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hi all ive just bought an escort eith a smoothed boot no locks etc and dont have a button to open the bootlid how will i get my boot open any ideas cheers all
hi all ive just bought an escort eith a smoothed boot no locks etc and dont have a button to open the bootlid how will i get my boot open any ideas cheers all

 

 

temporary solution is to drop the backseats and slide yaself into the boot with a posidrive screwdrive, take out all the screws around the edge of the bootlids inner trim and once its off reach inside the boot and pop the latch mechanism by hand :thumb:

not possible lee, the screws are inacessible when the bootlid is shut as there round the outer edge and not on the inner edge
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hi all ive just bought an escort eith a smoothed boot no locks etc and dont have a button to open the bootlid how will i get my boot open any ideas cheers all

 

 

temporary solution is to drop the backseats and slide yaself into the boot with a posidrive screwdrive, take out all the screws around the edge of the bootlids inner trim and once its off reach inside the boot and pop the latch mechanism by hand :thumb:

ive tryed that mate but for sum reason it will not unlatch its self plus some idiot as bent all the latch any more ideas lol.

not possible lee, the screws are inacessible when the bootlid is shut as there round the outer edge and not on the inner edge

 

 

and a inner trim will cost you what?..... a fiver at the scrappers......RIP THE FECKER OFF! :pancake:

 

shaun, sound like your dilemma's gonna be a pain in the arsse if the actual lock mechanism is shafted enough not to release no matter what you try.

 

Ive came across only one similiar problem before that my brother in laws mate sorted by undoing the two retaining bolt for the locking hoop thats bolted to the chassis in the boot and taking a mini grinder to the hoop itself.

 

didnt have the heart to tell him that just because he'd lost his boot key it didnt mean he couldnt get in his boot open most the time with another similiar ford key.

hi all ive just bought an escort eith a smoothed boot no locks etc and dont have a button to open the bootlid how will i get my boot open any ideas cheers all

 

if you dont want it.. and once and if! you manage to get it off, i will have your taqilgate as ive messed mine up.

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hi all ive just bought an escort eith a smoothed boot no locks etc and dont have a button to open the bootlid how will i get my boot open any ideas cheers all

 

if you dont want it.. and once and if! you manage to get it off, i will have your taqilgate as ive messed mine up.

if thats your car on the pic the mk6 my bootlid will not fit as mines a mk5.

has it not got a boot release lever down by side of drivers seat... nearest door???

iirc on some models there was a lever down by door?

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has it not got a boot release lever down by side of drivers seat... nearest door???

iirc on some models there was a lever down by door?

no mate ive done it now i just smashed the fooker open with hammer and screwdriver lol

has it not got a boot release lever down by side of drivers seat... nearest door???

iirc on some models there was a lever down by door?

Well thats atleast SOMETHING my bog standard ENCORE has!! :D Chuffed!

my FINESSE has this :mellow:
Is there any way to move it from beside drivers door to the centre console beside the electric window switches like other models? Only reason ask is because have big feet and have a habit of standing on bloomin' thing gettin in and out of car :blush: :nutter:
Is there any way to move it from beside drivers door to the centre console beside the electric window switches like other models? Only reason ask is because have big feet and have a habit of standing on bloomin' thing gettin in and out of car :blush: :nutter:

 

aye, if you speak to escortedal (nice bloke) he converted his to electric boot pop, and you could get switch and solenoid fae Campbells :cheers:

cheers bud will need to look into it, either that or take a saw to my feet 8o
cheers bud will need to look into it, either that or take a saw to my feet 8o

 

haha thats one way of sorting the problem :pancake:

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