front emergency boot release (EBR (not)) 987

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Well here is what I was on about; the complete plastic white boot release mechanism is just under the boot lining, not secured to anything just loose, you’ll see the reason for this later.




I followed the EBR wire around the boot to where it goes through the grommet and out into the wheel arch.

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This is where I tried to pull it with a pair of mole grips to open the boot as you would be expected to do in an emergency.



Well all that happens when you pull the wire is the small metal bit with the hole in at the mechanism end, this should pull along the whole white plastic bit up/along the outer cable and at the same time pull the inner metal cable that’s attached to it, that's why it's not attached to anything in the boot as far as I can see that's the only reason, this should release the boot catch.

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But all it does is digs into the outer cable and stops dead because of the angle of the wire when pulled.




What I did was attach a length of electrical cable, (this was just to see if it worked will replace it with the correct wire later) to the bulk of the white plastic mechanism so I could pull it from that end and not try and slide the metal piece up, hope this makes sense, if you have a 987 have a look behind the boot lining you’ll see what I mean.







Sorry I had to do it in 3 threads as there were was too much detail for one hit.

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