Getting the Boot open...

[Indyfreak]

My Beetle's opening mechanism for the boot is faulty or something, I pull the lever and NOTHING! How can I get in there to engage it, open the boot and fix it!

[vader]

I always find that a oxy-seteline set works well... Sorry dude I cant help I drive the DarkSide and it doesnt have fancy things like that...

[Indyfreak]

LOL! Man, if anyone comes NEAR my car with that, I will not be responsible for the murders committed!!

[Pine]

Sometimes if you push a Beetle bonnet sideways at the bottom, in other words so that it twists slightly in its length, it pops open.

...or drop a lit match through the filler cap

[Chris]

And,POOF!!!! It's open!

[Pine]

more like

KA-BOOOOOM!!it's open

[Chris]

With the price of fuel?

More likely a poof!

[Pine]

Indeed. 'Poof' then

[lowlight]

It will be only with american fuel

[calooker]

I have managed to get a bonnet open after the cable snapped. It was a 60's beetle. I cut the bonnet handle in half with a baby grinder and turned the lower half untill some of the threads of the holding bolt was showing but not enough to undo the bolt completely a little Q20 could help, I would try that first before you cut anything else. I landed up cutting off bits at a time off the handle until I got the bolt threads cut together with the handle. Work carefully and slowly as not to damage the paint or bonnet, I had a spare handle so no problem there. I think the same can be done to a 70's bonnet. If you do do a little damage to the paint there is a handle guard that can be fitted to cover the blemish, I have a stainless steel one, let me know if you need it.

[IMPI]

Gee hom net 'n harde pluk It works most times have someone pull on the remains of the handle inside the cubby hole if the cardboard is stuffed find the cable and pull that with a pair of pliers but i have had good luck with yust a hard jank.
Armand