Can't open car.

[Paulos52]

Hello folks......major problem here.
My car has been unused for a month due to illness. I've just been out to unlock it using the fob and it's completely dead......flat battery as I have an earthing fault which I've yet to find.
Also, the drivers door key barrel is knackered.
Is there any way of getting the bonnet catch undone from outside the car so that I can get to the battery, or is it a case of having to break one of the door windows to get inside the car ?

 

[Woody_72]

I've seen it done where a booster pack is connected from underneath the car. Red to alternator 12v and black to the engine or gearbox to ground it.

 

[Paulos52]

Thanks for your reply. Thinks me gonna have to resort to the hammer and new glass method.

 

[300bhpdaily]

Call your breakdown services. They’ll get you back into your car using a air bag on the door frame and a coat hanger to pull open your inner handle.

 

[Paulos52]

Bloody hell.....really ?

 

[Paulos52]

Right, straight on the phone in the morning !
Thanks.