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Old 28-06-2006 | 08:33 AM
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the battery has gone flat on the cossie - its been de-locked and i've now found out the boot lock doesnt work via the key

How on earth do i get in it without resorting to the last resort of breaking a window???

Suggestions, no matter how silly and obvious they sound would be MASSIVELY appreciated

(this is the exact reason NOT to get a car de-locked )
Old 28-06-2006 | 08:36 AM
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Thats a bit of a booger Trace!!!! Not sure how the windscreens are fitted to them but you could ask Nikki's Jay to come and take the windscreen out for you??!

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Old 28-06-2006 | 08:37 AM
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think you can put a jump leed onto the starter moter cant be 100% sure tho
Old 28-06-2006 | 08:37 AM
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jack it up... put some jump leads on the starter motor or at very least get a positive feed on it whilst someone operates the remote
Old 28-06-2006 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by mark
think you can put a jump leed onto the starter moter cant be 100% sure tho
How would you get the bonnet open????
Old 28-06-2006 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by mark
think you can put a jump leed onto the starter moter cant be 100% sure tho

there is another post regarding this somewhere on here.
but not sure where
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Originally Posted by Redkop
Originally Posted by mark
think you can put a jump leed onto the starter moter cant be 100% sure tho
How would you get the bonnet open????
jack it up and go from underneath

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Old 28-06-2006 | 08:39 AM
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If you're in the AA or RAC... call them out. Will take them 5 mins.
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to say the obvious ... fone the aa or rac ....

then get worried as they enter your car wthin 2 minutes .....
Old 28-06-2006 | 08:41 AM
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Yep if yo put a jump back onto the startmotor main power feed it will give you voltage to open the doors with
Old 28-06-2006 | 08:48 AM
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As said.. Positive to starter motor is the way people get into cars with dead batteries...
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cheers everyone - will try the starter motor when i get home then
Old 28-06-2006 | 11:33 AM
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On Doms Cossie ive done it buy taking out the grille, unbolting the bonnet catch off the slam panel, then the bonnet opens.

Might not work if you Cossie is all put together properly though
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