HELP! Battery died and can't open front hood!

[Uncle Bob]

Pain in the patootie indeed. Let us know how it comes out!

[rubberduckie]

Well, my good old Box is back on the roads again. I took my car to Acceleration and they were able to get it all taken care of. it turns out that the previous owner never changed the battery in the 9 years they owned it and was so far past dead, so they hooked me up with an Intersate MTp battery (not positive this is the name) for a grand total of $250 (parts and work). I am so thrilled to see my baby driving again and the guys did a great job. If anyone in Columbus, Ohio need a mechanic give these guys a call, they are AWESOME!!!
(mods: i am not sure if i am allowed to post the name of the shop so feel free to delete it if it was out of line)
Thanks guys!!

[rdancd816]

I bet you feel really good now! I have an Interstate battery in my '97 and it's been great. Now all you need is some great Spring weather and your good to go. Those of us who own the "original" Boxster need to keep the group informed these are still great cars. I plan to keep mine "stock" and have had 0 problems with it. I drive it every day. Let me know how your doing with the car and I'll do the same! Good Luck and Kudos to Acceleration! Glad it worked out for you...

i am sorry but reading all those threads, i do not understand how come you were not able to just pull on the handle to open your bonnet (hood) in the 97 model they are manual front and rear latches, my understanding is that on the new 987 it is electrical and it can be a problem to have a dead battery?

talking of dead battery i had not driven my baby for about 3weeks (was away) and of course it would not open with the remote, so open it with the key, ready for alarm to sound, switch engine and to my horror no kick going, but every time i turn the key in the ignition the windows would go mad and move up and down as if possessed.
any one with an idea why would the windows acted like this, i just put a charger on the battery for half an hour and away i drove (to a Porsche track day by the way).
any comment will be appreciated

cheers!

[986 in BC]

I just had the same problem.
After leaving the car in the garage for only two weeks the battery is dead and the remote opener won't work.
When the door locks it also locks the handles for the hood, trunk and fuel filler.
I used the info in the following link to get access.
http://www.986faq.com/8-0/default.asp#005-001

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

You can use a stiff piece of wire or Dental Pick to move the arm which locks the handles for the pre-'01 models. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[mbdeane]

I read this entire thread and am still not clear. I too have a dead battery--I had surgery which took me out of things for two months. When I went to start it up, the car was completely dead.

This is the second battery, an Interstate, which I replaced about two years ago. I have no idea why this one died so quickly though I wonder if the lojack is the culprit.

Of course I can not get into the battery compartment in the front because the hood is locked.

I looked for a cable but didn't find it. Of course I was looking in the garage without a flashlight so I 'll try again.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Michael