Trunk lock won't open '90 80

[Ti Kan]

Marc Sims writes:
> >Can I get into the trunk by removing the back seat or is it better to take
> >it to the dealer?
>
> I had similar happen to my 93 80q luckily I was able to pull the rear seats
> down slide into the boot / trunk and reapair it from there.

On the B4 (type 8A) cars with the fold-down rear seats, it's possible to
do that, but pre-1993 models (in the US) are based on the B3 (type 89)
platform, and there is a metal "firewall" and fuel tank between the
rear seatback and the trunk/boot.

You can still try to remove the seatback and rear shelf, and then
work through the speaker holes.  A job more suited for the limber
with good dexterity, and probably requires the use of various
home-made tools.

On cars equipped with the ski-sack passthrough (behind the rear
arm-rest), that may be a better avenue for reaching the lock mechanism
after removing the bag.

No BTDT, just writing what I think.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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