Hood stuck closed...

[SPEEDYREEDY]

I have read all the instructions both here & many other forums about the removal of the electrical portion of the ignition and also opening front hood w/ donor battery. My key is stuck and won't quite go into position "0". Battery is run down. I tried the jumper cable to fusebox trick to open frnt hood w/no success. Must the ignition be in "0" position for this solution to work??
The alternate method of finding and pulling the emergency cable behind the drivers side headdlamp sounds the easiest. Are the plastic brads which hold the splash protectors in the wheel well "snap-in" or threaded? HELP PLEASE!

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[Wayne 962]

I don't think the key has to be in position in order to activate the trunk solenoid. Don't forget, you apply the power, and then you hit the switch to open the trunk. As for the emergency pull cable, you can find detailed photos and instructions here: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/boxster-cayman-forum/434429-dead-battery-hood-trunk-release-my-advise-prepared.html

- Wayne

[harryrcb]

Originally Posted by SPEEDYREEDY

Are the plastic brads which hold the splash protectors in the wheel well "snap-in" or threaded? HELP PLEASE!

most of them are snap in, you have to pull the center part out first then the outer part however there are a couple of 10mm threaded plastic nuts