R50/53 Mystery Tools Under the Rear Seat
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Mystery Tools Under the Rear Seat
So I am installing a constant 12v outlet in the console of my wife’s Cooper and had to remove the rear seat. Attached to the underside I found these:
Close up of the Allen key:
Removed from seat:
So, any idea what these are doing there and what they are used for?
TIA
Close up of the Allen key:
Removed from seat:
So, any idea what these are doing there and what they are used for?
TIA
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Check your owner's manual...
The allen key is used to raise the top if the motors fail. It requires someone to actually lift up the top, the allen key was to either release it or lock it in place. The actual procedure is in the owner's manual but I've only read it once and can't remember the details. The long 'coat hanger' tool is used if the rear hatch won't release, it's used to grab that 'glow in the dark' handle on a string that's attached to the inside of the rear hatch. On hardtops there's a pull string/handle under the rear seat that does the same thing.
I once had a Civic with a sunroof, it came with a 'manual crank' tool in case the sunroof failed. I kept it in the glove box and when I sold the car I explained to the new owner what it was and how to use it. Months later he showed up on my doorstep, apparantly he had run down the battery while sharing his new gazillion watt stereo with the neighborhood with the sunroof open and an overnight rain flooded the car. He wanted to know if I had another 'manual crank' tool (?!!) ...
I once had a Civic with a sunroof, it came with a 'manual crank' tool in case the sunroof failed. I kept it in the glove box and when I sold the car I explained to the new owner what it was and how to use it. Months later he showed up on my doorstep, apparantly he had run down the battery while sharing his new gazillion watt stereo with the neighborhood with the sunroof open and an overnight rain flooded the car. He wanted to know if I had another 'manual crank' tool (?!!) ...
Originally Posted by fzmax
Could be, but this one is a convertible.
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