Shaved hatch + dead battery in trunk help!

foxforafriend · April 18th, 2011, 01:31 PM

So I let my 1989 gt sit for 2 weeks and I tried to start it yesterday and I had no luck! The battery is completely dead and my battery is in the trunk, So I can't open the trunk Via the hatch release button, nor do I have any way of opening the hatch mechanically!

Any ideas on a way to open my hatch?

I had one idea, I have a large positive wire coming from the hatch to the engine bay. Could I give the car power by attatching a positive wire to the positive wire in the car and the negative to the frame?

or

I was reading somewhere else that I could hook up power from my other car into the cigarette lighter?

Alexander III · April 18th, 2011, 01:35 PM

Complete fox noob, but can you take out the back seats?

foxforafriend · April 18th, 2011, 02:23 PM

I can lift them up but I have a sheet metal enclosure that won't let me get access to the battery. Unless i cut in an access which is my last resort.

Alexander III · April 18th, 2011, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by foxforafriend

I can lift them up but I have a sheet metal enclosure that won't let me get access to the battery. Unless i cut in an access which is my last resort.

Gotcha. Then I am out of answers. I wouldn't try doing a ghetto jump, simply because I would be afraid to short or blow something. Metal can be re-tacked/ welded.

sikedsyko · April 18th, 2011, 02:39 PM

I saw this happen to a Porsche once, and they plugged a trickle charger up to something in the fuse panel, let it sit for a bit, then the trunk release worked.

zinc-vert02 · April 18th, 2011, 02:41 PM

try jumping it?

mxnate116 · April 18th, 2011, 02:47 PM

jump it or put a charger on it. positive on the starter solenoid, negative on the shock tower bolt.

done

and a decent charger should give enough juice to run the lock solenoid pretty quick

foxforafriend · April 19th, 2011, 03:42 PM

What do you guys think about my idea of connecting a car battery to a car ac adapter and plugging it into the cigarette lighter? Basically I would clamp the charged battery to the 2 wires and i would solder in a ac adapter plug. Safe for the car? I have seen people jump cars in a similar way where they plug in a cord with 2 double ended ac adapters to each car.

mxnate116 · April 19th, 2011, 03:55 PM

just jump it on the starter solenoid. i wouldnt plug it into the cig lighter, you will probably pop the fuse pretty fast.

April 18th, 2011, 01:31 PM	#1
foxforafriend Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 reviews	Shaved hatch + dead battery in trunk help! So I let my 1989 gt sit for 2 weeks and I tried to start it yesterday and I had no luck! The battery is completely dead and my battery is in the trunk, So I can't open the trunk Via the hatch release button, nor do I have any way of opening the hatch mechanically! Any ideas on a way to open my hatch? I had one idea, I have a large positive wire coming from the hatch to the engine bay. Could I give the car power by attatching a positive wire to the positive wire in the car and the negative to the frame? or I was reading somewhere else that I could hook up power from my other car into the cigarette lighter? Last edited by foxforafriend; April 18th, 2011 at 02:26 PM.

April 18th, 2011, 01:35 PM	#2
Alexander III Absens haeres non erit '11 Performance Package 4.61@356.68 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,817 iTrader: 0 reviews	Complete fox noob, but can you take out the back seats? __________________ Current: '12 VW CC Sport 6MT \| '10 Jetta TDI \| '08 350Z Vert \| '95 S14 \| '85 325e BUY MY SCT X3 UNLOCKED USED TWICE

April 18th, 2011, 02:39 PM	#5
sikedsyko \/ Hidden Bewbs \/ 01 Cobra Vert Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 5,732 iTrader: 0 reviews	I saw this happen to a Porsche once, and they plugged a trickle charger up to something in the fuse panel, let it sit for a bit, then the trunk release worked. __________________ MM Cobra Club #66

April 18th, 2011, 02:41 PM	#6
zinc-vert02 Bringing Yellow Back 2002 mustang gt 12.2 at 117 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: WISCONSIN Posts: 9,967 iTrader: 1 reviews	try jumping it? __________________ SOON TO BE 5.4 3V POWERD WITH A ROUSH CHARGER HELPING IT BAMA Performance Drag Team Member #4

April 18th, 2011, 02:47 PM	#7
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast SVTfocus, F250 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,971 iTrader: 1 reviews	jump it or put a charger on it. positive on the starter solenoid, negative on the shock tower bolt. done and a decent charger should give enough juice to run the lock solenoid pretty quick __________________

April 18th, 2011, 02:23 PM	#3
foxforafriend Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 reviews	I can lift them up but I have a sheet metal enclosure that won't let me get access to the battery. Unless i cut in an access which is my last resort.

April 19th, 2011, 03:42 PM	#8
foxforafriend Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 reviews	What do you guys think about my idea of connecting a car battery to a car ac adapter and plugging it into the cigarette lighter? Basically I would clamp the charged battery to the 2 wires and i would solder in a ac adapter plug. Safe for the car? I have seen people jump cars in a similar way where they plug in a cord with 2 double ended ac adapters to each car.

April 19th, 2011, 03:55 PM	#9
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast SVTfocus, F250 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,971 iTrader: 1 reviews	just jump it on the starter solenoid. i wouldnt plug it into the cig lighter, you will probably pop the fuse pretty fast. __________________

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