Locked out of XJ-S boot/trunk....fix

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08-13-2016, 03:19 PM

Dr Quail

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Locked out of XJ-S boot/trunk....fix

Drill 1" hole below bustle in center below lock...3"... pull lever down on left side of the interior at the latch. See attached photos. Best, JW

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08-16-2016, 07:57 AM

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nice to see fixes as well as questions.

Good work

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08-16-2016, 01:31 PM

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And how do you protect yourself from others entering the boot/trunk?

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08-16-2016, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Daim

And how do you protect yourself from others entering the boot/trunk?

How they gonna know there's a hole? It's behind the license plate.

I've known of guys who could open a trunk lid with a wrecking bar faster than the owner can with the key!
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08-16-2016, 07:28 PM

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I've been there, shut the boot while I was assembling everything and the latch was not hooked up DOH.....

I drilled my hole a little lower as I needed to get to the latch its self. It's behind the number plate so not visible. I used a rubber grommet to plug the hole.

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