locked keys in XJ; break in ideas??
10-08-2010 | 09:31 PM
#31
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From: Clover, S.C.
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
I'd do it if i still lived in Philly though. I keep a slim Jim under my hood, stuffed in the hood's support brace.
I used to drive a tow truck for AAA, & after a few tries you get good at it.
We used to look inside different doors at the junkyard & see how they work. I still find myself looking, & haven't done that work in 25 years.
Those guy's can help.
If you can get a hold of some steel banding from some place that ships large items on pallets, I have used that before & it can work.
10-09-2010 | 12:13 AM
#32
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From: Northern Ontario, Canada
Year: 1990, 1999, 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
i took a pic of the lock rods for most jeeps from my CAA lock-out manual. i remember posting them in another thread a little while ago.
i can dig up the pics and repost them here if needed.
jeeps have a horizontal lock rod. no slim jim in the world will work on these.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/eas...-55239/index2/
i can dig up the pics and repost them here if needed.
jeeps have a horizontal lock rod. no slim jim in the world will work on these.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/eas...-55239/index2/
10-09-2010 | 12:32 AM
#34
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From: NW Oregon
Year: 89
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Been here 3 times..
Flat head screw driver, pull the rubber seal out of the rear window to the hatch.. takes 2 minutes, get in and unlock your rig, Takes 10 minutes to re-install the window..
This method costs nothing, but 15 minutes of your time
edit: Any of the three rear windows work!
The way they are designed.. makes them super easy to yank out and re-install
Flat head screw driver, pull the rubber seal out of the rear window to the hatch.. takes 2 minutes, get in and unlock your rig, Takes 10 minutes to re-install the window..
This method costs nothing, but 15 minutes of your time
edit: Any of the three rear windows work!
The way they are designed.. makes them super easy to yank out and re-install
Last edited by nw-xj-scott; 10-09-2010 at 12:34 AM.
10-10-2010 | 03:28 AM
#35
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From: Jacksonville, FL
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Been here 3 times..
Flat head screw driver, pull the rubber seal out of the rear window to the hatch.. takes 2 minutes, get in and unlock your rig, Takes 10 minutes to re-install the window..
This method costs nothing, but 15 minutes of your time
edit: Any of the three rear windows work!
The way they are designed.. makes them super easy to yank out and re-install
Flat head screw driver, pull the rubber seal out of the rear window to the hatch.. takes 2 minutes, get in and unlock your rig, Takes 10 minutes to re-install the window..
This method costs nothing, but 15 minutes of your time
edit: Any of the three rear windows work!
The way they are designed.. makes them super easy to yank out and re-install
10-10-2010 | 08:10 AM
#36
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Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
if you have a water bag thingy you know the ones you put on ur head anyway attach a hose to it slide the bag between your door and the body, put it on the top of the door best place, slowly fill the bag until youy can slide a coat hanger and hit the unlock switch or get the keys witch ever is closest it works really well
What the hell are you talking about?
10-11-2010 | 11:28 AM
#38
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From: Oshkosh, WI.
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I opened mine with a coat hanger. Went through the wing widow, by the hing. Lifted the unlock switch up with tip of the hanger. It took me longer to find the hanger. JMO!
10-11-2010 | 01:26 PM
#39
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From: Ohio
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Just fish a thin metal hanger through the window. With enough strength you should be able to move the window down just enough to slip it in there. Then just flick the power lock switch to unlock. No breaking windows, taking them out, or calling AAA. Probably would work better if you lubed up the hanger too!
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