I lowered the stock Lock buttons on all 4 doors.
now you see the stock lock buttons- unlocked



now you dont- Locked

 

Is there a write up/how-to in the future?

Ng

 

WTG, CJ. That looks real good. If you get a chance to post pics and a How-to, I will do the same.

I know some folks have pointed out to only do the front doors in the event one gets stuck inside, no power, and door locked, you can still unlock the back doors. In my case, I do have Onstar, and could call from my Cell....

 

As usual CJ whatever you do to the HHR looks great

 

You can put them up or down as far as you want. just cut the rod less or leave the back alone.

i am 52 and driving for 38 years and being in a locked car w a dead battery has never happened. if the battery is dead how is Onstar going to help you?

also i looked in my manual and there is a emergency liftgate release on the back door if you lose power. We have one on the Nox too

found out it is not there on the HHR, is on the Nox, bummer

this below was out of the manual on page 2-14
one of the lil bumps on the bottom of the rear gate near the center is a trim plug.
remove it to expolse the access hole in the trim panel
push the release lever
put the plug back in

 

It's not there.

 

i could not find the button to press either to open it
the plug is there
what is weird the Nox's is there and works
i tried it

 

One cool thing even with the locks lowered is you can pry off the top left corner of the door panel and get to the lock rod

so if all else fails, gently pull the corner back from the top left, ease the panel forward, unlock your door and get out. Then put the rod thru the hole first and then push the panel back in place

so nothing to panic about and you wont hurt it either