Iv had my mk 3 cupra for a few weeks now and my boot latch isnt working, You can hear the boot lock and unlock but it won't open? is this a common fault? Does anyone have any ideas as to what it maybe as i cant get into the boot at the moment! 
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******* thing has gone on me 3 times now... this is how i now fix it
pull down rear seats
remove parcel shelf
remove 3 screws holding the panel in, 1 is inside the grab handle on the inside of the boot plastics, the other 2 are under the removable covers for access to the rear fog lights
grab the plastics just above the rear washer motor and pull like F***
it will sound bad, but just get on with it, you shoudl now have a gap enough to get your arm into, just reach in and pull on the boot release rod.
if the above sounds too rough then you can do it slightly differently. but takes much longer
pull down rear seats
remove parcel shelf
remove 3 screws holding the panel in, 1 is inside the grab handle on the inside of the boot plastics, the other 2 are under the removable covers for access to the rear fog lights
disconnect the speakers in the rear
remove the holders that the speakers are in
grab the boot plastic again from above the rear washer motor and pull, this time it should be possible to nearly totally remove and you can see the boot latch to pull upwards.
hope this helps
Marc
pull down rear seats
remove parcel shelf
remove 3 screws holding the panel in, 1 is inside the grab handle on the inside of the boot plastics, the other 2 are under the removable covers for access to the rear fog lights
grab the plastics just above the rear washer motor and pull like F***
it will sound bad, but just get on with it, you shoudl now have a gap enough to get your arm into, just reach in and pull on the boot release rod.
if the above sounds too rough then you can do it slightly differently. but takes much longer
pull down rear seats
remove parcel shelf
remove 3 screws holding the panel in, 1 is inside the grab handle on the inside of the boot plastics, the other 2 are under the removable covers for access to the rear fog lights
disconnect the speakers in the rear
remove the holders that the speakers are in
grab the boot plastic again from above the rear washer motor and pull, this time it should be possible to nearly totally remove and you can see the boot latch to pull upwards.
hope this helps
Marc
Just done what you said mate, MY BOOT WORKS!! thanks for that advice i owe you 1! I was expecting it to cost quite a bit as i was going to take it to my local seat dealer on monday morning if it wasnt fixed, thanks agen, undez 
no probs.. mine went again this morning ffs.. i have worked out why its doing it now tho, if the boot is locked and you try open it, the little catch in the inside is sticking in an incorrect place, and not operating the boot locking rod.
the boot lock was replace not so long ago, so its still under warranty so i will take it up with them
the boot lock was replace not so long ago, so its still under warranty so i will take it up with them
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