Easy Hack, Trunk Release Cable - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

NickCats · 11-26-2006, 07:10 PM

Depending on the MY of your Boxster, the trunk release may be manual or electronic.

If it is electronic and your battery goes dead, you cannot open the trunk and get to the battery.

By re-routing the trunk release cable, you could open your trunk and get to the battery even if the you have no power.

Hope this helps...

Nick

Franco · 11-26-2006, 08:11 PM

Hi , I found a cable on the inside of the front right wheel housing in front of the plastic lining that's behind the headlight easily accessible by removing about 3 screws and 2 plastic rivet clips from the lining.

I reached in pulled on the cable and surprise the front hood opened. The same thing in the back left wheel housing behind the lining. Are these cables on all boxsters or was it just the previous owner who thought of this incredible idea.

They resembled bicycle cables with a loop at the end for pulling.

Franco · 11-26-2006, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Franco

Hi , I found a cable on the inside of the front right wheel housing in front of the plastic lining that's behind the headlight easily accessible by removing about 3 screws and 2 plastic rivet clips from the lining.

I reached in pulled on the cable and surprise the front hood opened. The same thing in the back left wheel housing behind the lining. Are these cables on all boxsters or was it just the previous owner who thought of this incredible idea.

They resembled bicycle cables with a loop at the end for pulling.

Should i be telling this to anybody, the secret out.

11-26-2006, 08:42 PM

Thats the emergency release, we all have them. Im thinking you just got to the cable from earlier on its length (wheel well), and I found it on the end of its length (near headlight).

Franco · 11-27-2006, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by boggtown

Thats the emergency release, we all have them. Im thinking you just got to the cable from earlier on its length (wheel well), and I found it on the end of its length (near headlight).

Thanks Jonathan, is that the cable u moved to the tow hole.

11-27-2006, 07:21 PM

ya, i believe so

Tool Pants · 11-27-2006, 08:07 PM

MMD/Dan and I came up with this "hack" about 5 years ago.

At Ed's condo in Campbell. After a BBQ. I wanted to use a coat hanger but there were none. So I got out Ed's BBQ tool and fished out the cable to the tow hook cover. Ever since then I have a coat hanger in my front trunk.

The good old days.