It's not difficult, 'troubling' or a 'chore', but what I'm running into is that I'm fat, and with a big coat on, my gut gets in the way a bit. Between that, and having my trunk key on my ignition key ring, I don't feel like scratching up my lid if I don't have to. So coming up with a way to not have to suck my guts in, and scratch up my freshly painted junk at the same time, doesn't seem too much of a bother to me. And just having an empty hole there doesn't work for me, lol
Uncle Phil,
Glad you jumped on that grenade and tried it out. I'm gonna order that lock too, and take it the rest of the way to see how it's gonna work out. I'll fab up the rest of the mechanism with a spring. Even though the haters see no point in it, somebody might benefit from it, and it solves a couple small issues for my situation!
Frank