monaro boot lock out help!!!!

[jimonaro]

been locked out of boot since christmas eve, solonoid working but not releaseing and emergency release in rear seat not working either.vx monaro has full metal panel behind rear seat any ideas on how to get in with the least damage went to holden and they told me they couldnt open it would be a panel shop job ,but most panel shops closed till the new year

[PaulSV6]

Geez, tat sucks mate.
If u take out the back seat can u gain access to the screws or bolts that hold the metal panel in place or is the access from the boot side?

i had a similair problem on my Nissan Pulsar, in the end i had to drill out the key barrel (from mem 3-5mm drill bit), thats when the boot opened. Bought a new one & fixed the problem.

hope this helps ya!

Paul

[VL Berlina 5speed]

so there is no way through the back seat panel?

get someone to push the boot down as you try releasing it,
try pushing it to the left or right aswel,

had a few cases at work where a latch had come lose and just followed the strikers. pushed down and to a side and it came off

[SAV_117]

i thought monaros had the petrol tank behind the back seat in the boot my mates dad has a GTO like that

[VL Berlina 5speed]

ameriacn version should, as all petrol tanks must be inside the car

[naf33n]

only vz monaro and gto's had the tank in the boot

[Sabbath']

This wouldnt happen to be a silver monaro would it???

[vsl67]

Sounds like the linkage from the soleniond to the lock has snapped ,this happened to my VS Statesman ,I just made one from a bike spoke it works well and thicker than the original, as for getting in the boot cant think of anything else that hasnt been suggested , IF you drop the rear bar is there enough gap to get at the lock through the rubber to pry it open very carefully?

[SAV_117]

only vz monaro and gto's had the tank in the boot

ohh kk thanks

[oldno7]

behind the drivers side head rest in the back seat is a yellow pull cable for your boot, lift head rest and you will see it as plain as dogs balls .