DIY: Weight reduction/Fix hatch not opening issue

DEpointfive0

Hey guys, this is a DIY on how to get a bit more useless weight out of your car.
It can also be used to help fix 2009 hatch popping issues

There is a weight in the hatch lid to "help close" the hatch for (I'm assuming) petit women in Japan


Tools needed:
Pry tool
10mm Socket wrench

Thanks to Sh0velMan for telling me where this weight is located!

Step one: Remove the screws that hold the cargo hover to the hatch by lifting the cover:
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Revealing:
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Step two: Remove the 10mm screw

Step three: Repeat on other side

Step four: Use panel tool to pry around the hatch cover closest to you:

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There are 8, equally spaced, orange clips holding the closest edge on:

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Step five: Jam your hand in, you'll see some white clips holding the back in, (you can see two in the picture), (DO NOT PRESS TOO HARD or yank down yet)

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Step six: Put your other hand on the glass side of the panel and pull down. you will need to jam and pull down on both sides of the hatch lock.
There are 5 (five) tabs

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Your panel will be off now and should look like:
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Step seven: Remove the 4 (four) 10mm screws holding this box on the hatch:

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Once off, it looks like this:
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Step eight: Admire this stupid weight and put the panel back on the car.

Step nine: Give rep and thanks Drink a beer of your choice and think of how much faster you'll go from 0-60