HowTo: Emergency seat and frunk release cables

[Grandpot]

There have been several threads about opening the seat or frunk on an RT when the normal opening method failed. Well, with the Coronavirus here and having to stay home I decided to do a video on how to get around this problem. Search for the video on YouTube "Spyder Emergency Seat and Funk Release" or just click on the link below.

Stay healthy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtUDlTER1jc

 

[EdMat]

Good job, thanks for taking the time to do it. I had done mine with fishing leader and no outside tube. I like yours much better and with some of the down time I think I will modify my setup.

 

[Grandpot]

I saw yours as I was posting mine. Good job also. There's always another way.

 

[RICZ]

I guess I'm lazy as this is my emergency cable. The end just peeks from under the frunk lid. For a knob to grab on to, I drilled a hole in a plastic valve stem cap just large enough for the cable to pass through (from the top) and tied a knot in the cable. The the knot was pulled into the cap.

 

[Mazo EMS2]

On my weekend quarantine to do list. Thanks for posting this Keith!!!!

 

[Purple Guy]

Great job Keith! Very well explained and easy to follow! :2thumbs:

 

[EdMat]

Keith, thanks again for your effort. While at wallyworld I noticed in the bike section replacement cables. Two of the larger diameter brake and two smaller diameter shifter setups for less than $10. Put the smaller diameter setup on the seat and using the larger for the frunk. Full set left over for the next time.

 

[Grandpot]

Thank you everyone for the good comments. You'll be thanking yourselves later if you actually need to use the cables in an emergency.:clap::clap::clap:

 

[EdMat]

When I started on the frunk pull I noticed how much of the shifter cable and housing was left over from the seat, used it. Drilled a hole in the lever and used a RC airplane clevis then used a slot car wheel for the pull. Got to combine several fun past times in one project.

 

[RICZ]

WOW! That's elebarate. Edmat must be either an engineer or a government worker.