Cant open front trunk

[nicecar]

remove 3 or 4 plastic anchors turn wheal to the left feel around as far as you can reach up near the frunk wall , that is where you will feel a metal braided cable with a loop pull firmly frunk will open. Trust me it is simple , my 11 year old and i did this the second night we owned the car. GOOD LUCK 02 S 107,238 miles

[Frodo]

As with nicecar, mine (2001 S) was inside of the passenger side front wheel well. Here's a pic where I've gotten the wheel off and popped the fasteners holding the plastic wheel well liner (some of them anyway, those towards the front). The black curved thing in the lower left portion of the pic is the liner pushed down and out of the way. The big black cylindrical thing above the screwdriver is the back end of the headlight housing.

The cable is connected to that D-ring, that you can see just above the screwdriver. THAT'S what you pull. Good luck...hopefully you've already gotten in.

[Nimbus117]

Originally Posted by nicecar

remove 3 or 4 plastic anchors turn wheal to the left feel around as far as you can reach up near the frunk wall , that is where you will feel a metal braided cable with a loop pull firmly frunk will open. Trust me it is simple , my 11 year old and i did this the second night we owned the car. GOOD LUCK 02 S 107,238 miles

I wish you had sent your 11 year old over to me! I'm not sure if your liners the same as mine but it attaches to the front bumper so is pretty big, realistically you need to remove the wheel and the the liner on a 2003 - except I couldn't as the jack was in the front trunk.

In the end I discovered my charger was the problem, it is one of these smart ones that wont put out any power if it doesn't detects some voltage. I used a 12v battery connected to the tab in the fuse box and the door striker and then the trunk opened upon pressing the switch. A battery maintainer plugged into the cigarette lighter will not open the trunk if the negative lead is disconnected.

Hope this may be of help to others.

[nicecar]

when you get time, many videos showing this. as far as the wheel- well I never completly removed the liner, just took out 3 of the plastic clips and made enough room to get an arm in. However to completly remove you must take the wheel off. I should have been more clear. As with all boxster projects it's after completion is when I think how easy it is!

[sb01box]

Originally Posted by Nimbus117

I wish you had sent your 11 year old over to me! I'm not sure if your liners the same as mine but it attaches to the front bumper so is pretty big, realistically you need to remove the wheel and the the liner on a 2003 - except I couldn't as the jack was in the front trunk.

In the end I discovered my charger was the problem, it is one of these smart ones that wont put out any power if it doesn't detects some voltage. I used a 12v battery connected to the tab in the fuse box and the door striker and then the trunk opened upon pressing the switch. A battery maintainer plugged into the cigarette lighter will not open the trunk if the negative lead is disconnected.

Hope this may be of help to others.

I had similar experience. in my case, a DEAD battery.
I have a battery tender by YUASA. but it will not "connect" if the battery voltage is less than 9V as well as when the voltage exceeds some 14+ Volts. it is expecting a battery to be in the circuit.
the cigarette charger connection is home grown using an old cell phone adapter.
I managed to put a 12V DC wall plug module and attached the leads in parallel with the battery tender till the car battery voltage came up to about 10V. at this time, the battery tender turned on and started "charging" the battery.

I have a fear that the auto electronics is expecting a very stable voltage off the battery. and by attaching battery charger or battery tender to a car with the battery removed, the electronics may become damaged due to fluctuating or over/under voltage. my fear