Try turning the ignition key to the on position while a battery maintainer is plugged into the lighter socket, should give you enough juice to pop the lid.

Hi Jeff, I have a question. Working on a 2001 BMW 525i 135K miles, removed bad battery from the trunk & closed trunk lid. Return with new battery but can't unlock the trunk with key to install battery. Any idea how to open trunk? Thanks Bill

OK, that is the thread I was refering to. Thanks anyway.

First, let me say that the way things are going; the Girl Scouts are going to kick some Philly butt...... What an embarrassment that team has become.

We don't do alignments ourselves, we farm them out to a local race car chassis shop, who unfortunately is very difficult to get time with (even for us). That said, western PA is a big place so I would need some better idea where the guy is in order to suggest who he might look at. In addition, if the poster is westsiderkg, I to have also seen the posts and I think that there is something wrong with that car based upon the fact he seems to get the brush off from some shops with lame excuses. Sounds more like they take one look at it and say “Oh ****************! Tell the owner we can’t do it.” These cars are simply not that hard to set up.

Hi JFP, there is a guy on Rennlist with a 996 TT having alignment problems in western PA. Can I recommend your shop? If you are not in West PA can you recommend a alignment shop in west PA, he said the 2 Porsche dealers near him are to be avoided. Thanks & have a great Memorial day weekend. P.S. In case you are a betting man my Cardinals are going to kick some Phillie butt starting tonite!