access to bonnet from outside car

[RJ39]

Hey guys, so yesterday i finally changed my fusible link over and then went to start car...dead battery! Took it out and chucked it on charger for few hrs, windows on hilux were down so tried after a few hrs and didnt have enough charge to start but was abke to put windows up and lock car before taking battery out (smart move here wouldve been to leave bonnet unlatched) but no i close the bonnet and put battery back on charge! This morning went to put battery in but my key wont open the car door...had a but of a play around to try and pop bonnet from underneath front of car but no good and had to get to work! Any help would be greatly appreciated please, its an 06 hilux! Cheers

[Dadz Toy]

Tent peg through the grill, hook cable and jerk hard.

(Favoured MO of local battery thieves!



Rich

[RJ39]

Cheers thanks mate, will give it a go after work!

[dalkill]

???

you cannot open the door manually with the key. Not using remote but good old fashioned turning the key?

[CasKru]

Alternatively you can crawl under your vehicle and connect jumper leads on the body of the starter(or earth anyware) and the positive on the positive pole of the starter. This should then also charge the battery and allow you to unlock the car if the lock on the door cannot be opened with the key itself

[Ali3n]

???

you cannot open the door manually with the key. Not using remote but good old fashioned turning the key?

I guess he tried that.

With Cleaners lux, the key also only opens the drivers door and not the passenger door. Either the key is worn or the locks are different. The ignition works perfectly. This is the case with his spare key as well so doubt it is the key. His truck has never been broken into in the time he has had it so we cant say if the locks have been changed but then why would they not have replaced all the locks? Possibly a Toyota fault? I believe it is the same year model. Could be mistaken.

[ChrisF]

Alternatively you can crawl under your vehicle and connect jumper leads on the body of the starter(or earth anyware) and the positive on the positive pole of the starter. This should then also charge the battery and allow you to unlock the car if the lock on the door cannot be opened with the key itself

Battery was removed before the bonnet was closed ....


Would need some serious double jointed manouver to get a live wire to the loose live connection floating about in the engine bay ....

Let me rather grey out my bad advice ...

[Thabogrobler]

Some older Toyotas you can open the door lock with a welding rod - I guess a 2.5mm with the flux removed, lift the handle and push the rod in the rear hole under the handle. Good push and the lock was open!

Or the good 'ol fashioned coat hanger bent in a sharp V and pushing it down the side of the window and pushing up the lock button.

[Dadz Toy]

Or the good 'ol fashioned coat hanger bent in a sharp V and pushing it down the side of the window and pushing up the lock button.

Done that so many times on my truck!
It's too easy on an SFA!
(only with thick wire in the absence of coat hangers)



Rich

[Mud Dog]

Alternatively you can crawl under your vehicle and connect jumper leads on the body of the starter(or earth anyware) and the positive on the positive pole of the starter. This should then also charge the battery and allow you to unlock the car if the lock on the door cannot be opened with the key itself

Battery was removed before the bonnet was closed ....


Would need some serious double jointed manouver to get a live wire to the loose live connection floating about in the engine bay ....

Chris, it's as Cassie said .... connecting to the positive terminal on the solenoid is exactly the same as if you connected to the positive battery clamp. It's a straight through connection, unbroken heavy wire - the solenoid opens and closes the circuit to the starter motor.

Thus if you connect a 'jumper' battery as Cassie said, it would be the same as if the vehicle's own battery was connected. All circuits would function as normal.

[ChrisF]

Oooops.

Thanks Andy.

Had a bit of brain fade there ...

[Thabogrobler]

Alternatively you can crawl under your vehicle and connect jumper leads on the body of the starter(or earth anyware) and the positive on the positive pole of the starter. This should then also charge the battery and allow you to unlock the car if the lock on the door cannot be opened with the key itself

Battery was removed before the bonnet was closed ....


Would need some serious double jointed manouver to get a live wire to the loose live connection floating about in the engine bay ....

Chris, it's as Cassie said .... connecting to the positive terminal on the solenoid is exactly the same as if you connected to the positive battery clamp. It's a straight through connection, unbroken heavy wire - the solenoid opens and closes the circuit to the starter motor.

Thus if you connect a 'jumper' battery as Cassie said, it would be the same as if the vehicle's own battery was connected. All circuits would function as normal.

Risk of the positive(removed from battery) cable touching body - and then the sparks will fly!

[Mud Dog]

That's true. One would have to watch for that.

[Lorry]

Once you have opned the bonnet, just check your negative wire going to the fuse box and earthing the car, i had exactly the same issue and i thought it was battery, it turned out to be the eart wire from the baterry.