Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:17 pm
Hey what about a cigarette lighter input battery maintainer? Probably a long shot as they usually won't start working unless there is a minimal voltage on hand already.
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Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:22 pm
Only other suggestion I got is sell it as a roller...
Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:46 pm
Assuming it worked, I would still have the horn problem to deal with
What I suspect is that the battery is so low that the alarm going off is drawing down too much for anything else to work. If I can get the alarm to shut up so I can just leave it connected for a few minutes I expect/hope that I should then let me pop the frunk as desired.
Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 6:10 pm
HHHMMM...here's a thought pull a battery cable off to stop the parasitic drag from the...Uh...never mind...Carry-on...nothing to see here.gnat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:46 pmAssuming it worked, I would still have the horn problem to deal with
What I suspect is that the battery is so low that the alarm going off is drawing down too much for anything else to work. If I can get the alarm to shut up so I can just leave it connected for a few minutes I expect/hope that I should then let me pop the frunk as desired.
Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:40 am
That's why I was suggesting getting into the rear trunk - attach a second battery to the big-ass + post in the rear trunk, and at least maybe get enough current to get the alarm to shut off.
Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:18 am
Any progress on this issue or did you sit around all weekend eating Peeps with the kids?gnat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:46 pmAssuming it worked, I would still have the horn problem to deal with
What I suspect is that the battery is so low that the alarm going off is drawing down too much for anything else to work. If I can get the alarm to shut up so I can just leave it connected for a few minutes I expect/hope that I should then let me pop the frunk as desired.
Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:10 pm
Nope. Haven't messed with it anymore. Don't have anywhere to go that would give the battery a good charge after I jump it.
At some point I'll just bite the bullet and accept I'll need to buy a new battery and then see if my Indy will do a house call or get AAA to take it to him.
At some point I'll just bite the bullet and accept I'll need to buy a new battery and then see if my Indy will do a house call or get AAA to take it to him.
Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:35 pm
Boooooooooooooooognat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:10 pm Nope. Haven't messed with it anymore. Don't have anywhere to go that would give the battery a good charge after I jump it.
At some point I'll just bite the bullet and accept I'll need to buy a new battery and then see if my Indy will do a house call or get AAA to take it to him.
Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:34 am
You should be able to open the engine lid without a working battery - you can on my '00, not sure about the '01. If so, you can use the jump points in the engine compartment to pop the frunk.
Re: @#$& horn!
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:04 am
At some point (01 I guess?) they switched the frunk and bonnet to have electric latches rather than the physical cables of the earlier cars. Nice, until your battery is this dead
