Rear trunk latch stuck, how do you get in? |
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Rear trunk latch stuck, how do you get in? |
BR9 |
Jan 28 2023, 12:32 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 19-February 22 From: FLORIDA Member No.: 26,347 Region Association: South East States |
I can put the key in and it turns to about 1 degree away from where the button should pop out but it stops. I sprayed some PB blaster, and other than making it turn really easily in the zone it could already move in, it didn't help that last little bit to make it open.
I tried slightly pressing on the lid right at the lock but it doesn't help. It's been sitting for 30 years and hasn't been opened in that amount of time. I've owned it since '84 so I know its history. Is there some way to use an o-ring pick or such to get at the mechanism to free it? |
Craigers17 |
Jan 30 2023, 05:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 5-August 17 From: Rome, GA Member No.: 21,317 Region Association: South East States |
Many will view this as unsightly or unnecessary, but I have a Porsche reflector over the back panel, and wanted a stealth way to pop the trunk. It's basically a cheap roller, a piece of wire, and drilling a small hole through the trunk and the latch. For me, it's a release mechanism, but it also doubles as an emergency pull. After I paint the trunk, I will "purty" this up a bit with some heat shrink instead of the black tape.
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