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My 92 SVX, the oriental puzzle box...
Alright boys and girls has anyone run into this one. I had been on out of town for a few weeks and came back to find that my battery was completely dead and of course the remotes do not unlock the doors. I thought well I guess I was due for a new battery anyway and I procceded to attempt to use the keys to unlock the doors to no avail. The driver door lock barely moved and the passenger side wouldnt budge. I cannot remember ever trying use the keys to actually open the the cars doors. The only time I have ever used the keys is to open the trunk which I still can. I tried some penetrating oil in the locks and the only thing that produced was greasy key. Looking at the trunk interior I see that there is a row screws at the back seat but I fear if I try removing them that I may damage the seat latch or the seats itself, by pushing it in. If I dont come up with anything I might just have to bring in the professional locksmith, and that goes against my DIY moral code. Any ideas? Anyone?....
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Man, I know you're anxious for a reply, but, things seem slow tonight. I wish I knew what to tell you. I had thought that you could unlatch the seat from inside the trunk somehow. I know theres a latch that locks the seat so that you can't unlatch it from inside the car.
I can't imagine the actuators being frozen, as you've described. Perhaps someone has changed the door locks and didn't give you the key that went with them, never thinking about the security system failing. Somebody help this guy, please. I'm at a loss. Oh, just thought about this: Hook it up to a charger, or another car with jumper cables and hit your remotes and see if they'll unlock the car. Just a thought.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI Last edited by Aredubjay; 05-24-2002 at 11:26 PM. |
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is there a way I can open the hood and get to the battery without getting inside the car? Catch22 as far I can tell...GD
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I can't think of any way to access the electrical harness from the trunk. I'd just keep working on the driver's door lock. They become stiff with disuse. B.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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GD,
I'll thumb through my manuals and see if I can find anything. If I do, I'll post it.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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I could swear there was a way to open the hood without popping it from the inside first... but I can't actually remember if that was on the SVX or some other car. Hrm...
It really seems like there should be a way to solve this problem, but for the life of me I can't come up with it... -colin |
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Or you could just call for a cop to come with his jimmy bar and pop it open from inside the door panel...
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I don't think theres a way to jimmy the hood latch, but, might give it a look when I settle in to install my TCU this afternoon. If I may quote Clooney in "O' Brother Whereart Thou," you're in a tight spot. Sorry we're not much help, GD.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Could you just use a coathanger to pull up the doorlock from the inside?
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If you know someone near by with an SVX maybe you could take their door apart and see where the release bar is. Then you could make a tool to reach down between your glass and the door. This would be the 'slim jim" tool on a directed path. Otherwise someone could just tear up the window and rubber trying to feel for the release. |
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I am about to take another at that and see if it looks possible in the light and/or try to jimmy the backseat latch from the trunk(good suggestion Aredubjay) with a couple of things I just wrapped in electrical tape.(dont want to tear up the leather)... GD Thanks for all the advise so far |
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Don't forget to look at the door locks again... I can't believe they are completely inop... B.
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