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Thanks. Once the key was inserted in the ignition and I believe turned the wheel to the right, It was activated again. Very happy with Porsche right now. Initially when they gave me my new remote entry the trunk wasnt programmed to open and now thats working now also. That saved me a trip over there that I was planning to make next week. I am also going to try and buy one of those "air pumps" for the window that allows room in there to use the hanger to jimmy the handle on the door. The tech and I each had a wire hanger on the door handle and we each pulled simutaniously and then the door unlocked. We tried it a few times with the battery off but when he hooked the battery back on (alalrm was going on) when we tried tugging together on the handles it opened right up. Learned some great tips and where my battery is too!

The Porsche tech came to my house and got me squared away and into my car. So grateful for everyones help! He showed me where he grabs the hood release cable and it was so much simpler. I have attached a pic. in case anyone else would like to try there first. I just nw have to find out what exactly I unplugged! Oops.

Thanks for being helpful. I thought that you had to disarm the alarm before you can get into the vehicle? Because the doors wont allow you to jimmy them open until the alarm is disactivated. I think I found the release handle because I was looking for a different wire according to some pictures I had saw on a website. The mechanic that worked on my vehicle at Porsche told me this morning that its rubber and its pretty long. I have been yanking on it but I guess I someone stronger because its not doing anything. I hope I dont have the wrong wire. He also said that he didnt need to take anything off my car to get to it so I dont have to worry about the plastic pieces. How hard do you have to pull on this release wire?

Thanks for the help. I cant get that plastic piece off for the life of me. I already ripped the round front piece off of it. I went and bought a floor jack and that gave me enough room to get my arm in there feeling around but I cant find the release. I pulled something else out of place that felt like it eas to the headlights or something. I cant get that back in yet. Im pretty discouraged at this point.

I may not even have a dead battery. I read someplace and Porsche didnt tell me that this may happen - that if I dont use my car the remote goes into a battery saving mode and the only way to get it to work again is to put the key in the door. Is there any other thing to try since my lock is broken?? I stuck my key in the door and it did nothing (because its broke). Thanks

Here is the "plastic pieces" im not sure what to use to get off. Please answer my questions above about what I do once I find that relase handle so I am not having the alarm blowing for hours. Thanks.

I got this top "bolt" off photo #1 but I still cant get the plastic piece to come off wide enough to get back to the wire. What tool do I need to get these plastic pieces off shown on photo #2-please see next post as it wont let me attach both files. It looks like they could break off easily. Am I doing this correctly is the wire gonna be back there? lol

I looked in the wheel well after looking at pics of the pull handle and I dont see it I believe that it is behind the black plastic parts that look like they have to be removed.

I went out to find the emergency handle for the hood and It is obviously more detailed than what I thought. I need to go buy a jack and take my wheel off to get to the plastic that holds the emergency handle?

Hi All, Im hoping you can help me with my dilemma. I have a '99 Boxster. The day before Thanksgiving the door key lock cylinder broke suddenly with no warning. I had my purse in the rear trunk as well as not being able to get into the doors. I had to have it flatbed towed to Porsche dealership. I watched them from the guest lounge go under the drivers side wheel well and pop open the front hood. Turn off the alarm (didnt see how) and slimjim in the passengers side window and get in the car. This took 2 technicians over an hour and then they took another 45 mins to get in the trunk using a drill in the lock of the door to trick the alarm. (Later when I got home I saw the posts on how they could have gotten in with the pull cord) That cost $250.00 to get me in the car and another $360.00 for a new keyless remote for my key. They said it would be about $1300.00 to fix the cylinder lock and 2 weeks for the part. They told me if my car battery died I would be in the same predicament. I didnt see that happening in the near future but here we are today not a month later and my car is in my garage seeming to have a dead battery. I havent driven it in maybe 5 days and when I push my remote it lights up but nothing happens inside the car or no noise. The only light that will come on inside the car when I hit the remote is still the blinking red light that is always on when the alarm is activated. So, Im still assuming its the battery, am I correct do you think? I have done few repairs myself to the car one being changing the headlight lamp bulbs but I havent saw the battery in this vehicle and my many searches have shown up with nothing. Can someone please send me a pic of it? I have searched for the answer to my dilemma but havent come up with one that has the exact senario as mine with the broken key cylinder as well. I want to make sure that I get the steps right before I start. I have saw the posts about rigging something to C3 fuse but I cant wrap my brain around that one. I have saw posts about leaving jumper cables behind the passengers side seat but that doesnt pertain to me because of the broken door lock. (I just want you all to know I have searched for HOURS so im not being lazy I just want to get this correct) I also saw a post and I want to get your opinion about this PLEASE about buying either the entire cylinder or will it just have the parts need to fix mine off EBAY its a Volkswagon repair kit cylinder. http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-VOLKSWAGEN-DOOR-LOCK-CYLINDER-REPAIR-KIT-MK3-VW-GOLF-JETTA-CABRIO-/160700302658?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item256a7c0542 It wouldnt be the exact one I purchase just wanted some feedback if possible as the cons to using this type of thing to fix the door lock versus $1300.00 porsche wants to charge me. So after I find the hood release tab and get that opened I would find the battery and use a wrench and get a terminal off to stop the alarm. Now this is where I get confused because I cant stick my key in the door to get in the car and also to stop the alarm once I have either replaced the battery or charged it. So, when I put the terminal back on the battery will the alarm go back on again? And do I have to have both terminals on the battery to put a charger on it? After I have replaced the battery or just charged it (which is better?) can I then use my keyless remote to get into my car?? Oh Gosh I sure hope the answer is yes! OK this is enough to get me started. I appreciate ALL your help and sorry this is so long.

Will do. Thanks for the info! :clapping:

Thank you for the reply. Sounds easy enough. I will give that a try. : )

Update** I finally got the e-brake light to come on after quite a few tries. I got the top up but would still like to try to clean it so I dont have this problem anymore. Or would it be more cost effective and easier to buy that kit everyone recommends so that you dont have to have the e-brake on and you can be going up to 30 mph putting the top down?

Hello everyone, I have searched 24 pages after doing a search for this problem and I havent found the solution. One member said he had to clean something when his top was stuck because the handbrake wasnt showing on the dash when it was on. But it didnt go into any detail. Can someone help me out with this please?? I have a '99 Boxster not an S. I knew I would eventually have a problem with the brake because my driveway is on an incline and I have to pull the handbrake up very far or the car slowly goes backwards. Even if it is in gear. Almost lost it to the street once. I havent found a good mechanic here in Cape Coral, FL. The nearest stealership is over an hour away and I really would like to try doing this myself but am not very mechanically inclined when it comes to a Porsche. Any help would be much appreciated!