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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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just a random one...by boot release stopped actually releasing my boot the other day, quite annoying as i have to use the key now

any ideas??
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 09:21 PM
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Have you checked the lock on the catch in the boot? Bit like the child locks on the rear doors.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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I shall check that tommorow

you mean if its 'catching' or not?
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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LOL this very problem had me beet for 2 years!!

there is a small lever on the boot catch , you must have moved it and not noticed.
open the boot with the Key..... check the catch and you will see said lever , move its position and hey presto you feel daft...

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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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thats it? lol...as said will check tommorow, have been using the boot alot recently, maybe this is to blame
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by sti-chris
LOL this very problem had me beet for 2 years!!

there is a small lever on the boot catch , you must have moved it and not noticed.
open the boot with the Key..... check the catch and you will see said lever , move its position and hey presto you feel daft...

Chris.
got the same problem, i'll check it tomorrow as well!
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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yeah that done it
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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I had a look but couldn't fix it. I could see a lever for the boot light on the left, the catch in the middle, and so what i assume is the boot release lever on the right - but when moved it springs back into its original position, which suggests it's ok? where should i look next?
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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the catch...middle of the bootlid....lever on right
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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ok will check it again over the weekend. thanks!
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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done thanks all
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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Ahh, so that's what that does! I had a fiddle with it the other day but couldn't figure out what happened. Mystery solved.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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i played with my lever and it still dont release
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by STim-r
i played with my lever and it still dont release


In that case I'd suggect have someone pull the interior lever up and down, whilst you check the catch on the car itsdelg, not the boot, to see if thats moving. If its not, the cable is buggered.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by joey_turbo


In that case I'd suggect have someone pull the interior lever up and down, whilst you check the catch on the car itsdelg, not the boot, to see if thats moving. If its not, the cable is buggered.
Im guessing that replacing that cable is a fair old job to do?
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Originally Posted by STim-r
Im guessing that replacing that cable is a fair old job to do?
Not done one, but I'd say not: it's probably caught at both ends, so releasing it there, then attaching it to the new one, and using the old to pull the new into place, just might work

Don't start taking it off until you've checked that it's NOT moving when you operate the interior lever, that neither end is just dislocated, and that the ends ARE fastened down securely
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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I'll have a good butchers at it saturday if its not raining
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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This tread has just saved me pulling the interior apart tomorrow Such a simple solution, why I didn't try it in the first place.
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Just came on here and saved myself some time too!
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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Lever is on the lid, not the sill by the way!
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