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Old 07-27-2019, 01:45 AM
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Help please! 2004 RX8 Dead battery, car locked door handle disconnected

Need to move this car but the battery is dead, and to make matters worse, the car is locked and the drivers door handle mechanism doesn’t work so I can’t unlock the car or open any door to open the hood.
Is there any way to get into the he car or unlock the hood?
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The only thing that comes to mind is removing the drivers side wheel, wheel well plastic and maybe front bumper to get to the hood unlock cable and/or latch. But the bumper is a catch 22 because you need the hood off to fully remove it.

Good luck
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Is your car automatic or manual transmission? I have a solution for you but need to know what you have so i can correctly instruct you.
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You have a key I presume.
Maybe try getting in the trunk and popping out the pass thru hatch.
I'm not sure if you can unlatch it from inside the trunk, but if you can, maybe rig up a pole with a hook to either unlatch the hood or the passenger door lock.

If the pass thru can't be unlatched maybe you can knock it out.
I think it's all plastic, you might be able to superglue a broken latch, if not a salvage yard one shouldn't cost much.
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