Tailgate wont open

[alze]

Hi All,
Hope this finds you keeping well. I have a problem in that my tailgate wont open. I have a kitchen unit that blocks access to the handle, so cant easily use the interior handle to open it. I tried with a spare key to open the lock, ending up twising the key :\
Any suggestions (other than removing the kitchen) to get the tailgate open ?
Regards,
A.

[g8dhe]

Some of the keys are different and don't include certain doors!
See here http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html

[Bob]

If the central locking isn't working it could be the loom from the A pillar to the driver's door, or same from roof into rear door.

The thin wires work harden and break over time.

[alze]

Hi Gents,

After stripping out my kitchen and trying to find a way to reach the handle, saw the advice on here and went down the 'central locking' route.

What was important was that my fuse #1 wasnt working correctly either, so probably the reason why the central locking had stopped working. Done a simple test of putting a good fuse into #1 and hurrah the central locking worked and could get the tailgate open again !

A couple of long extensions got a soldering iron out to the bongo and I hard-wired the line into the back of the fuse box (had been using a blade for conversion), but still found that there is *one* wire a bit wrong between the lesiure battery and fuse box - have temprorarily used the drive-side electric curtains for a working tail-gate/central locking.

With the end-kitchen out took the opputnity to deep-clean everything so its all back in and now looking really spick and span !
Thanks again for the advice and suggestions - it really helped !
Alze

[Bob]

Well done buddy.

We've a good team here.

Edit: A Google of 'gas soldering irons' will bring up this kind of jobby:

https://www.halfords.com/tools/garage-w ... 6qEALw_wcB

Other makes and sellers, really handy if you're away from mains.