B. Drilling the Hole In the Trunk Lid

1. Remove trunk lid paneling (refer to WIS: AR68.30-P-8150T).





2. Mark the interior of the trunk lid at the center of the recessed hole (arrow, Figure 1).

3. Mask the outside with trunk lid in the area of where the hole will be drilled with masking tape (approx 8" X 8" area).

4. From the bottom of the trunk lid drill, a 3 mm diameter pilot hole at the mark, then enlarge pilot hole to 6-mm.

WARNING!
Risk of bodily injury! Wear proper eye protection!

Note:

^ Be careful not to damage the trunk lid. Carefully remove the metal shavings resulting from drilling with a vacuum cleaner or compressed air.

^ Cover inside of trunk surface to catch metal shavings during drilling. Remove any metal shavings in trunk when finished drilling.

5. Drill the pilot hole to 20 mm diameter using a progressive drill bit (local purchase):

^ Close trunk lid

^ Drill from the top side of the trunk lid

CAUTION:
Do not use a hole saw or damage will occur to trunk lid.

6. Remove burrs.

7. Thoroughly coat the hole edge with primer (part no. A000 986 06 50) and allow to dry.