Deanoko Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Hi all, 2 questions in one post:63 Riviera, good shape, is getting a stock 63 remote trunk release added. I've routed everything per the body accessory manual back to the trunk vacuum unit. I see nowhere in the body manual if I'm supposed to trim the actuator arm from the trunk lock or have a specific one for the remote system. I see no obvious score line in the existing long manual key arm to trim it off. Some advice welcome before I inadvertently ruin something.Second issue - I've got the trunk torsion rods under tension with one set to the middle notch and the other to the highest notch. Even at these settings the trunk lid doesn't move but a quarter inch when unlatched. It does unlock but none of the trunk popping open action that other cars provide. I've heard anecdotally that this is pretty standard for this model. Agree, disagree, solutions etc?Thanks,Deano KoehlerBeaverton, Or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 My remote trunk release does the same; it only unlocks the trunk. One way to get a little more "pop" is to install a new trunk weather strip; the old ones dry out flatten and have no umph left to them.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt65riv Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Deano,That's exactly how my '63 acted. The new weather strip is a good idea. Where did you find all the pieces to add it? Cool option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'm not sure what you're asking. My car came from the factory with the trunk release; you can get a trunk seal almost anyplace. I'd almost bet that the remote trunk release would be the same for all Buicks from that era. I've seen them on ebay often. Option code Z4 and that would be an option that would be stamped into the firewall data plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt65riv Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 My bad, I thought that you added it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Deano,If you'll go to this thread and check post #19, you can see the window sticker for my car and the data plate. http://forums.aaca.org/f177/1963-riviera-vin-numbers-235883.htmlEd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanoko Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 I think we've drifted a bit here. My original question was how to modify the original manual trunk lock long actuating rod to accept adding the remote unlocking unit. As it turns out I just bit the bullet and trimmed it to fit with a little bit of trial and thankfully no error so it works fine. For Mike - I have actually had this accessory for about 25 years when I yanked it off a 63 headed to the crusher for $5 with the intent of modifying it to fit my 58 Chevy. Turned out that was waaaay harder than I thought and I wasn't about to hack into the Chevy trunk to make it work, so there it sat until I bought the car to fit it this past July. I don't recommend buying cars to fit your accessories... it gets spendy!I see them pop up on eBay occasionally. Seems like they go for $100 to $125 when they do. Deano KBeaverton, OR'63 Rivvieand others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bepnewt Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Where is the button that you push to pop the trunk with this trunk release?-BEPNewt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Where is the button that you push to pop the trunk with this trunk release?-BEPNewtLower left corner inside the glove box. Mount is about two inches square and the chrome knob is about 1" round. Hard to miss when you open the glove box if you have this option. And it is not a push button, it is a "Pull" knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanoko Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 Stevo - you get my reply to your PM? Garage awaits...Deano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Stevo - you get my reply to your PM? Garage awaits...DeanoGot this one. New PM sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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