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bhatt · #2 10-17-2006, 01:20 PM

I don't think there is a 'magic trigger' anywhere to open the trunk. Only the trunk button does the job.

If you've played with locking/unlocking, either the trunk is a)staying locked or b)the linkage is misadjusted.

I found a way to make my 'misadjusted' linkage work once, which allowed me to get into the trunk:

Take a 1' piece of 2x4 and hold one end on the trunk button. Hit the other end hard with a sledge hammer (watch your fingers and the trunk lid.. don't hit it!) I put a thick folded blanket over the trunk lid just in case.

Somehow the combination of pushing the trunk button and vibration from the hammer moving the linkage opened the trunk. This worked for 2 weeks until I was able to get the linkage fixed, so I know it wasn't a one time thing.

I know it's a stab in the dark, but give it a shot. Don't worry about hitting it with a hammer.. believe me, your car is like a tank and you can't bend it no matter how hard you try!

Now imagine the look on people's faces as I come to the parking lot after work, open the back door, and get my sledge hammer/wood to open the trunk. Total redneck but it works!

Neal