Lucusade
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Im thinking of putting some door handles on without the locks on it. The cars all alarmed with cl etc so that wont be a problem.
only thing im not sure about is that the boot is smoothed and so if anything happened to the battery there would be no way into the car.
is there anyway of opening the bonnet without having to be in the car? used to go through the grill on the nova? anything similar?
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Greasemonkey
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I have heard of people having a mechanical means into the car that can be used in emergencies hidden away
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sperminator
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would it cost a fair bit if u wanted a extra switch else were 2 open it?
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Lucusade
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quote:
Originally posted by sperminator
would it cost a fair bit if u wanted a extra switch else were 2 open it?
just given me an idea mate....could run and extension to the button that pops the boot onto the exterior of the car (with a waterproof switch) where in the event of it all going tits up, i can slip under the car and press the button.
hmmm, but if theres not battery power, that might still not work!
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scoob
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i am wondering this i have no door handles so if anything goes wrong with the doors i have a remote reciver on the smooth tail gate so i can get in the car but if the battery went flat this would be useless
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Lucusade
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what about running it from an alternative smaller battery?
stash it in the boot somewhere 
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Greasemonkey
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now there is an idea i like it!!!!!, i can get in me car without keys any way so it wouldnt be the end of the world just hide a rubber wedge and a coat hanger under ya car
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Greg_M
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when i had everything smoothed off my nova i ran two insulated wires to outside the car, so if the battery went flat, i could power the locks on an external battery or jumpr from another car. did help once which was a god send.
how could you power it from a smaller battery in the boot if you cant get in the boot?
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scoob
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg12v
when i had everything smoothed off my nova i ran two insulated wires to outside the car, so if the battery went flat, i could power the locks on an external battery or jumpr from another car
good idea
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Greasemonkey
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keep a battery in the boot that is for the sole purpose or popping the locks, have a switch hidden outside the car so if the battery under the bonnet goes flat you got a back up switch
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Lucusade
what about running it from an alternative smaller battery?
stash it in the boot somewhere
yea i was about to say this 
Just run a seperate circuit that checks the voltage of your battery and if its below a certain voltage, my Central locking works with about 1.5v in the battery (thanks to me leaving the lights on ), it switches over to a little 12v battery (maplins -HERE) and under the car you have a key switch (look in maplins) to activate the circuit  So you still have a key system to get into your car 
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Greg_M
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just covered em in insulation and when the time came i just cut it off, then covered it again when id finnished
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Dom
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btw, i would use a key switch rather than a normal flick switch, because it adds a little more security to thing - ie: if someone did find it, they couldnt just press it and get into your car etc you would need a key to activate the switch
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Lucusade
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impressive replies to the problem!
i reckon im gonna do the extra battery idea with the key switch
any ideas what sort of battery will do that?
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