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Originally Posted by markeh
So I just push the flap in with something and then tie the control arm to the nearest stationary piece? Holding the loop sounds effective, gonna hunt for a jack now asking all my neighbors since I'm in an apartment lol
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You don't really need to jack car up unless your car has been lowered, or you are having tough time then jack it up will ease the access a little from what I see. I did not jack it up when I did mine.
I used a piece of stick to yank the flap open and hold it open while installing zip tie. When flap is in open position, actuator arm will be in retracted position where you can loop zip tie around the link from actuator to the flap to keep it open. If you have trouble with zip tie which I did, then you can use some sort of steel wire instead. It would be easier with steel wire because you can easily bend it and it holds shape. Zip tie keeps swinging back even after I pre-bend it.