HELP! How to open door or bonnet w dead battery V8VRoadster

HELP! How to open door or bonnet w dead battery V8VRoadster

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NealCS

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110 posts

124 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Can anyone help me get in to my Roadster please?- the battery is so dead that turning the key manually doesn't lower the window, so I can't open the door, to open the bonnet.

Can I get into the bonnet to charge it via taking the grille out or is there another way to open the door?


embdenb

120 posts

104 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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I believe you can get to the battery connection in the engine bay by removing the front undertray.

NealCS

Original Poster:

110 posts

124 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Thanks - is that tray something I can remove in the street or will the car need to be up on a ramp?

Neil1300r

5,487 posts

179 months

NealCS

Original Poster:

110 posts

124 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Thanks Neil - the post referenced above is just what I needed - for anyone wanting to cut out the middle man, I also spoke to Harwoods Aston - the conclusion is unlock it with the key then 'give it a jolly good tug' - the advice is to start from the bottom - in fact it was completely undramatic the window just popped out of the roof with a slight suction noise (the passenger door) - now happily charging. Thanks for the help. Nsmile