HELP!! Hatchback won't open - Page 2

dannydavi · 05-29-2007, 08:52 PM

oh and by the way dont pay to have someone else fix that, it's not hard. i just had my whole car gutted and fixed it myself. my key would open hatch but not my trunk release lever... which most people would settle for, but i wanted everything to work lol. so after i took apart the rear quarters on the driver side (obviously after you get it opened) i then took out driver seat ( 4 bolts and to electrical connectors) pulled up the carpet on driver side and rear seat arm rest thingy a total of around 8 screws. then you can see and follow the whole cable. and after getting my cable out all the way i noticed the new/used cable i went and got was the exact same length...hmmm.. so i used the same one and just re routed it to take up more length out of the cord, also make sure when hooking it back up that it gets looped around the lil round thing under the carpet area, that i think is a crucial thing to taking up length out of the cord. haha this all may seem like jibberish cause i dont know the technical terms but once you have it apart and your looking at it you'll see what im saying.

oh yeah and you also have to unbolt the rear seats to get the plastic panel off by the rear seat.... if you even need to. i would check under the seat first to make sure the cable is under that lever like it's supposed to be.

finaltable · 05-30-2007, 01:18 AM

I got it open. I broke the back panel; as I suspected that one tiny piece was keeping it attached. I think I can probably repair it by putting something on the back and using two part epoxy. The lever by the driver's seat does not actuate the mechanism. I can hear stuff moving around but it doesn't get at far as pulling the cable attached to the latch.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions. The pictures on another thread were very useful.

05-29-2007, 08:52 PM	#11
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	oh and by the way dont pay to have someone else fix that, it's not hard. i just had my whole car gutted and fixed it myself. my key would open hatch but not my trunk release lever... which most people would settle for, but i wanted everything to work lol. so after i took apart the rear quarters on the driver side (obviously after you get it opened) i then took out driver seat ( 4 bolts and to electrical connectors) pulled up the carpet on driver side and rear seat arm rest thingy a total of around 8 screws. then you can see and follow the whole cable. and after getting my cable out all the way i noticed the new/used cable i went and got was the exact same length...hmmm.. so i used the same one and just re routed it to take up more length out of the cord, also make sure when hooking it back up that it gets looped around the lil round thing under the carpet area, that i think is a crucial thing to taking up length out of the cord. haha this all may seem like jibberish cause i dont know the technical terms but once you have it apart and your looking at it you'll see what im saying. oh yeah and you also have to unbolt the rear seats to get the plastic panel off by the rear seat.... if you even need to. i would check under the seat first to make sure the cable is under that lever like it's supposed to be. __________________ '86.5 Supra - A/T - N/A - JDM Useful Sites: ToyoDIY.com ToyotaPart.com MKIIITSRM

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05-30-2007, 01:18 AM	#12
finaltable 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 99	I got it open. I broke the back panel; as I suspected that one tiny piece was keeping it attached. I think I can probably repair it by putting something on the back and using two part epoxy. The lever by the driver's seat does not actuate the mechanism. I can hear stuff moving around but it doesn't get at far as pulling the cable attached to the latch. Thanks for everyone's suggestions. The pictures on another thread were very useful.