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sammie · 05-04-2021, 06:09 AM

2004 986 Boxster, front lid only recently sometimes opens, sometimes doesn't.

What was Dr Ferdinand thinking when he "designed" the lid opening circus?

To access the emergency release cable of the front lid that you just discovered you cannot open when activating the sill switch, you have to first open that very lid (which won't open) to get to the headlight cavity where this cable is taped up when the car was built.

How do you do this?

EASY

Just open the lid that won't open
Get the special headlight removal tool from the toolkit stored in the frunk whose lid you can't open
From inside the frunk that you can't get into, use the tool to unlock the headlight assembly
From outside the car (at last!) extract the headlight assembly to reveal the hidden release cable
Now pull the emergency release cable to open your lid (provided it isn't jammed along its route in some crevice, as mine is)

And you supposedly do all this with the lid shut - because, remember, you couldn't open it.

Furthermore, there is no mention in the owner's handbook of a lid emergency release. So you don't even know it exists.
Not that knowledge of same would help you in an emergency anyway.

When you pay well in excess of $100k (Australia) for this car new, you should be able to change a tyre or get the wine you just bought out of the frunk without all this nonsense.

In deference to suggestions you could put all the bibs and bobs from your toolkit inside the cockpit, you shouldn't have to; FFS, that's what the boot's for - all your junk. Are you going to put the spare wheel behind the passenger seat as well, just in case?!!

So I'm forever grateful for the advice these forums provide.

05-04-2021, 06:09 AM	#19
sammie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 3	2004 986 Boxster, front lid only recently sometimes opens, sometimes doesn't. What was Dr Ferdinand thinking when he "designed" the lid opening circus? To access the emergency release cable of the front lid that you just discovered you cannot open when activating the sill switch, you have to first open that very lid (which won't open) to get to the headlight cavity where this cable is taped up when the car was built. How do you do this? EASY Just open the lid that won't open Get the special headlight removal tool from the toolkit stored in the frunk whose lid you can't open From inside the frunk that you can't get into, use the tool to unlock the headlight assembly From outside the car (at last!) extract the headlight assembly to reveal the hidden release cable Now pull the emergency release cable to open your lid (provided it isn't jammed along its route in some crevice, as mine is) And you supposedly do all this with the lid shut - because, remember, you couldn't open it. Furthermore, there is no mention in the owner's handbook of a lid emergency release. So you don't even know it exists. Not that knowledge of same would help you in an emergency anyway. When you pay well in excess of $100k (Australia) for this car new, you should be able to change a tyre or get the wine you just bought out of the frunk without all this nonsense. In deference to suggestions you could put all the bibs and bobs from your toolkit inside the cockpit, you shouldn't have to; FFS, that's what the boot's for - all your junk. Are you going to put the spare wheel behind the passenger seat as well, just in case?!! So I'm forever grateful for the advice these forums provide.