I've replaced mine. I'll have to double check where I ordered it from, it might have just been Ebay.welp... replaced the snapped DG spring and drove it for a day...
and now my rear hatch trunk lock broke, hatch will not close...
Anyone replace it before? where did you get the parts from?
Also, if you know if theres any tutorial out there, feel free to send them my way
I've disassembled the interior in this car several times, and I'll warn you that the hatch trim piece that you need to remove is probably the worst piece to deal with. It comes off easily enough, but can be a real pain to get back on correctly. There are a lot of strong clips that need to be lined up correctly.
Basically, open the hatch, and remove the 2 torx screws from inside the pull down "handles". Pop off the panels on the side, where you would access the rear lights, having those off will help you line things up when you put it back on. Use a panel removing tool and start popping the panel off, starting at the bottom, and working your way up. You'll need to do some tugging towards the top because your panel tool won't be able to reach all of the clips.
Once you have the panel off, replacing the latch is very obvious, there's just a couple of screws, and a wiring harness.
Putting the panel back on is the irritating part, be warned, park in the shade, and don't get frustrated. Make sure to take a close look at how all of the clips work, and make sure that any clips that remained attached to the sheet metal are removed, and reinstalled onto the panel, before putting the panel back on. Start at the top and just attach the sides that protrude up, and connect to the trim piece that comes down from the top of the hatch, there are clips on each side that sometimes stay stuck to the sheet metal, pay attention to those. . Work your way down, you can see up through the open area where you removed the light covers earlier, so make sure to spot where the clips line up. When the clips line up, push the trim into place. If you don't feel an obvious click as the clips seat correctly, you may have misaligned one, and it is now bending and will not seat correctly until you straighten it out. I recommend counting the clips before you try to reinstall the panel, so you know which ones have attached correctly. You can also use small pieces of tape on the outside of the panel where the clips are, so that you know where to push, and feel for a click.
Reattaching the panel correctly is by far the most difficult part of this job. Removing it isn't difficult, and neither is swapping the latch. If you take your time, and make sure all of your clips seat properly, you'll be good.