I just got the $7
Amazon package with 2 springs to
replace the fat motha spring that makes the frunk
so hard to latch closed. i1Tesla's clip about it is here:
It's been noticed, by people who are too cheap or
too chicken to upgrade the struts, that his does NOT
work with the stock struts, and you end up with - not
only no self-opening - but the weaker spring yields a
frunk that's between open and closed. Some have
had to use a spudger to lift it! This led them to all sorts
of experiments to find a spring that will work with stock
struts, so they get the gentle closing
without automatic
opening. No idea why you'd want this, but that's their
story, all the way to Home Depot and beyond.
Now, if you already have the stronger auto-lift struts,
-- BTW these were in stock, cheap and work fine for me --
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9HVK8L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and you are already enjoying opening the frunk from inside
your beloved M3 or, when approaching it with the Tesla
app, this is the next step. Personally, I thought the single
spring was needlessly weak, I didn't even try it that way,
I doubled up the two springs in the package, fastened
both to the latch mechanism with a tie-wrap, and that
was that. Works great. Pop the frunk, put the stuff you'd
rather not lose to a
rear window smash and grab in there,
and you can then latch your frunk with your fingers. I just
did this before dinner, took all of 10 minutes, and so far
it's been perfect. i1Tesla's test shows that even if the frunk
gets unlatched, it won't fly open on you while driving.
So that's the status ... of the apparatus. With the total
cost of the Frunk n' Trunk mods still under $80. Nice.
.