hi all sorry not locost related but the battery has gone flat on my w reg vectra and the doors are locked and deadlocked also the ony keyed door is the boot but it dont seem to work is it possible to open the bonent from outside and how

cheers adam

i believe there is a hidden barrel lock under a cover on the passenger door handle.

try looking from directly underneath it and you may see a marking on the handle

you might manage to get to the bonnet catch from underneath if you removed the grill, cheaper to replace than a window. Try spraying some WD40 in the boot lock and try again. IIRC the internal door locks won't lift up unless the deadlocks are off.

ok cheers for that im going up to it tonight so will have a look hope its nice and easy like that

can you gaet your hansd on a spare battery and jump leads?

you should be able to get the +ve onto the red wire on the alternator from under the front of the car, then clip the -ve ontn any exposed earth point (bolt etc)

that should let you open the door using the keys/Fob

hth

Ray

[Edited on 23/6/09 by rayward]

Wot Ray ^ says and can be made easier by jacking up the front of the car to gain access to the alternator.
BOL.
Cheers, Pewe

thats a great idea ^

the starter positive terminal should allow to you charge the battery

what they say above. Jack it up and connect pos jump lead to the starter or alt terminal and neg to an earth somewhere. hey presto.

But there must be a proper procedure for this situation. as said im sure theres a lock barrel hidden under a cap on the door handle.