i am working on the car and accidentally slammed my door closed with the key inside...but i do have a spare remote to open the door but im not sure why out of all the time...it stops working NOW... well anyway... the hood is still open...anyone know anyway to open the door lock from under the hood????

 

anyone??? any help would be appreciated??

 

Get new battery for the spare remote?

Only way to get it is either pay a tow truck guy to open the door (door balloon method) or break the window. Now I probably would much rather break the window then have the balloon method done. From my previous on experience on VW Jetta and Nissan Maxima the ballon method always bent the door and it never aligned the way it should when closed. Basically they slip in a peice of bag material and pump air to have it expand and push/bend the door slighly. Then they stick something like a coat hanger or stick to unlock the door lock.

Thats why I rather just break the window and pay for a new one then get a head ache that would bother me for a long time. But in your case with the spare remote, get a new battery.

Good luck.

 

that sucks man, if you were by my house I could use the big eazy(the door ballon method). I get lockouts all the time. I'am a public safety officer and I unlock doors for mostly women who lock their cars out all the time.

you can buy one from galls.com for like $50, lol.

 

thanks guys...i got it open... it was able to fine a thin but strong enough metal rod... and i pryed the door open with 2 pry bar to just barely open and able to use the rod to push the unlock button on the door...

 

Your door didn't get bent in the process did it?

 

no..i manage to pry it enough but not damage anything...also put a cloth in between the pry bar to prevent paint damage...pry only about few mm open to get the small long rod in to unlock the door...

 

Thanks, but luckely for me they were not my cars. It wasnt like the door was bent out of shape, but if you look really close you can notice that its a mm gap. Maybe the tow guys over pumped to pry the door than they actually needed to.

 

Why didn't you just get a battery for your spare remote? Would of been less of a hassle, don't you think?

 

if the key was in the ignition the remote won't work anyway.

 

?? my remote works with the key in. in fact, i just went out and tested it.

 

do you have a slim jim? If not get one at the next swap meet, the one I have came with step by step instructions for every car and it was only like 7 bucks

 

at least you got it open with no damage

 

This is why when ever my car is running i have my window down at all times, I dont care if its snowing or raining..