mk2 boot lid

[ather`s]

ive taken my rear wiper off and got a blank on there at the moment but want to do it properly. so im going to smooth it and do the lock at the same time. my problem is how do i get in to the boot after ive done it? solinoids? cable? what ever i use i want it to look stock. anybody done it before?. i know dinky dave has done it and a couple of others but they dont say how they open the boot. any advice.

 

[kyle18uk]

What I do is use a screw driver on the inside! Just flick the lock mech and it pops open.

Although a solinoid would be best, could wire it to rear wiper so when you push stalk for rear washer it pops the boot instead.

 

[seatibizagti]

hi there. i have my lock and wiper smoothed off and i have a solenoid inplace. just have the button on the dash board and it pops everytime. i just used a cable tie to pop mine off the soleniod onto the latch

 

[vngtx]

bit of string from boot latch to dashboard if u cant work out how to fit solenoid.

 

[Dave_R]

I have just got a length of wire running to behind the drivers seat/door and pull that and lift the boot with the other hand. Light weight

 

[ather`s]

bit of string from boot latch to dashboard if u cant work out how to fit solenoid.

if you think abit of string is going to do the job then

 

[Dave_R]

trust me it won't, not even a fishing line..... stretches too much, only thing I found that worked was a wire of 16AWG cable

 

[ather`s]

dave, i think he must of been taking the p***!! string???? come on??. iknow on some of the older fords they had a cable with a lever at the side of the drivers seat. was thinking about a solanoid but need some help sourcing the right one. i knew you`ve done it and have abit of wire to do the job as you need to save as much wieght as possible.

 

[vngtx]

i used to have to open my boot from the inside and it didnt take much effort to flip the latch. i was taking the p*** a little bit, probably best with cable.

 

[Dave_R]

dave, i think he must of been taking the p***!! string???? come on??. iknow on some of the older fords they had a cable with a lever at the side of the drivers seat. was thinking about a solanoid but need some help sourcing the right one. i knew you`ve done it and have abit of wire to do the job as you need to save as much wieght as possible.

You need to pull the latch, unless you place the solaniod behind the latch (on the boot skin) then push lol.

Or a clever little linkage, I was going to sort something for mine but then thought why add weight and also I only need to get into the boot when the battery is flat and then the solaniod won't be able to open it because the the battery will be flat