[s-cars] RE: trunk stuck shut

[Mark Pollan]

I think that as previously mentioned, the way to see what is up is via the
ski sack.  Absent a mini-me (which we ALL could use at one time or another),
some light and a McGuyver attachment to an extension pole might do the
trick.  I personally would avoid drilling holes at all costs.  I would
consider parking the car in Queens for a bit and then call the insurance
company in astonishment.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dave Forgie
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:36 AM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] RE: trunk stuck shut

Paul:  The "key" (bad pun) to this story is you putting the stroller in
the trunk, i.e. the trunk worked before that and even when you took it
out.  But my guess is that somehow an activator rod between the lock on
the right hand side and the latch mechanism in the middle has come
detached - perhaps by being bumped by the stroller at some point.
Without that activator rod, neither the key nor the solenoid is going to
open the trunk.

My suggestion is to wait to see another latch (on an open trunk) and
figure out where you could drill a hole behind the license plate to
push/pull on the activator mechanism to get the trunk open.  The
question will be is "How big does this hole have to be?".

Good luck.

Dave F.

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