R50/53 Any trunk release other than key and from outside???
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Any trunk release other than key and from outside???
I had a problem the other day which made me think that if there's no other way to get into the trunk, then MINI might have screwed up.
Here's the story: I was driving down Las Olas Blvd last night when all of a sudden my car just died. I don't mean it turned off, it died completely to where the hazards wouldn't even turn on. I had no clue what it was. I had been rear ended two weeks ago and I just got the car fixed. I also had them install a Borla Exhaust, so I thought it might have been the exhaust installation. I wanted to get to the battery, but guess what, since the car was dead, I couldn't even open the trunk. Unless there's a latch on the inside, then there is no hope. No electronics where working.
So I had to climb in from the front, lift open the shelf in the back, and pull down the back seats. Then while sitting in the back seat, I had to open up the floor to check on the battery. I moved the ground wire a little bit, and all the lights came back on. So this must mean that the ground wire was loose, but it didn't seem that loose. I tried to tighten it up today, but I didn't have that much luck, just a little more secure.
Any ideas or thoughts?
Here's the story: I was driving down Las Olas Blvd last night when all of a sudden my car just died. I don't mean it turned off, it died completely to where the hazards wouldn't even turn on. I had no clue what it was. I had been rear ended two weeks ago and I just got the car fixed. I also had them install a Borla Exhaust, so I thought it might have been the exhaust installation. I wanted to get to the battery, but guess what, since the car was dead, I couldn't even open the trunk. Unless there's a latch on the inside, then there is no hope. No electronics where working.
So I had to climb in from the front, lift open the shelf in the back, and pull down the back seats. Then while sitting in the back seat, I had to open up the floor to check on the battery. I moved the ground wire a little bit, and all the lights came back on. So this must mean that the ground wire was loose, but it didn't seem that loose. I tried to tighten it up today, but I didn't have that much luck, just a little more secure.
Any ideas or thoughts?
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I had a problem the other day which made me think that if there's no other way to get into the trunk, then MINI might have screwed up.
Here's the story: I was driving down Las Olas Blvd last night when all of a sudden my car just died. I don't mean it turned off, it died completely to where the hazards wouldn't even turn on. I had no clue what it was. I had been rear ended two weeks ago and I just got the car fixed. I also had them install a Borla Exhaust, so I thought it might have been the exhaust installation. I wanted to get to the battery, but guess what, since the car was dead, I couldn't even open the trunk. Unless there's a latch on the inside, then there is no hope. No electronics where working.
So I had to climb in from the front, lift open the shelf in the back, and pull down the back seats. Then while sitting in the back seat, I had to open up the floor to check on the battery. I moved the ground wire a little bit, and all the lights came back on. So this must mean that the ground wire was loose, but it didn't seem that loose. I tried to tighten it up today, but I didn't have that much luck, just a little more secure.
Any ideas or thoughts?
Here's the story: I was driving down Las Olas Blvd last night when all of a sudden my car just died. I don't mean it turned off, it died completely to where the hazards wouldn't even turn on. I had no clue what it was. I had been rear ended two weeks ago and I just got the car fixed. I also had them install a Borla Exhaust, so I thought it might have been the exhaust installation. I wanted to get to the battery, but guess what, since the car was dead, I couldn't even open the trunk. Unless there's a latch on the inside, then there is no hope. No electronics where working.
So I had to climb in from the front, lift open the shelf in the back, and pull down the back seats. Then while sitting in the back seat, I had to open up the floor to check on the battery. I moved the ground wire a little bit, and all the lights came back on. So this must mean that the ground wire was loose, but it didn't seem that loose. I tried to tighten it up today, but I didn't have that much luck, just a little more secure.
Any ideas or thoughts?
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