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Help, dead battery, no key to open hatch
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Help, dead battery, no key to open hatch
My 2005 corvette's battery went dead while sitting in the garage. I can not open the door or hood, and I do not have the key that open's the back trunk. A lock smith came and could not get it open either. Any suggestions?
signed: Nice January weather and can't go riding in NC!
signed: Nice January weather and can't go riding in NC!
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My 2005 corvette's battery went dead while sitting in the garage. I can not open the door or hood, and I do not have the key that open's the back trunk. A lock smith came and could not get it open either. Any suggestions?
signed: Nice January weather and can't go riding in NC!
signed: Nice January weather and can't go riding in NC!
Check it out:
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Hope this helps!
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If I'm not mistaken, I read on here that someone took a taillight out and connected another battery to the taillight wires. It was enough to open the trunk or the door.
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Yes, I have taken the tail light out and connected a battery to the leads, the dealership can tell you the positive and negative side. Mine was actually parked at the airport and I didn't have the key on me, but I did have a USB cable which I cut the ends off of, then stripped the cable and took four wires to make two, because of the small gauge wire I was working with. The button on the back of the car would not open the hatch, but the remote would. Once I acomplished this with only minimal tools, I think, I found a butter knife, and a jump box from the parking attendant, and I found a bit for a tool set that was straight but was able to make it work. Lucky for me though the dealer was open still and able to tell me the positive and negative on the tail light
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Yes, I have taken the tail light out and connected a battery to the leads, the dealership can tell you the positive and negative side. Mine was actually parked at the airport and I didn't have the key on me, but I did have a USB cable which I cut the ends off of, then stripped the cable and took four wires to make two, because of the small gauge wire I was working with. The button on the back of the car would not open the hatch, but the remote would. Once I acomplished this with only minimal tools, I think, I found a butter knife, and a jump box from the parking attendant, and I found a bit for a tool set that was straight but was able to make it work. Lucky for me though the dealer was open still and able to tell me the positive and negative on the tail light
It's too bad that USB is only 5 volts DC, that would have been a great story if you had cut the end off of the USB cable and attached it to the taillight wires and opened the trunk using your laptop battery.
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Yes, I have taken the tail light out and connected a battery to the leads, the dealership can tell you the positive and negative side. Mine was actually parked at the airport and I didn't have the key on me, but I did have a USB cable which I cut the ends off of, then stripped the cable and took four wires to make two, because of the small gauge wire I was working with. The button on the back of the car would not open the hatch, but the remote would. Once I acomplished this with only minimal tools, I think, I found a butter knife, and a jump box from the parking attendant, and I found a bit for a tool set that was straight but was able to make it work. Lucky for me though the dealer was open still and able to tell me the positive and negative on the tail light
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Yes, I have taken the tail light out and connected a battery to the leads, the dealership can tell you the positive and negative side. Mine was actually parked at the airport and I didn't have the key on me, but I did have a USB cable which I cut the ends off of, then stripped the cable and took four wires to make two, because of the small gauge wire I was working with. The button on the back of the car would not open the hatch, but the remote would. Once I acomplished this with only minimal tools, I think, I found a butter knife, and a jump box from the parking attendant, and I found a bit for a tool set that was straight but was able to make it work. Lucky for me though the dealer was open still and able to tell me the positive and negative on the tail light
Thanks for your help. I was in the same situation so I gave it a try. It worked!!! Hooked it up to my bike battery with speaker wire I had lying around. People in the parking garage prob thought I was a thief tho... Lol
The longer process was trying to charge the battery and jump the car with a wr250 dirt bike!
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If it's in your garage, get under and hook up a battery charger using the starter terminal as the + and charge the battery up. Eventually, take your registration to a dealer and they can cut an expensive metal key from the VIN. Then take that key to a good hardware store and get it copied for $3 each.
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It does help!
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Yes, I have taken the tail light out and connected a battery to the leads, the dealership can tell you the positive and negative side. Mine was actually parked at the airport and I didn't have the key on me, but I did have a USB cable which I cut the ends off of, then stripped the cable and took four wires to make two, because of the small gauge wire I was working with. The button on the back of the car would not open the hatch, but the remote would. Once I acomplished this with only minimal tools, I think, I found a butter knife, and a jump box from the parking attendant, and I found a bit for a tool set that was straight but was able to make it work. Lucky for me though the dealer was open still and able to tell me the positive and negative on the tail light
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BTW, nice 6 1/2 year old thread.
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Help
When storing your car inside for however long why not just pop the hood open before storage ? Connections are under there. 
