Gilly et al. -

In an amazing coincidence -

A couple of weeks ago, I bought a beater 107, but more about that later.

Bolts had been broken off in the threaded inserts that hold the license plate. Getting them out required going in through the covers on the inside of the trunk, one of which positions the vacuum element for the trunk lock.

With everything back together, guess what? The trunk will not unlock. I can move the key as normal, and hear the actuator move if I lock/unlock the door.

My question is - should I mess with drilling the hole, or go right to the taillight busting, or is there yet another trick to try?

TIA

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Chuck Taylor
Falls Church VA
'66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe