunk handle underneath the spoiler for a looooonnnnggggggggg time.... i never had a remote to open my trunk, so i looked for that handle / button the first day i got my Spyder

November 5th, 2011, 12:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
pat_08GT_Spyder dirty frenchie Name: Pat Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB Vehicle: 08 GT Spyder 6MT Posts: 5,433 Rep Power: 9	good point on the trunk sir... that could get messy ! "honey, let me grab the groceries from the trunk" "ok, i'll close the top" sccrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecccccccccccccccchhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 5th, 2011, 12:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
cmattox23 8===D~~~(.)(.) Name: Harry Caray Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MD Vehicle: '07 Eclipse SE Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 4	I got my car in June of 2010 and finally found the God damn truck button on the outside in September of 2010...yep, 3 months of looking like an idiot. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk __________________ follow me @usversusthem

November 5th, 2011, 12:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
MACH1219 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Warner Robins GA Vehicle: 2007 Spyder GS Posts: 278 Rep Power: 0	cmattox23, forgive my ignorance, but what is a SE eclipse? I thought they came in GS and GT trim only

November 5th, 2011, 01:04 PM	#16 (permalink)
cmattox23 8===D~~~(.)(.) Name: Harry Caray Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MD Vehicle: '07 Eclipse SE Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 4	One of my first threads was to try to find that out. But my final conclusion was just the leather seats, gas cap, the RF package and a little decal on the back that says Special Edition lol Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk __________________ follow me @usversusthem

November 5th, 2011, 01:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
roman lujan Trying to be fully built Name: Roman Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: odessa tx Vehicle: 2007/eclipse/gs Posts: 1,213 Rep Power: 4	Special edition some come with a special lip fogs leather seats just a like a gt trim but a gs motor the in 08 the v6 came with a se and that had a wing and othe crap Damn I was writing then posted and you already answer the ? __________________ mods/ obxr lt header/es motor mounts/cold air intake/megan racing catback/ rre und pully/gt tb/stage one delta cam/ aem fic/ msr stlye 44 rims/tein stechmods i have waiting to be put in stage 2 cam/ manly rods/ apr head and mian studs/ wisco pistions/in need of a nitrious kit/ head/intake manifold

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November 5th, 2011, 02:15 PM	#18 (permalink)
cmattox23 8===D~~~(.)(.) Name: Harry Caray Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MD Vehicle: '07 Eclipse SE Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 4	I didn't get fogs, or a lip. Thank God I didn't get a wing Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk __________________ follow me @usversusthem

November 5th, 2011, 11:04 PM	#20 (permalink)
Mdixon23 Senior Member Name: Mike Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GT Spyder Posts: 1,486 Rep Power: 2	Last time I checked you couldn't open or close the top with the trunk open. I found the button under the lip the first day I had my spyder.

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