Hi, everyone. I was recently rear ended by a semi truck and had to have the back fender and trunk lid area rebuilt on my 2012 Lexus IS 350. When I got my car back from the auto body shop, I noticed the trunk doesn't pop up anymore when opened with the key remote. The remote just unlocks it and it remains closed. I took it back and the auto body shop asked me how high it popped up before when opened, but I really don't remember exactly. I just remember it popped up a little bit. Can anyone give me an estimate of how high your 2012 Lexus IS 350 trunk pops up when opened with your key remote?

 

I don't truly know the answer to this, but I can tell you mine doesn't pop up even an inch from the latch. There were times were I opened the trunk from my key fob on accident, and would have no idea it was open until I turned on the car and the little screen tells me.

 

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mine just Pops then the rest is manual...Anyone know how much it weighs? Sure feels Heavy...

 

 

Mine pops up about 1/16 of an inch. Basically it 'clicks' and just sits there. NUTS, but that is the way it is. I hope that your car is back to looking great again.

 

yeah it pops but still looks closed until you lift. that's normal. 1/16 of an inch is about right lol!

 

 

probably not due to the design of the trunk system. My $26 Amazon no name struts work good, it does 70% of the lift travel. On the reverse, it takes more muscle to close.

 

I replaced my struts a month ago and with the remote it pops open a crack but doesn't open until you lift it past the 60 degree angle

 

can you link me to the ones you bought?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Qty-2-IS250...haAd1c&vxp=mtr

and the DIY

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-supports.html

 

I honestly don't think they are supposed to pop up when you open them.
I think it's a purposeful design from Lexus, so that there's less to go wrong as the car ages (more reliable since less crap to break).

 

 

it just opens. i bought aftermarket struts because i thought my oem struts were broken since they didnt pop open the trunk. same results.