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(Message started by: rich on Sep 29^th, 2009, 9:10am)

Title: boot opening
Post by rich on Sep 29^th, 2009, 9:10am

should the button on the boot lid push in to open the boot lid on the saloon model. mine is solid and only opens with the key, dont know if it has been disabled by the police during its past life or if its just siezed.

Title: Re: boot opening
Post by Highlander on Sep 29^th, 2009, 9:19am

Some do, some dont :)

Working it with WD40 may give you a clue

Title: Re: boot opening
Post by tonyboy on Sep 29^th, 2009, 5:11pm

Mine don't, can only open it with the key or the fob........

Title: Re: boot opening
Post by rich on Sep 29^th, 2009, 10:54pm

tried wd40 made no difference .just looks like its got a bit of white corrosion around the button thats what made me think it could be stuck. I might take it off and give it a good soaking in wd.

Title: Re: boot opening
Post by tlundkvi on Sep 30^th, 2009, 7:02am

Maybe the motor is stuck? You could try to remove it and see if the button starts moving.

Title: Re: boot opening
Post by Tekno on Sep 30^th, 2009, 9:27am

I have same prob in estate. Opens with remote nicely though

Title: Re: boot opening
Post by Chris_Basel on Oct 5^th, 2009, 3:50pm

I was convinced my 1995 Ultima saloon only had a keyhole on the bootlid, but after taking the whole thing apart and soaking it in oil it eventually turned out to be a push button that opens the boot. It took a good while to free it up and lots of careful but heavy pushing to get it to move. There is a lot of outward movement once it is free and I found it was easier to push it outwards first to get it moving. It's been fine for the last few years now and I guess if you use the remote control all the time they eventually seize up.

Title: Re: boot opening
Post by mijfife on Oct 5^th, 2009, 5:37pm

Not wishing to hijack this thread, but just a quick related question! Is the saloon & estate boot lock the same? If not, is the estate one used on any other Fords?

Cheers Jim

Title: Re: boot opening
Post by Tekno on Oct 5^th, 2009, 6:39pm

Granny mk3 is almost same? Isn't whole estate tailgate same or something?

When my Granada Scorpio sedan broke it's bootlock, I replaced the key part with simple plastic button + relay and some wiring from electric store. Wired it so that boot only opens when 1. doors are open 2. engine/ignition is not running.

Wiring was easy because every needed wire came near to bootlock. Little soldering + relay = voila.

1 because to prevent thiefs opening boot when car is parked }{
2 because in rainy/winter conditions the button can short circuit while driving

Everyone though that button thingy is cars original system

Title: Re: boot opening
Post by tonyboy on Oct 9^th, 2009, 7:37pm

on 09/29/09 at 17:11:09, tonyboy wrote:

Mine don't, can only open it with the key or the fob........

Just found out at the weekend that the the boot lock does work when you push it in. My son in law tried it and it worked. Iv'e only had it for 10 months and thats the first time it worked........... :)