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  1. Mark - Thanks a bunch... The string worked !! weirdly, the cable is NOT broken, and there was nothing interfering. The latch mechanism itself seems to be broken... there is no spring action at all and the latching mechanism is weak at best. But the string (like 1/8"rope) put enough upward pressure on the hood to trigger something while I slid a thin sheet of flexible plastic back and forth and it allowed me to get it open... The alarm went off when it popped, so I had to run in and get my keys, so I lost a bit of detail on what i did, but it opened : - ) But thanks again, I have retrieved my laptop before my trip and can now focus on getting a new latch mechanism when I return. Kind of scary at the same time though that I was able to get into my luggage compartment (with zero damage) of my locked car (forgot it was locked) using a piece of thin rope and a flat sheet of plastic.... maybe that's why they moved to an electric mechanism on later 996's....hmmmm Thanks again !! Steve Hoffins
  2. Hopefully someone can offer some advice here. I have a '99 996 cabriolet and my luggage compartment won't open. (this is not the electric mechanism, just the early basic cable release) I'd say it's a broken cable, but I'm not positive it is since I have located the emergency release cable with loop on the passenger side and have tried pulling it from different angles so hard that if it were going to pop, it would have. My trunk has been very hard to close for sometime but I just hadn't gotten around to adjusting or taking it in... now it's completely stuck with my laptop inside and I leave for a trip in a day. Are there any other tricks ?? it's possible that if the cable isn't broken, a bag strap or something could be interfering. Assuming the emergency cable doesn't do it, is there any other way to access the latch ?? you need to get in the trunk to remove the bumper it appears. Help !! Steve H
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