Can't open trunk '87 4000CS

[Tony Hoffman]

If the taillight you are refering to is one of the sides, this may
work for you. You will have to use a piece of wire or such, though.
I'd start by inserting and turning the key as far to the right as
possible (don't force or break it though) and push in on the button.
If this doesn't work, unlock the doors with the key in the drivers
door, and turn the lock cylinder in the trunk all the way to the left
(horizontal) and push in. If not, you will have to manually open it. I
suppose it's possible through the speaker holes, but they are pretty
small.

BTW, I have a few 4000's, and can take some pics if that will help at all.

Tony Hoffman

On 9/19/07, Leon <proleonk at gmail.com> wrote:
> I recently bought a fairly decent looking 4000CS in Denver, and it for
> sure does have a lot of the common problems(next thread), along with a
> trunk that doesn't want to open. There are lots of spare parts in the
> trunk, so go figure why I need them :P
> When I first had a look at the car, I couldn't get the trunk open, I
> asked the owner and he showed me a trick to get it open.
> It was by inserting the key, push it in slightly, turn it to the
> right, press in the key(or lock cylinder) and jank open the trunk -
> this for sure did work, I tried it several times with no problems.
> Now it wont open at all. The key hole is vertical (meaning locked,
> default position, it never did go completely horizontal when opening,
> maybe off by 20 degrees), I can turn it a bit to the right, press it
> down for the opening mechanism, but it will not engage and open up. It
> also seems that the trunk is not completely closed, as there is some
> play.
> My question is: can i go trough a tail light (one is broken, so no
> problem), punch it in with a screw driver, or drill it out? I realized
> that the trunk is a big plastic molding piece and there is no way to
> go through there, unless I missed it. Rear speaker holes... I had a
> look trough them, but my hands wont be able to fit trough there...
>
> Any suggestions, insider knowledge or previous experiences on opening the trunk?
>
> David
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