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Title: help, now im locked out !!!
Post by: RobC_NE on 29 October 2006, 23:33:01
as title says, battery is flat. car is deadlocked on the remote and i cant turn the key....  obviously i cant get in, but is there any way i can get the bonnet open to get a new batt on it? this car is seriously starting to get me very hacked off.

heard something about using the towbar electrics connection to allow me to pop the locks??? Any ideas?

thnks. Rob
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Post by: Timbuk on 29 October 2006, 23:36:53
You should be able to get in via the key, it will be very stiff and you will think the key is about to break, but it should work ;)
Title: Re: help, now im locked out !!!
Post by: Bo Bo on 30 October 2006, 00:17:42
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You should be able to get in via the key, it will be very stiff and you will think the key is about to break, but it should work ;)
Worked for me & it is scary, if not open the boot & run a feed to the light, you should be able to put enough in to open the doors
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Post by: wigan pier on 30 October 2006, 00:23:45
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You should be able to get in via the key, it will be very stiff and you will think the key is about to break, but it should work ;)
Worked for me & it is scary, if not open the boot & run a feed to the light, you should be able to put enough in to open the doors

I agree it worked for me as well..though as mentioned it can be scary..but those keys are strong  :y
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Post by: Hillper on 30 October 2006, 00:32:58
Or you can jack up the front and get a jump lead onto the alternator terminal.
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Post by: TheBoy on 30 October 2006, 12:45:20
Use the key, it does work. Very stiff though...
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Post by: Bo Bo on 30 October 2006, 12:55:26
Also try some freeing oil in the lock, they stiffen up if using the remote all of the time.
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Post by: nixoro on 30 October 2006, 13:45:48
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Or you can jack up the front and get a jump lead onto the alternator terminal.

Bit risky if you dont know what your doing, have you got a guide to doing this? Curious as to how you do it.
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Post by: tunnie on 30 October 2006, 16:12:01
i'd open the boot with the key and climb in if you can, hopefully the Ski hatch is not locked? - Poke your arm though and try and pop the seat release and climb in that way.

Or if you have someone very small shove them though  ;D
Title: Re: help, now im locked out !!!
Post by: MikeDundee on 30 October 2006, 16:36:36
The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim ;D
Title: Re: help, now im locked out !!!
Post by: tunnie on 30 October 2006, 16:48:18
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The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim ;D

I could almost fit though the ski hatch... shoulders might be a problem though... but i might just be able to squeeze through, I can reach the release button for the back seat when reaching in though the hatch from the boot....
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Post by: Andy B on 30 October 2006, 16:58:30
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The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim ;D

I could almost fit though the ski hatch... shoulders might be a problem though... but i might just be able to squeeze through, I can reach the release button for the back seat when reaching in though the hatch from the boot....
Is the car PRE face lift? If not it won't matter if you're skinny enough to fit through the ski hatch!  :-?
Title: Re: help, now im locked out !!!
Post by: MikeDundee on 30 October 2006, 17:24:32


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The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim ;D

I could almost fit though the ski hatch... shoulders might be a problem though... but i might just be able to squeeze through, I can reach the release button for the back seat when reaching in though the hatch from the boot....
Is the car PRE face lift? If not it won't matter if you're skinny enough to fit through the ski hatch!  :-?

If its the same as the photo, its a pre-facelift, looks like he may have left them blue lights on, ran the battery down ;D
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Post by: TheBoy on 30 October 2006, 17:50:13
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The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim ;D

I could almost fit though the ski hatch... shoulders might be a problem though... but i might just be able to squeeze through, I can reach the release button for the back seat when reaching in though the hatch from the boot....
Tunnie, I reckon you could fit through the gap between the closed door and the pillar.

I remember being that thin - you wait, you'll become a fatty soon ;)
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Post by: Andy B on 30 October 2006, 17:51:29
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If its the same as the photo, its a pre-facelift, looks like he may have left them blue lights on, ran the battery down ;D
Ooops!  :-[
Title: Re: help, now im locked out !!!
Post by: tunnie on 30 October 2006, 18:27:36
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The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim ;D

I could almost fit though the ski hatch... shoulders might be a problem though... but i might just be able to squeeze through, I can reach the release button for the back seat when reaching in though the hatch from the boot....
Tunnie, I reckon you could fit through the gap between the closed door and the pillar.

I remember being that thin - you wait, you'll become a fatty soon ;)

As it happens i was in Debenhams today, tried out the scales now 10.7 stone ish.... put on 0.2 stone!  :o

Humm my dad is the same build as me, when he left uni at my age he was 9 stone!! so i am a right porker in comparison.

Plus i am taller at 6ft4 than him, only about a stone and a half before i am the correct weight!
Title: Re: help, now im locked out !!!
Post by: TheBoy on 30 October 2006, 18:30:06
Before I'm the right weight, I need to lose about 4 stone. Or grow about 3 feet.
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Post by: Hillper on 30 October 2006, 21:38:11
Caution fatties:

Before attempting to squeeze through ski hatch, make sure you have a mobile phone to hand in case you need to call the Fire Dept for rescue!
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Post by: TheBoy on 30 October 2006, 21:52:07
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Caution fatties:

Before attempting to squeeze through ski hatch, make sure you have a mobile phone to hand in case you need to call the Fire Dept for rescue!
Or just get a skinny git to do it instead.

Now where is Tunnie's number....
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Post by: Del Boy on 30 October 2006, 21:58:45
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Caution fatties:

Before attempting to squeeze through ski hatch, make sure you have a mobile phone to hand in case you need to call the Fire Dept for rescue!
Or just get a skinny git to do it instead.

Now where is Tunnie's number....

 ;D i definatly wouldn't fit through
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Post by: Timbuk on 30 October 2006, 22:01:12
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Caution fatties:

Before attempting to squeeze through ski hatch, make sure you have a mobile phone to hand in case you need to call the Fire Dept for rescue!
Or just get a skinny git to do it instead.

Now where is Tunnie's number....

 ;D i definatly wouldn't fit through

I wouldn't fit through the back and ive got an estate :D
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Post by: Bo Bo on 30 October 2006, 22:22:55
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Caution fatties:

Before attempting to squeeze through ski hatch, make sure you have a mobile phone to hand in case you need to call the Fire Dept for rescue!
Or just get a skinny git to do it instead.

Now where is Tunnie's number....

 ;D i definatly wouldn't fit through

I wouldn't fit through the back and ive got an estate :D
Not worth me even commenting here then  ::)
Title: Re: help, now im locked out !!!
Post by: BILL0BLU on 31 October 2006, 14:57:20
As some one mentioned if you've got a tow bar fitted you can energise the car battery
through the tow bar electrics enough to be able to use your remote zaper.
With regards to weight I'm not a fatty, I'm just 18ins to short for my weight ;D ;D ;D