[Roadsters] getting into a locked roadster trunk

[Hall, Phillip B. (MSFC-EE11)]

Yeah.  Now you tell me.    In 1976 I spent hours with an old rusty nail and a
rock in the middle of know where 50 miles out by a hot spring in Idaho. Got a
hole next to the lock and used the nail to flip the lever.  Tense moment as
the Hell's Angles we come in.  Haha

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On Mar 17, 2012, at 8:08 AM, "Tim" <tputland at charter.net> wrote:

> some where, I have to assume on 311s.org, there are instructions on how
> to make a little tool used to open a trunk by going through one of the
> license plate bolt holes. I did if for practice a few years ago and it
> worked pretty easily.
>
> tim
>
> On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 7:21 AM, chalsted at comcast.net wrote:
>
>> I know this has been discussed before, don't recall seeing the way I
>> did it recently...straight down from the lock there is a rubber plug
>> in the trunk- pop that out, take a tire iron- not a 4 way- will need
>> to be longer than the stock roadster one...run it straight up inside,
>> just to the left of center and find the lock by feel...go to the left
>> slightly and you can push the "blade" in between the clip and the
>> lock...when you get it in place, give a quick hit from underneath or
>> just twist and jam on it a bit and the clip will pop out and lock will
>> basically fall out intact. could do the same thing with a long
>> screwdriver probably. Craig ________________________________________
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