I haven't been watching this thread, but am I to understand that your door are locked and your key will not unlock them? Why should the battery matter? I think you might have a problem that I have encountered before, where the door locks get jammed, this is not always a solenoid problem. I find that this is usually caused by one of the door catches being off just a little and the lock mechanism getting jammed. The way that I have solved this is to press really hard on each side of the door while trying to unlock the door. Sometimes it takes a little working but I usually get it. - VB >From: mike clemens <rmclemns@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: [DML] Re: door trouble... >Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:22:32 -0800 (PST) > > > >Corey, > >Don't break the window!! It took me 5 days to get >into my locked car, but it can be done. (4 day 23 >hours trying all kinds of things, all to no avail, and >1 hour of doing the right thing). You'll need a >lawnmower battery, a super long metal coat hanger, and >a couple of small jumper wires. Contact me off list >for the exact procedure. > >Mike > > >--- coreysmoo <coreysmoo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > thanks. i am going to attempt entry again today. i > > really hope it > > does not come down to window breakage... > > > > > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" > > <swingle@xxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Corey > > > Not easily. > > > > > > You may be able to reach the end of the cable thru > > the handle-hole > > > closest to the back of the car with a needle-nose > > plier, but it > > looks > > > to be a pretty tough thing to grab. I've never > > tried it. I'm not > > sure > > > of any other way to get in short of breaking a > > window, or at least > > > forcing one down enough to open the door from the > > inside. If you > > have > > > to do this, break one of the small roll-up ones > > because it's > > easiest > > > to replace. > > > > > > If you have to go that route, do the passenger > > side window - I > > have a > > > spare one on hand and I am not far from you. > > > > > > BTW - Make sure the new ones you get are > > all-metal. Be sure to > > ask. > > > The failure is the 23-year old original plastic > > handle in zero- > > degree > > > temperatures here in Northern IL. > > > > > > Note to others - when you break one of these, > > leave a door open > > until > > > you get the handle replaced. > > > > > > Dave S > > > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "coreysmoo" > > <coreysmoo@xxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > both passenge and driver's side door handles > > broke off my > > delorean > > > > yesterday... > > > > > > > > how can i get in the car? > > > > > > > > windows are up, the doors are unlocked, but i > > have no handles > > now. > > > > > > > > my girlfriends wallet is in there! > > > > > > > > anyone know what i can do? i already ordered > > new handles from > > > > deloreanone.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating > > team, please address: > > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for > > sale see www.dmcnews.com > > > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. >http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > > > >To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: >moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > >For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > >To search the archives or view files, log in at >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/