Central Locking

Just wondered if anyone knows whether it is possible to open a Vauxhall
Cavalier (M Reg) from under the bonnet. I managed to lock my keys in the
boot while taking the battery off. I can still get under the bonnet and
wondered if anyone new if it was possible to activate the central locking
from there. The local garage was hopeless as usual.

 

This must have been a challenge - how did you do it?

 

I had my spanners in the boot and was using them to get the battery off.
Having finished taking it off I realised I'd shut them in the boot when I
took my spanners out. It was a bad day lol

 

2 ways

Take off the osf wheel. Unclip the wheel arch trim where the door is.
Look up and you will see the central locking multi plug.
Use a piece of wire and poke it into the centre pin. When you touch the
wire to earth the doors will unlock. Have someone with you as they lock
again straight away.

OR

tap into the black wire on the reverse light switch and put it to live.
This powers up the ignition.
Take a thin piece of plastic - number plates are good - and slide it in the
osf door gap just below where the bonnet release handle is. Hit it -
hard - central locking ecu is behind panel and thinks you have crashed so
opens doors.

 

Jesus!

I daren't ask where ya learned all that! roflmao

steveb

 

maintenance ngs and have about 10 different recommendations. Think your 1st
one sounds the best of the lot. Thanks again.

 

If that doesn't work, angle grind a hole in the boot lid, get your keys,
and buy a new boot. It will be cheaper than paying a locksmith to open it.

 

If you take off the rear number plate and prise out the plastic where the
screw goes in you can sometimes get a bent piece of wire in and pull the
lock rod to open the boot.

Been a while since I did any of these so I appologise if they don't work.

 

When did you get out

 

Cheeky bugger.

 

Sorry mate, just kidding, hence the