Access to a locked w202 boot with no battery or key?

[John_Doe]

Any ideas?

I found a c230k down my local scrap yard so I'm getting myself loads of little things to tidy mine up but the main thin I want is the boot lock. Mine has been drilled before so I would like a replacement. Obviously I won't have the key for the new one but we all know it's not really needed if the central locking works.

So I just wondered if anyone knew a way into the boot without drilling the lock? I'd rather not damage the bootlid by using something like a crow bar as someone else might be looking for a black bootlid with lip spoiler in good condition that they don't have to respray lol. And I don't wanna be nasty and destroy it

 

[Stratman]

A scrapyard will undoubtedly have a battery you can connect up and hopefully open it with the lock/unlock dashboard switch.

 

[John_Doe]

But the battery is in the boot

 

[John_Doe]

Or do you mean to cut the switch wire and give it a feed to pop the boot? Coz that might work lol

 

[Stratman]

But the battery is in the boot

There are live and earth terminals under the bonnet (on the nearside wing under a lift up flap from memory) which you can connect to with jump leads. This should power the car.

 

[NW_Merc]

I'm after a black bootlid