997 Boxter S 07

[MelM]

Hi
I'm new to this game and to Porsche's! Just bought a Boxter S. It was in the floods and battery very flat so we're unable to open the bonnet. We have tried all usual methods but failed.
Is there a manual release? If so EXACTLY where is it as we have looked and cannot locate it.
From a frustrated would-be Boxter driver.

[fido]

Had the same problem with my 968, but luckily an AA chappie lives down the road and hooked up his power-pack to the alternator .. but i think the Boxster has a release wire in the front foot-well? :- http://www.986faq.com/7-0/default.asp#009

i'm sure a Boxster owner will turn up.

[Captain James T]

All 996 /997/ 986/ 987 are the same....Open the fuse box cover to the right of the accelerator. You will see a red pull out terminal which you attach the live terminal of your jump leads/ jump pack to and the negative to the door hinge and that should pop the bonnet open.

[Dr S]

Captain James T said:

All 996 /997/ 986/ 987 are the same....Open the fuse box cover to the right of the accelerator. You will see a red pull out terminal which you attach the live terminal of your jump leads/ jump pack to and the negative to the door hinge and that should pop the bonnet open.

What he said

[MelM]

Thanks for the replies. We've tried the red fuse thing but it didn't work. There is supposed to be a manual method of popping the bonnet - a cable under the wheel arch behind the headlights. Do you know about this? Do you know if there actually IS a cable on this Boxster version because we can't find it? Any help much appreciated.

Edited by MelM on Sunday 12th August 23:34

[Dr S]

I only know about the cable to manually open the back boot on the 986. It is very tricky to get hold of, though. It's a piece of thin wire which sits inside between the rear light cluster and the bumper. You need some sort of flat metal hook to get catch it.

[MelM]

Thanks Dr S. We're going to give that a go. Went to a porsche dealer and the technician denied existence of the cable at the front for a while - then caved in and admitted there is one; then said but they put them in all different places!!!! We believe we know where to look now.

Thanks again.

[LeeME3]

It is possible the cable trick only works on pre MY01 cars. Anyway, there's a load of info on this topic that should help:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... (read right to the end - it was all to do with having the door closed in the end IIRC)

Including some links to the Renntech forum that is normally pretty good at solving these sort of issues.

[MelM]

Hi LeeMe3
Read that and tried all that - still no good. Joine the Renntech forum and posted the question. Thanks

[MelM]

In case you're interested... we got into the bonnet but not with the red fuse in the footwell, nor with the cable - which was hanging around loose under the bonnet - very useful. We got in from underneath the car. ! :big-laugh: