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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: BobbyT on 24 February 2007, 10:25

Title: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: BobbyT on 24 February 2007, 10:25: well i know its a pritty obvious question i guess the only way is to smash the glass to get to the bonnet release, but as i have already delocked the doors and i may be buying a fully smooth tail gate are there any other options than this? not sure if its worth just getting my tail gate half smoothed like the badges and wiper hole and leaving the lock? :undecided:
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: Madone_si on 24 February 2007, 21:28: Do what the guys do with large stereo in cars, add an additional battery, which will act as secondary battery if main one does die. :)
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: M41K1T on 26 February 2007, 11:46: I have smoothed doors but stilll need to fit door pops, what solenoids are you useing or can you recommend any?
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: rubjonny on 26 February 2007, 11:49: you could fit 2 wires to the battery terminals, and have them dangling down near the chassis leg. Obviously secure them and cover the bare ends, then if the battery dies get underneath, peel back the covering and connect your jump leads :)

or if you can reach, connect the red jump lead to the starter motor +ve, and the black one to somewhere on the chassis ;)
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: BobbyT on 26 February 2007, 11:52: thats not a bad idea mate! i suppose i could use some amp power leads and then just run them to the back, are there no issues with doing this? :undecided:
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: BobbyT on 26 February 2007, 11:56: Quote from: M41K1T on 26 February 2007, 11:46
I have smoothed doors but stilll need to fit door pops, what solenoids are you useing or can you recommend any?

hi mate, sorry but i have only delocked it, i stull have handles to pop the doors, only now i have central locking which works off the key fob, not sure what type of solenoids i have as i had this all done when i got my cat 1 alarm fitted. I just told them i wanted central locking and they did the job! :smiley:
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: M41K1T on 26 February 2007, 11:58: i c
nice 1
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: rubjonny on 26 February 2007, 12:04: the only issue would be if you allowed the +ve terminal to short on something ;)
Any live wire will do, for example you can get car jumstart kits which plug into the cigarette lighter of both vehicles. Can't say I'd be too happy running starter ampage through the cigarette lighters though :shocked:
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: Stu.750 on 27 February 2007, 12:51: Quote from: rubjonny on 26 February 2007, 12:04
the only issue would be if you allowed the +ve terminal to short on something ;)
Any live wire will do, for example you can get car jumstart kits which plug into the cigarette lighter of both vehicles. Can't say I'd be too happy running starter ampage through the cigarette lighters though :shocked:

You could use Anderson sockets , Some Race cars use them as a jumper and they trucks i used to work on did , have one end attached under the car , other with some crocodile style ends and the male part of the anderson socket
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: theruler on 13 March 2007, 20:29: smashy smashy
Title: Re: fully de-locked ..... what do you do if the bat goes dead?
Post by: 10:27 on 23 March 2007, 10:43: my mate got a delocked polo! dont know if this helps but when his bat dies the car unlocks itself! not reallt safe but thats what it does!