ChaseN

Just went to drive home and the battery was dead...got a jump and the alarm instantly went off amd the doors locked. Now my keys are locked in the car! I'm 2 hours from home...any ideas to get the doors open? The frunk is open if that helps at all...but i think im probably screwed!!!

agustafson

Try popping out the rear side quarter glass start by the pass side. I just pulled these out for paint a put back in afterward couldn't believe how easy they go in and out!

MrNvgtr

I feel for you. This is one of those moments you wonder why all cars don't have an external EPO switch.

ChaseN

Unfortunately I don't have any tools except for the OEM toolkit. If I had some plastic body trim tools I might attempt it, but I'm not crazy about trying to pry the glass out with metal objects...

At this point, unless I have a revelation soon, I'm going to take the day off work tomorrow and have my wife drive my spare key down...checking in to a hotel room soon, and of course my wallet is locked in the car too!!! Thank God I have all my credit/debit card numbers/expiration/security codes memorized...yeah I'm weird like that! They better not give me any lip about not having ID when I check in!!!

ChaseN

On another note, why would this have happened? I have jumped my '64 in the past without this behavior...

ChaseN

How would that help? I've got access to the battery...

MrNvgtr

Sorry, just missed that. I was thinking you had a running car and no access. Stress coming down now.

ChaseN

Ha, now that would REALLY suck.

I was hoping you were going to impart on me knowledge of some great trick with power to get it open. Bummer!

Mr.Alex

Sucks to hear, why do you suppose the battery died? Drained from storage?

ChaseN

Yep think so, unfortunately this winter I was unable to keep it on a trickle charger due to storage arrangements. The battery seemed weak ever since I got it out; guess I should have heeded the signs and replaced it. I was hoping that driving it for a while would save it, guess not.

My wife is on the way with a new Bosch battery from Pep Boys and the spare key - but get this! The spare key was locked away in a small safe...the key for which is LOCKED IN MY CAR!!! I had her bring a chisel and a sledge hammer as well, hope I can pop it open...worst case scenario the safe will make a good blunt force object to break the window , but its raining

August West

A remote keyless would have been the ticket in this instance as I've heard that your wife would have been able to hold your extra remote on the telephone and you could have used your phone to open the car. I've never tried this but apparently it works!

Sorry for your stressful day!

stinkydog

Sounds like a very good reason to start drinking on a Monday morning.

BTW I was in the same situation once (minus the safe) and wasted time with the PET wiring diagrams trying to figure out how to get at the central locking circuits from the frunk.... no go, without a lot of disassembly.

August West

...oh, and as for your storage arrangements, I have a negative ground disconnect assembly on my battery so all my drained battery woes disappeared. I store my car at a storage facility as well and got tired of having to push the car out and to jumper-start her. I really haven't noticed any issues with DME readaptation.

Silvertarga

take the safe and throw it down on the ground on its corner, they usually pop open

James Achard

Chase, Sorry to hear this. Yet another reason to exorcise the evil immobilizer, electric lock fandango.

Time to remember the engineers saying "if it isn't there, it can't break"

Hope it all works out.

Cheers, James