ThaChief216

Have not started my 03 Z06 since November and the battery is dead. Doors are locked and the hood is closed. How can I get into the car or engine bay so I can pull the battery??

onspeed

1. put key into the keyhole on the driver door
2. rotate the key
3. open door
4. open hood

4DRUSH

If you lost your key(s) take the title to the dealer & get another key

JrRifleCoach

3sACROWD

OK. I'll bite. I'm hoping there is more to the story and these are the only plausible problems I can see preventing you from using your key.

Option A: There is a slot for a key on the drivers side (passenger side was deleted at some point). IF that area appears to be a blank, you have a color matched key hole cover installed. It is a magnet. Take a piece of STEEL and touch the blank and it will attach itself to the steel. Some say your key or key ring is enough to pull it off.

Option B: The door lock cylinder does not match the ignition key due to one or the other being replaced. Hire a locksmith to open the door.

Option C: You're a little over a week early for your April Fool's joke. I'd tell you there was an app for that but then I'd be early for April Fool's too.

Option D: If none of the above are true, put your keys down and back away slowly. I'm sure there is bus service somewhere nearby.

73Corvette

Great post! Helpful, insightful and funny... good job.

mrlmd

Think he'll (TheChief) be back?

Stilcrazee

According to the little green light, he's logged on right now.

73Corvette

Did ya get in buddy?

4DRUSH

Jumper wire on starter, ground on frame, fob will work

XotiK ZO6

It's hopeless, hate to tell you. Those other people saying all that crazy key stuff, starter cable connections... who do they think you are to fall for such BS.

I have experience with this and it isn't pleasant. I can tell you I am feeling generous today. Send me a PM and I will take that thing off your hands for you. I'll pick it up and give you a few hundred dollars as early as this weekend. I know, but I want you to have the extra money. It's so terrible when these flaky cars fall apart. You have been through enough and you really don't need to put up with it anymore. Take the money and do something nice for yourself. Doesn't that sound great?

Hurry before I come to my senses... this offer won't last.

73Corvette

Why would you buy a car you can't get into?

Johnny wangwang

ThaChief216

This is not funny, a trick, or anything else. The key does not work on the door lock. I knew it when I bought the car and have not had a chance to replace the door lock. The key fobs worked fine but the battery is dead. Is there a way to open the hood latch from outside the car?

4DRUSH

see post 10

88redconvert

That's a neat trick. I never heard of it and would never have thought of it.
Good info

65GGvert

Once you connect the booster 12v wire to the red wire on the starter solenoid, and the ground to the frame, you may have to re-sync the fobs before they will work. Hold down the lock and unlock buttons at the same time until the horn honks, then the door should unlock with the unlock button on the fob. If not, I would call a locksmith to make a door key. It doesn't have to have the security pellet just to unlock the door. Put that key somewhere you can find it for future use. He may be able to rekey your current door lock to match the correct ignition key.

73Corvette

Might not have gotten a little ribbing if you had made that more clear to start with... you have some great ideas for gaining entrance now...
Most of the ribbing is in good fun, this forum can be your best friend while owning a C5. Let us know if and when you get in....
Pics of your new ride would be great.... congrats and have fun with it.

3sACROWD

I don't think you'd have to have to reteach the fobs. It is no different than disconnecting the battery in the car. I've had my battery disconnected for days and not had to reteach anything, including the radio. I like the connect to starter and frame trick. Never thought of that.

OP. As stated earlier, the more information provided for your situation the better. I figured as much and offered two legitimate solutions before teasing. Take a look at your original post from our perspective. You gave us very little to work with. Learn to roll with the punches because this forum is very helpful and fun. At the very least, your post was getting noticed and responded to.

Good luck getting your car going again. In the future, either take the battery out of your car and store it in a warm dry place (not in direct contact with cement) or buy a battery tender for long periods of storage. I prefer the battery tender because all I have to do when the weather is good is disconnect the tender, open the garage door, and go.

65GGvert

I didn't say "reteach" which is actually relearn, I said re-sync. Sometimes when you disconnect the battery, the already learned fob gets out of sync with the car, and can be re-synced by simply holding down the lock and unlock buttons at the same time on the fob until the horn honks. Occasionally the same thing will happen when you change the battery in the fob. The relearn procedure is done through the programming in the DIC and that should not be required, but can be done if the re-sync doesn't work. (If you can get into the car to get to the DIC)