Angelo,

I took the plunge at lunch today... I bumped the springs up to the alternate detent position. Pretty easy to do. The result? Well, not exactly success. It does open more... perhaps an inch or two higher, but it certainly doesn't fully open on its own. Furthermore, the hand pressure needed to lift the trunk the rest of the way tells me we'd need some really strong springs in there to handle the job. I just don't think it's possible with the present springs.