My trunk lock is broken. I can put the key in and turn it to the lock and unlock position but when i push it in it does nothing. I have a
1982 Jetta Diesel and could use anybodys adivse.Thanks Travis
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17 years ago
Help, cant get into trunk
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17 years ago
Maybe ? everything is fine and working but the trunk lid is frozen closed? if it's possible it is frozen don't just pull it open you may damage the lid gasket.
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17 years ago
The lock mechanism on my 86 got pushed down a bit and to open it I had to go in through the backseat and take off the cover where the mechanism was. There should be a piece of thick wire that if you pull down on will open the trunk. Either way just get a flashlight and get in there and figure it out, it's a fairly simple mechanism.
Cheers,
-Andrew
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17 years ago
I was about to recommend that also but I don't think the '82 Jetta has that ski access hole like the '86 Jetta might have. :-(
I am thinking that you might have to be creative and carefully break up the lock to release the latch. I had to do that with my '83 Audi 4000S that might have a similar setup IIRC. It is best to examine the mechanism on a similar Jetta that does open up. Then you can visualize how to approach your problem. Right now I can not visualize the '82 Jetta trunk lock or latch setup. The lock mechanism on my 86 got pushed down a bit and to open it I had to