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Old 01-11-2007, 07:13 AM   #1
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value city has one of those chargers that you plug into your cig lighters and let charge for a few mins for $6
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value city has one of those chargers that you plug into your cig lighters and let charge for a few mins for $6
Where???

Sounds like a more compact alternative to jumper cables...
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Old 01-11-2007, 07:33 AM   #3
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Jumper Cables in SC? I thought that was only part of the Yankee Roadside Troubleshooting kit...

Seriously, they are most likely to be just extra weight. Check your Owners Manual, there is a very definite (and somewhat non-standard) procedure for jumping one of these cars. Failure to observe this could fry something expensive.

If my car were later, with the electrically operated hatches, I'd probably rig a 9-volt battery terminal to a Cigarette Lighter Plug (available through Radio Shack and such - observe proper polarity) and keep it, and a fresh 9-volt battery in the car. This would give sufficient power (Ignition OFF, key OUT) to pop open the lids to get a jump. Most likely the battery would be exhausted with a single use due to it's small capacity, but, it would work.

Other then that, if your car is a manual, you can always go with the Tried & True method of pushing it and popping the clutch in gear. Hope this helps...

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i have a manual and non-electric latches, so either push it or just simply open the hood
i do have cables in ther jus in any case
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better get me one of those cig. lighter chargers. My hatches wouldn't open last weekend, then I pulled the gas lid rip cord right off the car...
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Old 01-11-2007, 08:10 AM   #6
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DJ, your hood is still electric, the handles lock when theres no juice. I rigged my release cable by taping it to the underside of my passenger side headlight triangle. Since my new bumper has no license plate or tow holes I needed a way to get to it in emergency.
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Boggtown is correct, DJ...your manual levers will not work if the battery is out of juice.
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Boggtown is correct, DJ...your manual levers will not work if the battery is out of juice.
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True, but if you use the 9-volt jumper I described, you can use the Lock/Unlock Tip Switch to open them. These are available from several Auto Parts Retailers and usually go by the name Memory Savers. Usually under $12. See: http://www.drivewerks.com/catalog/shopcart/TOOL/POR_TOOL_CAT439_pg3.htm
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