The lack of anything to grab to close the trunk lid is crazy to me. Grabbing the painted top of the trunk feels soo.. wrong.
If anyone has "jerry rigged" a pull strap or handle for the inside of their BRZ trunk, please reply with what you did. I'll do the same when I solve the missing handle.
Coming from Fords perhaps...?? My Fords all have a snazzy little leather strap to pull the trunk closed. A simple unappreciated by most little feature. Im sure it would be quite easy to just use a lanyard or something in there.
My old car, HHR, my mom’s Edge, and my sister’s CrossTrek all have handles inside the hatch so I’ve had the same feeling. It’s just going to take a little adjustment before it feels not weird to close it like an animal.
Reviving this thread, lol. Now that I have the car, I totally agree with the OP @GTAMarc. Need a strap to flip the trunk / boot lid closed without touching the paint.
I pinch one of the two rubber stoppers and pull down on that. I figure if it pulls out it should be covered under warranty to get it replaced. When I pop the trunk I slide my fingers flat under the lid and lift. I really hate those damn fingerprint marks on the trunk!
Mind-meld! I've been grabbing the rubber snubbers, too. The plastic electric lock mechanism feels flimsy, like it will snap off if you pull on it too hard.
I'm also a bit OCD about this and my cars are usually a bit dusty and I dont like disturbing the dust and leaving prints. For me its not about the functionality its about not disturbing the paint.
Does anyone have a picture of where a handle should go? I dont have my car yet.
I like to 3D print and design stuff and I might try to come up with something if there are mount points nearby.
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I touch the paint, because it’s not the first car I’ve ever owned nor will it be the last, and unless
you’ve got rings on or sandpaper for fingertips nothing will happen to the paint by touching it.
I mean, I get wanting to take care of the car as much as possible, but there’s a point where it becomes a bit ridiculous.
I just wanted to follow up to add that I found what I think is the best place to pull the trunk shut. Right at the top of the latch where it meets the trunk there is a squared off ledge thats very easy to hold onto with just your fingertips.
I've also started to shut the door using the bit of trim that extends past the window at the top of the door. Just another trick for us OCD owners 🤣
I installed the Perrin trunk handle. You are essentially enlarging an existing hole for a plastic retaining clip to be able to install a rivnut to bolt in the new handle. I just used a stepped drill bit to make it easier and eliminate the risk of punching through. installation was less than 10 minutes and most of the time was removing and reinstalling all the plastic retaining clips.
I also close the door using the black edge trim and almost killed my wife and kids for not doing the same!