Re: [MBZ] Trunk lock

[David Brodbeck]

Gerry, when you tried the vacuum pods, did they hold vacuum?  Or is the 
problem that you can't get the vacuum pod to engage the lock, and the 
lock won't turn to use the key method?

The previous owner of my car had a vacuum failure, and he had only a 
valet key.  He got the trunk open by cutting a tab of metal behind the 
license plate and bending it open, to access the lock rod and manually 
move it into position so the release button would work.  He bent the tab 
back and put some tape over it to seal the opening, and the license 
plate covers the wound.  This is a rusty old car, though.  If yours has 
a good body you might want to get the lock drilled instead.