2001 Frunk Emergency Release

[Krieger]

This is quite easy to do in about 15 minutes. FWIW my car is a 99

Remove passenger headlight: Use factory tool inside trunk to unlock alight assembly. Its under the carpet. Remove round rubber plug that is protruding into trunk. Stick tool inside and turn until you hear a thunk.

Locate emergency pull cable: It is taped to the top of the inner fender-well. It looks like unsheathed bicycle cable with a loop.

Remove front bumper tow plug

Feed looped end of pull cable into the backside of tow plug hole: Make sure its not hooked on anything else. I used a four pronged grabber tool inserted into the front of the plug hole to snatch the cable. You could probably use some coat hanger and feed it into the bumper, then tape it to the cable. Pull cable through. Just leave the loop of the cable stuck between the threaded section where the tow eye screws in and front plastic bumper cover is for future use. Double check that the loose cable behind bumper is not tangled and has a straight shot to that hole.

Button things up

[brjak]

I have a 97. Do i have the same options available to me? Do not want to get caught without access to battery.

[Nine8Six]

This dude is on-calls 24/7 if you get stuck anywhere mate

[kjc2050]

Originally Posted by brjak

I have a 97. Do i have the same options available to me? Do not want to get caught without access to battery.

Yes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[jaykay]

Mike Focke' s pages had a link to a set of instructions IIRC. I made my own release years ago....by sliding the manual release to a more secret convenient location

[Box4two]

I removed the plastic trim in the frunk where the latch is, and as I was going to remove the headlight, I saw the cable, managed to fish it out and relocate it to the tow hole.

[san rensho]

Originally Posted by Box4two

I removed the plastic trim in the frunk where the latch is, and as I was going to remove the headlight, I saw the cable, managed to fish it out and relocate it to the tow hole.

Nice! So you found another way to get the cable without having to remove the headlight or the pazsenger tire. Good work. Is it easier to fish the cable to tbe tow hook cover from the latch?

[Perfectlap]

I have one of these. it fits in the rear shelf. Didn't have to jump start the car but it gave the car enough juice to open the frunk so I could replace the battery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNpTUMbuSM


I also have this Cobra jumpack. Haven't figured out if it will power up from inside the car yet though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obseEGdlb2g

[Box4two]

Originally Posted by san rensho

Nice! So you found another way to get the cable without having to remove the headlight or the pazsenger tire. Good work. Is it easier to fish the cable to tbe tow hook cover from the latch?

I still routed it down behind the bumper to the tow hook and made sure it has an unobstructed route

[brjak]

Originally Posted by kjc2050

Yes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Mine has a lever beside the drivers seat. Does seem like any power is used when opening the fruck, or trunk. Does any one know if the lever works without power?

[jaykay]

I am pretty sure you have cable operated releases. Nevertheless they do get locked up by a local solenoid once the battery dies.

[brjak]

Originally Posted by jaykay

I am pretty sure you have cable operated releases. Nevertheless they do get locked up by a local solenoid once the battery dies.

So if the battery dies, and it locks by local solenoid. Whats the use of running an emergency cable for when the battery dies. Seems the cable would be useless if it locks by local solenoid.

[jaykay]

The levers that pull the release cables are prevented from moving, however you can still pull the release cable via other means if you can get to it. There is a emergency cable that is looped around the main release cable; pulling it will unlock your frunk latch.

IIRC this cable is stuffed under the right front fender liner...( please verify as I changed this many years back) and hard to get to. Many have rerouted such that it can be used when needed.

[Slate 01]

Originally Posted by brjak

Mine has a lever beside the drivers seat. Does seem like any power is used when opening the fruck, or trunk. Does any one know if the lever works without power?

You have a 97, went to electronic release in later years.