Keys locked in my Z06 with a dead battery
03-01-2009, 08:32 PM
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03-01-2009, 08:41 PM
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Ok here is my story. Sad but true. I wanted to take the Vette out for a spin to stretch its legs today and I found out the wife had not been starting it periodically when I asked her to. I know I should have bought a trickle battery and I will. SHe did do it once and left the keys in the car for the next time. So I go out and notice the battery is dead. No biggie, I will get the spare set. Well I go to use it and find out that the key the dealer gave me is not the right key for my Z06, it is for a yellow vert. The outside envelope said my car, but the tag on the key said otherwise. Now I cannot get into my car to pop the hood to charge the battery and I have no keys to manually open the door. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
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03-01-2009, 08:49 PM
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Burning Brakes
03-01-2009, 10:02 PM
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03-01-2009, 10:05 PM
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Safety Car
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I bought the car from a forum dealer far away. They told me they were sorry and to bring the wrong fob to my nearest dealer and they would reprogram it and they would obviously cover any costs involved.
03-01-2009, 10:54 PM
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Burning Brakes
Remove one of the tail lamps to get to the bulb. Remove the bulb from the socket. Place two pieces of safety wire or two straightened paper clips in you battery charger's alligator clips; one for each clip being careful not to touch them together. Place one wire into one of the pins in the bult socket, and place the other in one of the others. Try your trunk button above the license plate. If that doesn't work, move teh pins around. You only have 3 options. The trunk will be powered and you can get in to your car.
John
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03-01-2009, 11:18 PM
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Race Director
I just called my buddy who repos cars. He told me to take the key from the Yellow Vert and try to open the hatch of my Z06 with it. Sure enough the damn thing fit and it popped right open. He told me he thinks there are only 3 key combos on Vette hatches and I had a 33% chance and won. Of course its snowing here now so the damn thing probably wont leave my garage for another month,
And this 3 key combos for all corvettes has GREAT potential for becoming THE urban legend of C6's.
Jimmy
Last edited by jimmyb; 03-01-2009 at 11:22 PM.
03-01-2009, 11:52 PM
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Racer
03-02-2009, 12:44 AM
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I'm confused now, I thought we were talking about metal keys, not fobs. You can easily program any fob to work with your car, just follow the instructions in the owners manual...no need to go near a dealer, you can do it yourself in your garage in 30 minutes.
07-20-2010, 10:08 PM
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Mine is just as bad. If anyone can give me a hand, I literally just locked my key and fob in the trunk of my car, apparently too far away to be able to unlock. I'm angry lol ugh. Any suggestions? Sadly I dropped them back there putting ice in my car, so now I also have ice melting onto my carpet!
07-20-2010, 10:58 PM
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Maybe both, your biggest problem would be it doesn't matter much since your door handles not working are basically your car being locked. However if your trunk isn't locked you can pull the pin from the inside of it. In my case...I cannot AND the ice is still melting all over it. I hate my life...
