Re: 164 Rear trunk latch failure

[gt1300jr1@domain.elided]

Brad,
I had my trunk latch fail a couple of years ago. My 
trunk would fly open when I hit a bump. It was great fun 
travelling down the interstate on the way back from 
Detroit, seeing my automatic spoiler deploy.

You are correct about replacement. Simply order the part 
and replace. I recall that two bolts will do it. There 
is a link between the latch assembly and the lock that 
must be slipped into place on the new part.

Bob Abhalter
Grand Rapids MI
> Has anyone else had this part fail?  It was a gradual failure on my car,
> first occurring over 6 months ago, when the trunk would spring open when
> I wasn't looking, and then proceed to drain the battery due to the light
> being on.  Over the holiday, the problem suddenly got worse, and the
> latch would not stay in the closed position.  With the trunk open, if I
> try to manually slide it to the locked position, it won't stay there. 
> Probably related to all this is the fact that I had to increasingly slam
> the trunk closed to get it to latch prior to the failure.
> 
> Any way, I presume I just need to replace the assembly, which I also
> presume is a pretty straight-forward job, not requiring new keys or
> anything stupid like that.  Anyone care to correct my presumptions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brad 
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