88 90q Trunk Won't Unlock

[mike]

Or maybe go in through the lock barrel, I would have
thought that would be cheaper to repair than light or
painted steel  


--- Bob Gregory <rggpa1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> As usual, Huw is correct.  With pix from auditony
> (thanx again), even if I could reach the lock with
> some fabbed tool, looks like I couldn't really do
> anything to it.
> 
> Car is currently on vacation at the beach (shore for
> you NJ'ers) for 10 days (mostly parked) with my son
> (apparently just some beach towels are locked in -
> not to mention the spare tire and jack! - note to
> self, bring spare and extra jack/tools this
> weekend!).   Audi projects around here take forever.
> 
> Looks like I'll have to decide to drill into sheet
> metal or destroy the taillight.  Mine's got the
> typical cracks around the lock and used ones do pop
> up on eBay fairly regularly...maybe I'll follow
> Huw's advice.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
> To: Bob Gregory <rggpa1 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 8:57:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Was B3 90q - Will now be 88 90q Trunk
> Won't Unlock
> 
> 
> I looked at my 89 90Q to confirm the bad news.  The
> latch pin, which is 
> held on by two bolts, isn't accessible from "inside
> the trunk".  The 
> rest of the gizmos are covered by the trunk lid
> liner, making access 
> virtually impossible.
> 
> The pump may be in the trunk, but the lines are all
> over the car. 
> Pressurizing the system anywhere should "try" to
> unlock all the doors 
> and trunk.  Of course, if the mechanism in the trunk
> is knackered, that 
> won't help.
> 
> If you have to get destructive, I'd suggest
> destroying the right side 
> tailight assembly, not the sheet metal.
> 
> I just checked the attic to see if I had a spare
> trunk lid to give you 
> guidance from, but no dice there.
> 
> Best of luck!
> 
> Huw Powell
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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