Funny thing about my boot lid - it always faithfully just pops open when
the car is in the garage. But every time I take it anywhere and let it sit
under the hot sun, it resists opening. Yesterday, it just would not open.
So I parked it in the garage with some idiot idea that maybe it would open
again after the lid cooled off a bit but I sent my email just in case it
did not.
Well, once again, after three or four hours of sitting in the garage, and
after the usual tricks - twisting the handle, pushing down on the lid or
forward on it, it once again popped open like there was no problem. And I
can open and shut it with the crisp click again.
I was just about to drill the hole using a 1/8" drill bit. Fortunately, my
son's 65B is also in the garage [the house has a 3 stall garage, a key
reason why I bought the house] so I was able to verify the theory of the hole.
Anyway, thanks for all the replies. I think Paul's answer is the way to go
and I will likely go ahead and make the hole just for future occurrences.
The other method would be to somehow modify the key mechanism to allow
greater travel - maybe a future project.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
At 02:31 PM 7/29/2003 +0100, Telewest \(PH\) wrote:
>Twist the handle to one side or the other which should reveal a small
>painted area normally covered by the handle. Drill a small hole in this
>area close up to the handle, then insert a thin rod and poke about to
>release the latch, which should be pretty-well right underneath the hole.
>Much less damage than the other method I have seen which is cutting a large
>hole in the rear firewall and reaching through, although at least this is
>all internal. Unless you have remarkably long and thin arms I'd hate to
>think how much time it would take to release by fishing through a reverse
>light hole. Others have mentioned pushing hard on the back panel while
>pulling up on the handle.
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