Argh.... bootlid locked shut.... help please.....

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Not happy....

Simplistically - I have a 98 Chimeara. How do i get the bootlid open?

A few weeks back the bootlid failed to lock which was discovered to be a solenoid issue. I fixed that with a replacement and all was fine. Trouble is i have the horrible feeling that i didnt do the "cable to lock" fixing up tight enough. Now the boot is shut and the solenoid wont ping it open.

When i was fitting the solenoid I remember thinking that if it ever failed in the closed position then it would be a devil of a job to open and i thought about fitting a mechanncal backup. Now i find myself in exactly that position. Damn but i wish i had fitted the backup.

So trusted gurus of the TVR world...

Its not an immobiliser problem nor a solenoid problem it is mechanincal. I think i will need to drill the bodywork to get a small scredriver onto the lever. Can some kind person who owns a 98 (ish) Chimeara please look in their boot (behind the carpter) and see where they think I need to drill?

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Thanks to all

[HRG]

YHM

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Thanks to those who replied.

Problem resolved by using one of the methods suggested and I was pleased not to have to drill anything...

What a helpfull lot you guys are...