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YOUR RESEARCHFrunk pop on 996.1
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I suspect he's looking for the convenience of being able to open it any time he wants from the remote, rather than a one-time workaround for a stuck frunk, but it isn't actually very clear what the goal is from the first post, so I'm not sure which one of us is interpreting it correctly.
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The 996.2 uses a solenoid and the 996.1 uses a lever and cable as the primary means to open the frunk.
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The 996.2 uses a solenoid and the 996.1 uses a lever and cable as the primary means to open the frunk.
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I suspect he's looking for the convenience of being able to open it any time he wants from the remote, rather than a one-time workaround for a stuck frunk, but it isn't actually very clear what the goal is from the first post, so I'm not sure which one of us is interpreting it correctly.
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I fear I may already know the answer to this but just want to confirm. Is there any way to pop the frunk outside of the lever inside the car? IE, no way to pick up a 996.2 key fob and program to do it?
As far as I know the .1 has the manual(cable) frunk release. The .2 has the electric release so a .2 key fob won't help you. I do know the .2 has a "buried" emergency manual release cable somewhere, maybe behind the fender wheel cover on the passenger side. I'm not sure about the .1 cars but my bet is they have the same thing.
Yes. If the lever under the drivers door is not functional, there is a cable with a loop on the end that is either behind the front bumper or under the headlight on the passenger side of the car. You can probably fish it out with a wire with a hook bent on the end. Some owners loop it through the back of the plug in the tow hook hole (like I did on my 99), or the tape it in place below the passenger headlight. The first thing I would do is look under the headlight with a flashlight and if it is not there, pop out the tow hook plug.
I haven't tried this, but it seems like it would be possible to attach something like this to the hidden emergency release cable (assuming the 996.1 has one like the 996.2 does) ->
https://www.amazon.com/Directed-Electronics-522T-Release-Solenoid/dp/B0009W1QHU/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525881888&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=remote+trunk+opener+kit+solenoid
https://www.amazon.com/Directed-Electronics-522T-Release-Solenoid/dp/B0009W1QHU/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525881888&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=remote+trunk+opener+kit+solenoid
It comes with a wired button, but apparently on many cars, there is a wired remote button trigger that you can tap into, so maybe there is a way to tie it into key buttons.
You should be able to make that work, but it's a lot easier to thread the cable through the back of the tow hook hole plug. You don't need power to open it either.
I have a 996.1 and one thing I like (a lot) about it is you that don't have to worry about getting locked out of the frunk if the battery is dead. That said, it is a bit of an inconvenience to open manually. On my car (and I assume all 996.1's) you also need to pop open the driver's door a bit to open the hood lever, which makes it even slightly more inconvenient, but I guess that was done intentionally for safety to make sure the hood could only be unlatched when you aren't moving.
To me the ultimate would be to have the mechanical cable for the lever to avoid the dead battery issue, but to also be able to open it remotely with the key remote. It seems like you could achieve both by adding a remote relay like the one in post #6.
I don't understand your frustration. The 996.2 uses a solenoid and the 996.1 uses a lever and cable as the primary means to open the frunk. Both the 996.1 and 996.2 have a back up cable under the front bumper to open the frunk. There are many more threads about a 996.2 owner getting locked out of the frunk due to an electrical issue than 996.1 owners getting locked outdue to a broken cable mechanism. If the problem you are having is due to the frunk release mechanism being broken, where neither cable will work, than that's an entirely different issue. If your frustration is due to not being able to find the cable under the front bumper, there are threads on that topic and several YouTube videos.
I suspect he's looking for the convenience of being able to open it any time he wants from the remote, rather than a one-time workaround for a stuck frunk, but it isn't actually very clear what the goal is from the first post, so I'm not sure which one of us is interpreting it correctly.
My car is a 996.1 and has the electronically operated trunk. I believe it was a mid-model upgrade, not necessarily tied to 996.1 or 996.2. Mine is a 2001, and I've seen lots of other 996.1 with this feature, so maybe this feature came out in late 2000 or early 2001?
