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Old Mar 21, 2016 | 07:04 PM
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Anyone else think they could of came up with a easier to get to latch ?
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Old Mar 21, 2016 | 07:16 PM
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lol.....I thought my 13 was alittle hard.....the 16 is a pita...just dealt with it looking for the under hood fuse box......look in and its all black....i'll be trying a chunk of red heat shrink on the lever....anything to make it easier...
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Old Mar 21, 2016 | 08:25 PM
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lol.....I thought my 13 was alittle hard.....the 16 is a pita...just dealt with it looking for the under hood fuse box......look in and its all black....i'll be trying a chunk of red heat shrink on the lever....anything to make it easier...
Yeah good idea
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Old Mar 22, 2016 | 12:22 AM
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Weird, mine's bright yellow. Hard to miss!
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Old Mar 22, 2016 | 12:43 AM
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And operating it is non-intuitive. Instead of lifting the release lever straight up or pushing directly to one side it requires pushing at a weird diagonal angle. Stupid, half-baked engineering.
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Old Mar 22, 2016 | 01:27 AM
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LOL

Did I mention the rattle I thought I heard?
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