Hey guys, After removing the rear seat, how difficult is it to remove the lock cylinder? Is there enough room to reach it?, and if you can, what do you have to do to get it out? Thanks,Brian
it is easier to get a long extention and remove the bolts that hold the latch then after the trunk is open it is easier to remove the tumbler
Y'all are gonna wince when you read this... But once I locked the keys in my trunk after loading up a bunch of groceries, (my 7 year old nephew had me badly distracted) so I called up my wife and got her to bring me my cordless drill. I drilled out the lock cylinder and had the trunk open in maybe five minutes, then drove straight to the parts store and installed a new one in the parking lot
No damage done, beats ripping out the seat... (Which I couldn't have done anyway unless I used a coat hanger on the door lock. Which I've also done. )
Thank you, to all who responded with tips and funny stories. They were helpful, and, PRESTO. . . . the trunk is now open!! Here's a list of what was in the trunk, bench grinder, skill saw, toolbox, spare tire, the original jack and lug wrench, timing light, an axe, couple of distributor wrenches, and other miscellaneous hand tools. I'll admit I was a little worried what I might find because of sitting so long under pine trees all the crevices and gaps around the boot lid were packed with wet pine straw residue. The only place that has rust, is on each side of the latch under the weatherstripping and it has rusted through. That makes me a little sad, but other than that it looks totally unscathed, so I'm really happy. I took the mat up and the top of the gas tank looks new. Did I mention this site rocks!! I'll post some pictures later. Thanks again, Brian :bananaman
That bench grinder is a good one. I've got one just like it, it's at least 25 years old and still works great.
