Just brought my new 87 bird home today and...I cant find the hatch relase

yea, dumb question but how the hell do I pop the hatch without using the door key? (the rear key cylinder on the trunk is gone, looks like someone broke it out and I couldn't find a release bar inside the hole to pop it open with a screw driver)

so yea, where is the hatch release on an 87?

 

my hatch release on my 87' iroc is electric and its the middle switch in between the two window switches, I dont think mine has a manual release like urs.

 

so do you have an electric hatch switch? I have an 89 bird and the switch is under the center ac vents on the dash.... here is a pic with the switch circled

 

No electric switch, my 92 bird has an electric automatic switch however, this car is completely base model...

Is there no other way to open the hatch if the key cylinder has been removed? Or am I overlooking a simply button somewhere lol

 

to open, just use the flathead screwdriver since the locks gone,with the cylinder missing just go straight in a turn

 

thanks, that worked, I just needed a really long screwdriver to reach all the way back