locked my keys in the trunk😰
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locked my keys in the trunk😰
Just interested in finding out how Others managed to get their cars open after locking your keys in the trunk.
After locking my car i realised i needed to get some stuff out of the boot so i opened the boot, did what i had to do, closed the boot and realised that i had left my key inside the boot.
So after searching on this forum and others i realised that most method of getting the trunk open involved breaking stuff which i wasnt willing to do. I bought the car without a spare key and hadn't gotten around to getting one.
This is what i did.
Firstly used a hanger wire to open the front door (took me 5mins)
Removed the battery terminals so the alarm would shut-up.
removed the bottom part of the back seat (there are 4 bolts on the front the keep it in place)
I removed the back rest by loosening the bottom of it and levering it so my hand could fit. the seat has a latch on either side that hold it in place just under the head rests. by using a screw drive i managed to reach them and lever it open (most difficult part of the whole thing). Sorry could take pics. Wasn't thinking about that at the time
This took me about an hour, and saved me ZAR900.00 (USD90) for a locksmith and nothing broken while doing it.
if anybody has a key lying around that they not using, I'd be happy to give it a home
After locking my car i realised i needed to get some stuff out of the boot so i opened the boot, did what i had to do, closed the boot and realised that i had left my key inside the boot.
So after searching on this forum and others i realised that most method of getting the trunk open involved breaking stuff which i wasnt willing to do. I bought the car without a spare key and hadn't gotten around to getting one.
This is what i did.
Firstly used a hanger wire to open the front door (took me 5mins)
Removed the battery terminals so the alarm would shut-up.
removed the bottom part of the back seat (there are 4 bolts on the front the keep it in place)
I removed the back rest by loosening the bottom of it and levering it so my hand could fit. the seat has a latch on either side that hold it in place just under the head rests. by using a screw drive i managed to reach them and lever it open (most difficult part of the whole thing). Sorry could take pics. Wasn't thinking about that at the time
This took me about an hour, and saved me ZAR900.00 (USD90) for a locksmith and nothing broken while doing it.
if anybody has a key lying around that they not using, I'd be happy to give it a home
