Last night I locked the mine and my wife's keys for....

[paul.deitch]

everything in the boot 5 miles away from home!
First time ever with any car. Anyhow I took out the light and fumbled around and could not find the release cable.
Can I run a cable from the battery to to the release switch and open it that way?

[phillpot]

Yes.

once it's open locate the emergency release cable for future reference

[phillpot]

Myself and I believe one or two other owners have fitted a release cable with the end you pull secreted somewhere within the car as a back up should the solenoid fail.

Something like this would do the job . . . . . . . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201598090823?_skw=MGB+b...