Sacto Mitch posted:
Gordon Nichols posted:...Damn! That's another thing I gotta do this winter - Get those emergency cables installed for the engine cover and frunk latches...
Hmm... on my VS, you can reach the front latch from under the car and presumably open it with a screwdriver or pliers if needed. Is there a panel in the way on other replicas?
On my VW based older IM I could reach up from below to release the front deck lid but on my current 1992 IM Roadster it is totally sealed in by the front bottom of the fiberglass trunk. I've had release cables fail before and it would be a total PIA if it happened on the road. You couldn't even get gas. I'll need one for the rear trunk too because that area is all sealed up with cooling tins etc.
I'm going to go a bit further than just a "pull" cable and will rig up a small release lever that will make the emerg cable pulling that much easier.