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I have a cracking cheap black 944s which I bought about a month ago, she has 165,000m on the clock and I'm using her as a daily driver as it puts a smile on my face evry morning. I have two keys, one for the ignition and one for the fuel cap, doors and tailgate. My car has an aftermarket alarm / immobiliser / central locking activator. Right at this moment my key fob will not open the car as I think the battery is weak, I have my ignition key in my hand but unforunately my door key is clearly visible in my ash tray atop the transmission tunnel as I've never needed it till now. Anyone know how to get in without damage to retrieve my door key ? If anyone doubts I am not cosher I'll email them a pic of me with said 9-4-4 and key holding a card saying help.
John
 
I should think that the little side / back window would come out without too much aggro. Never done it though.
 
A simillar thing happened to me ,i managed to lock my keys in the car, to pop the door lock you really need to know what your doing so i ended up taking the rear quater window out.There are 2 ways of doing it take the metal strip out and if your careful you can prise the window out with a flat screw driver but you really have to take care not to break it. The best way is to take the metal strip out and run a knife blade down the rubber,peal the rubber back and put the blade in so one edge is running down the window. you only need cut down one side (closest to the door) and across the botttom and the window will lift out. Not sure how much a new rubber will cost but second hand the are only cheap !!
 
A new battery for the key fob wuld probably be the best solution, most motor factors and supermarkets sell them,
Tony
 
Sometimes you can ask the local traffic police to help although they would expect to see proof of ownership of the car and also of your right to enter the premises to which the keys belong.

Most traffic police officers are well-versed in sorting out this problem - as are, unfortunately, most of my clients who also know what to do, but will do so with greater violence, speed and damage, and also help themselves to the contents of the car if not the house if they can get away with it. Try the traffic police if you can.
 
Isn't this the sort of thread better responded to by PM? By all means help the bloke, but I personally would rather you don't publish a guide to breaking into 944s on the 'net.
 
Agreed Fen, though most crims are quite handy with a spring loaded centre punch for removing windows. The other thing to try is holding the fob under your chin, it usually increases the range a little, warming (to room temp) and shaking the battery might just give you a tiny bit of extra juice,
Tony
 
Trying a new battery in your fob sounds your best bet before we start breaking in.
I've got a brilliant way of getting in but i want to see the pic of you looking like a fool first.
New member, first post, "How do i break in?" Got to admit, it looks a bit sus'.
 
Guys, I know it is all a bit suspicious but I have joined the forum with the faint hope someone might be able to assist. I agree you wouldn't want to post a method but the site does have an email direct facility. By the way it is the car's battery that is dead not the remote ( I had thought of that ). I will supply a landline number and any other info required to anyone who has a good idea.
John
 
I've not done it on porsche but these is normally enough flex in the top of the door frame to pry it slightly outward enough to get something down and unhook the door lock pin. Thats all the AA do. They normally use the plastic packaging straps that are flexible and quite tough.

I only know this because i've seen the AA do it on my mates car. Anything that holds its shape and can be made into a loop will do it. Not sure how strong the door frame is though
 
There is a slight indentation in the door frame that will allow the nylon strapping to be fed through. Will only work if the old style buttons are fitted that don't go flush into the door trim.
John, have emailed you.
Cheers,
 
oh and assuming you have a jack handy does anyone know if the starter motor feed is a direct connection to the battery - I think it is.
Tony
 
Tony is on the right track...

Clip a trickle charger red lead onto the heavy duty cable nut on the back of the starter, and the black one onto one of the starter motor bolts... this will trickle charge the battery through the loom..

 
Good thinking!

In fact, no need to trickle charge it - just connect as suggested, which will power the car up enough to run the central locking and alarm, I'd have thought.


Oli.
 
Support the car with axle stands as well as a jack as you have to get under the centre behind the engine, let us know how you get/got on,
Tony
 
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