Got kind of a dumb question. I have the motor and everything stripped out of my car and I can't get the rear hatch to open without any power in the car! How do I open the rear motorized hatch without any power in the car?

 

The key should work. Did you shave the back key off or something?

 

flip the license plate down.. there is a lock under it.. your key should work.

 

You can get it to open from inside the car also. I think you remove the rear cargo light by the hatch(not the roof dome light), you can get a flathead screwdriver in there and manually open the hatch. Or if you're interior plastics are gone, you can get to it.

 

My 91 had the key under the liscence plate put I looked there and this car doesn't seem to have it. Not sure if it was shaved off or what the story is. Just bought the car a month ago and have been ripping it apart to do a complete restoration on it and I came across this problem. Thanks for all your help as always! i'll have to try a little harder to get it open when I get home from work.