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Old May 16, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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So I removed the radio this morning and shut the door. Went to put the new radio in and the door won't open. The window will vent but it won't unlatch the door. I don't have a key for the rear hatch, the hood is closed and it isn't responding to the remote fob. How did removing the radio shut down my car and more importantly, how can I get back in it?
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Old May 16, 2009 | 12:22 PM
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If you open the trunk with your key, look to the left you will see small black tab one for gas cap one for the trunk release, I stick my right hand in the trunk to pull trunk release tab and I use my left hand to pop door open hope this helps you. It sound if you ran the battery down some how.
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Originally Posted by 2kvert
So I removed the radio this morning and shut the door. Went to put the new radio in and the door won't open. The window will vent but it won't unlatch the door. I don't have a key for the rear hatch, the hood is closed and it isn't responding to the remote fob. How did removing the radio shut down my car and more importantly, how can I get back in it?
You say that the window will vent.....I assume that it goes down 1/2 inch or so.....Since you have no key for the hatch, I would get a coat hanger and bend it so that it would fit through the window and get the hanger to latch on to the door release on the floor...pull up on the hanger and you're in.
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I found that if you set it on fire, eventually a hole will form big enough for your hand to reach in and pop the manual door latch. Nah, I broke into it with some improvised tools.
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