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Old 11-25-2009, 01:30 PM   #1
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Emergency: locked out of car, hood open any options?

My battery was dead and the pin on the door came up half way but i was still able to get in. I jumped the car then shut the door to close the hood and now the door wont open again but hood is open... The "pin" on the door sill is like halfway up, but not to the point where the door will open from the outside.

No spare key, any thoughts before I try to call AAA?

Hood open, car running, keys in ignition, pin halfway up.

Figure this one out
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Old 11-25-2009, 01:33 PM   #2
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smash the window lol jk...sol i guess you have to call AAA
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Old 11-25-2009, 01:40 PM   #3
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this is why i always leave the window down if I have to get out of the car with it running
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Old 11-25-2009, 01:41 PM   #4
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pee in the intake. This should stop your engine from running and wasting so much gas.
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Old 11-25-2009, 01:52 PM   #5
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there is no way in hell this should work.
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Old 11-25-2009, 01:53 PM   #6
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How about unhooking the positive cable at the right rear of the engine compartment. If that's the main battery cable to the ignition system it should kill the car at least.....then you can figure out how to get it unlocked.
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Old 11-25-2009, 02:10 PM   #7
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AAA FTW in less than 2 minutes
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Old 11-25-2009, 02:13 PM   #8
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Scott, Did you learn the tennis ball trick when you worked as a AAA employee, Repro man or in prison?
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Old 11-25-2009, 03:02 PM   #9
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AAA FTW in less than 2 minutes
There you go. You pay for it so you might as well use it.
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Old 11-25-2009, 08:14 PM   #10
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yay im a car theif who needs to know how to get into a bmw so i put a post on a forum and you all told me

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Old 11-25-2009, 08:28 PM   #11
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yay im a car theif who needs to know how to get into a bmw so i put a post on a forum and you all told me

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Even if that was true, the only things you've seen in here are common knowledge and something that should not work. Break glass, AAA and tennis ball.
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Old 11-25-2009, 08:57 PM   #12
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Tennis ball?? I wonder how many have actually tried it.
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:09 PM   #13
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who jumps a the car then closes the door before the hood? This lost me.......
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:36 PM   #14
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how about putting your hand in the fan , should take your mind off things and ambulance personel will have your car open(since it needs to be moved) when you come too

How about the trunk ? it should open...(if you have fold down seats)
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