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| Cuda911 |
 Sep 24 2016, 08:56 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,489 Joined: 20-May 14 From: Oceanside (N. San Diego County), CA Member No.: 17,376 Region Association: Southern California  |
Hey, so I' up here in Lake Arrowhead, and when I pull the handle for the front trunk cable it isn't releasing the latch. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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| earossi |
Sep 25 2016, 11:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 8-December 11 From: Chicago, Il Member No.: 13,878 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
If you pull the bumper off the car, there will be a hole about !/2" diameter through which you should see the front trunk latch lever. I learned about this from another teener on this forum. So, his car and mine have the hole. Your's should as well. Once you have found the hole, you will use the hole as a fulcrum with a screw driver to move the lever sideways to open the latch.
If you want to do away with the latch, you may want to look at hood pins that lock the hood down in the front corners with fasteners that are external. A lot of guys install them for a number of reasons. As I recall, pulling the bumper off the car involves 2 or 4 bolts that you access from the front wheel wells. Google the procedure to be certain. But, my memory tells me that it took me about 20 minutes to get the bumper off. And, once off, access to the latch had the trunk open in about 30 seconds. Good luck! Regarding the vapor lock, you might want to consider relocating the fuel pump to the front trunk. That seems to solve the issue for most folks. |
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Cuda911 Need help pronto...front trunk stuck closed. Sep 24 2016, 08:56 AM
Cuda911 Ok, got it open. Still could use some tricks for t... Sep 24 2016, 09:00 AM Olympic 1.7 I think you have to take the front bumper off and ... Sep 24 2016, 09:00 AM The Cabinetmaker Next time, have someone push down above the latch ... Sep 24 2016, 09:12 AM N_Jay Adjust and lube the latch and cable, don't ove... Sep 24 2016, 09:25 AM
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Adjust and lube the latch and cable, don't ov... Sep 24 2016, 10:03 AM cary I may look at creating a secondary release like th... Sep 24 2016, 09:43 AM Toast Time to lube and adjust the latch. If it gets stuc... Sep 24 2016, 10:09 AM rhodyguy I had a bumper on my car with a mystery hole behin... Sep 24 2016, 10:19 AM Cuda911 Thank all. Anyone got a good write up on making an... Sep 24 2016, 12:01 PM mepstein
Thank all. Anyone got a good write up on making a... Sep 24 2016, 02:21 PM shoguneagle Need a safety release connected to latch and route... Sep 24 2016, 02:00 PM earossi As noted above, simply remove the front bumper (fa... Sep 24 2016, 07:27 PM whitetwinturbo Hand grenade is the quick solution or.... Sep 24 2016, 08:51 PM Cuda911 Having the front trunk cable snap at an inopportun... Sep 25 2016, 10:42 PM mepstein
Having the front trunk cable snap at an inopportu... Sep 26 2016, 05:03 AM Cuda911
The front cable is too thick to snap unless it... Sep 27 2016, 02:45 AM Dave_Darling For the front trunk: There should be a small hole... Sep 25 2016, 11:26 PM Cuda911 Thanks all. My front latch seems to be working fin... Sep 26 2016, 12:04 AM 7TPorsh My handle broke and I was able to pull on the cabl... Sep 26 2016, 12:06 PM |
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