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Old 07-23-2022, 11:27 AM   #9
The Maverick
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EDIT: I just noticed the original post involves a 2022. On the 2019+, you have to remove the rear bumper cover to remove the taillights. So there doesn't appear to be a way to apply this zip-tie fix to a 19+ since you can't just pop the taillights out to access the bumper tabs like we can on the '16-18's... or as I can on my "de-freshed" 2021.

Funny timing for this topic to come up - I was just going to post some advice on that other zip-tie thread.

Be careful how you orient the heads of the zip ties. The first set of zip ties I installed caused some interference with the taillights - nothing readily visible, but just enough that the trunk would not latch without some extra downward force being applied. See the "no" photo below (which I took before trimming the tails off the zip ties).

The other photos show my second round of zip ties. This time I oriented the heads of the ties downwards so they would not create interference with where the taillights slide into the brackets - after this change, the trunk lid latches normally again by just letting it fall down.

Note that although my car is a '21, it has the taillights, taillight brackets, and rear bumper cover for a '16-18. So potentially this is a unique issue. It still seemed worth mentioning in case it helps someone else applying the zip-tie fix from ending up with the same "trunk won't latch under its own momentum" issue...
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