[DeTomaso] Decklid Lock

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

The cylinder just slides back and forth through the body and is not part of the actual latch. Theoretically you should be able to actuate the latch from below the car but in real life the condenser shroud will make this very hard as will the presence of a luggage tray. Another possibility would be a bent piece of wire or strip of metal shaped to snake past the lid seal right above the button. The shape of this wire is of course best figured out with an open lid...

I've attached a (poor) pic FYI. The grey tongue sticking up from the goldish bracket is the latch "hook". If you pull it towards the back of the car the latch will release. You should be able to reach it if you can bend a wire to enter the gap sealed by the rubber seal.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Bradley" <apollo73 at yahoo.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 3:58 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Decklid Lock


> While installing a new latch on my decklid lock yesterday, the cylinder you push in on to open the trunk,
> somehow broke.  Now it just slides loosely back and forth, and of course, the decklid is shut, and I can't figure out
> how to get it open.  I took it to one locksmith and he wouldn't touch it.  He apparently had a bad experience with a
> Jaguar once, and for whatever reason, wouldn't even look at it.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
> 
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