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J4M13
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14th Mar 08 at 11:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes i know its an astra but i dont have many options of who to ask.

Im in a bit of a pickle at the minute, i cannot get into the astra!
Its been stood outside for quite a few weeks now and im guessing the battery is now completely flat.

Went out to it today and pressed the key fob and nothing!
Got no locks in the front handle's and the key wont work for the rear lock

Tryed the coat hanger trick(could do this easily on my old corsa) but cannot open the lock for love nor money.
Cannot get to the bonnet cable either, even though the bumper and grille are off.

PLEASE if anybody can let me know if there is a way of getting in, or even just under the bonnet.

would be best to u2u me.

cheers.
Fro
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14th Mar 08 at 11:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Don't go for the cable go for the lever the cable attaches to. Woulda thought you'd be able to get that with the grill and bumper off.
J4M13
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14th Mar 08 at 12:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tried allsorts with the bonnet latch/lever with no luck, even tried prising(sp) the bonnet where the latch is but it just wants to bend the slam panel.

[Edited on 14-03-2008 by J4M13]
Edd
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14th Mar 08 at 12:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
brick through the window
J4M13
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14th Mar 08 at 12:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can't afford to pay for a new window.
i actually did that with the corsa but with a hammer when i was in a petrol station and locked the keys in.
luke85
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14th Mar 08 at 12:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What engine is it? can you get to the starter morot from under the car easily?
luke85
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14th Mar 08 at 12:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I mean motor
nova_gteuk
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14th Mar 08 at 12:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How cant you just pull on the bonnet cable so it pops the bonnet,it runs under the slampanel doesnt it?
J4M13
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14th Mar 08 at 12:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nope, runs behind the slam panel so you cant get to it

v6 in it luke, and someone has told me to do the starter motor trick but the funny thing is, my jack is in the astra from last time i was working on it, do'h!
Shane
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14th Mar 08 at 12:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
drill through the front door handle and get another one from a scrappy
J4M13
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14th Mar 08 at 12:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there is no lock at all in the front door handle's so drilling a hole would be pointless.and i cant get to the scrappies at all.
Tommy L
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14th Mar 08 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
isn't there a way through the boot with a screwdriver? Can't remember seen it on here a while ago
Ian W
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14th Mar 08 at 12:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Borrow a jack from a mate, get underneath and attach a battery booster to your starter.
Dave A
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14th Mar 08 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
Borrow a jack from a mate, get underneath and attach a battery booster to your starter.



exactly what I was goint to say
p4uls corsa
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14th Mar 08 at 13:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
know anyone with breakdown cover?
Neo
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If you can get underneath the car slightly, try and pull the bonnet release cable ? See where it comes through the firewall and give it a yank.

Urm..if the coat hanger trick dont work then not a clue...
J4M13
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14th Mar 08 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
woohoo, realised my bonnet vent is right over the battery so just broke that off and attached some jump leads through the hole(bit tricky) and managed ot get enough power to open the car up!

now i know for in future
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14th Mar 08 at 13:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Excelent
little_duke
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14th Mar 08 at 14:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
take the rubber seal out back window and get in

EDIT - just read you got in

[Edited on 14-03-2008 by little_duke]
corsa_rob
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14th Mar 08 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
surely the is 1000 time into vauxhalls haha! starter motor was my thoughts but ure in there now

 
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