FAQ 13
Question: How to I open the trunk of my late model Bug? The lever in the glove box is broken. Answer: The VW shop manual recommends cutting the luggage compartment handle (trunk lid handle) in three places. With it cut, apparently it can be removed, or twisted around enough to get the lid open You might call one of the VW mail order places (Kymco is my current favorite) just to see if they have a hint off hand. You can find their number, etc. at: If you think the cable is attached, but just inside the trunk, tear out the glove box (these are about $15 new, as I recollect, again Kymco can tell you). You would sacrifice the glove box, but that is pretty easy and cheap to fix. After that you might try: 1) Use some stiff wire and see if you can get the latch pushed back. This is a long shot, but doesn't require breaking anything. The latch is on the right (passenger) side, and moves towards the right. You'd have to put a hook in the wire, and slide it to the latch from the right (pass.) side, then rotate the wire. You're trying to hook it into a hole, and pull the hole towards the right (pass.) side. The hole is a collar that locks down the trunk lid. 2) Drill out the center of that little round thing below the front of the trunk lid. You may have to remove the bumper to get to it. This has a nut on the inside. You may have to destroy that little thing since it should come out from the inside. The latch is just above it, and I think the tire won't be too much in the way. A long (perhaps curved) pry bar should be able to push back the latch. Maybe even your fingers or hand. The down side is that the spare tire might be in the way.
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