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locked keys inside, help!
my car alarm automatically locks the doors when the key is on the on position and i got out and closed the door on accident. i was working under the hood and now i cant open the doors for shit. The hood is still up dunno if that makes it easier to open. i have power doors/windows, how can i open? please help!
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
sounds like you need a locksmith
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
get your vin number and go to your local dealer and get a key made cheaper than a lock smith
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
OR, get a wire hanger and squeeze it through the top of the door through the seals. Make a hook or L shape at the end that you squeeze through. Now try to hook your lock button with that end. It takes time and a lot of effort to get it. You can try to open the lock or pull the door handle.
It does work though, I have done it at least 5 times with my Del Sol lol. |
Re: locked keys inside, help!
Originally Posted by cbaber
(Post 42180214)
OR, get a wire hanger and squeeze it through the top of the door through the seals. Make a hook or L shape at the end that you squeeze through. Now try to hook your lock button with that end. It takes time and a lot of effort to get it. You can try to open the lock or pull the door handle.
It does work though, I have done it at least 5 times with my Del Sol lol. |
Re: locked keys inside, help!
Originally Posted by 95-db6-719
(Post 42181127)
amen, i used a tig welding rod, and yes this works..
i'd say it was wrong design.lol |
Re: locked keys inside, help!
It was disturbing how easy it was to get into my car when I locked myself out.
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
use another honda key.
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man i hated doing this at the dealer LOL. i would pull into my bay and get out while being careful not to hit the lift with the door, and i would shut the door and realize the doors locked!! LOL so there i am giving the car back with an extra key LOL. now 10 years later i have a habit of rolling down the window before i get out of a car to work on it LOL
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
The first thing I do when getting into a customer's car is roll the window down.
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
Originally Posted by cbaber
(Post 42180214)
OR, get a wire hanger and squeeze it through the top of the door through the seals. Make a hook or L shape at the end that you squeeze through. Now try to hook your lock button with that end. It takes time and a lot of effort to get it. You can try to open the lock or pull the door handle.
It does work though, I have done it at least 5 times with my Del Sol lol. Just make sure that you disconnect you battery before you do this, if your alarm is activated...lol |
Re: locked keys inside, help!
clothes hanger FTW
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I don't get it - how can you get out of your car and have the door locked when you close it? You have to unlock the door to get out. Are you locking it again before you shut it?
My alarm also locks my doors 3 seconds after starting the car, and unlocks them when I shut the car off. I ALWAYS drive with the doors locked, so it's very convenient for me. But my alarm is also smart enough to know when one door is open when the car is started, it won't lock the doors. If I have to get out while the engine is running, I unlock the door, and then lock it again when I get back in. It certainly does not lock itself after I unlock it. |
Re: locked keys inside, help!
Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
(Post 42183094)
I don't get it - how can you get out of your car and have the door locked when you close it? You have to unlock the door to get out. Are you locking it again before you shut it?
My alarm also locks my doors 3 seconds after starting the car, and unlocks them when I shut the car off. I ALWAYS drive with the doors locked, so it's very convenient for me. But my alarm is also smart enough to know when one door is open when the car is started, it won't lock the doors. If I have to get out while the engine is running, I unlock the door, and then lock it again when I get back in. It certainly does not lock itself after I unlock it. |
Re: locked keys inside, help!
It is disturbingly easy to unlock the door from the outside.
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
Originally Posted by cbaber
(Post 42183371)
On my 96 GSR if you have the key in the ignition and unlock the door from the inside while the door is open, it automatically locks both doors after a second. I assume his situation was similar.
On my 94, if I hold the door plunger closed on the door jamb so that the car thinks the door is closed, then start my car and the alarm tries to lock the doors (door still open) it will try to lock but then immediately unlock. |
Re: locked keys inside, help!
i always keep a spare in my wallet for times like these. op should do the same after this.
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
youtube is your friend
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
Originally Posted by 92teginsc
(Post 42183449)
i always keep a spare in my wallet for times like these. op should do the same after this.
Only time it was a fail was when I was a freshman in college, living in the dorms. One Saturday morning I went out to piddle around with the car, ended up locking my keys in my car, with wallet locked in my dorm room. :o Luckily I lived on the ground floor and could open the window from outside and just barely squeeze through. |
Re: locked keys inside, help!
Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
(Post 42183094)
I don't get it - how can you get out of your car and have the door locked when you close it? You have to unlock the door to get out. Are you locking it again before you shut it?
My alarm also locks my doors 3 seconds after starting the car, and unlocks them when I shut the car off. I ALWAYS drive with the doors locked, so it's very convenient for me. But my alarm is also smart enough to know when one door is open when the car is started, it won't lock the doors. If I have to get out while the engine is running, I unlock the door, and then lock it again when I get back in. It certainly does not lock itself after I unlock it. |
Re: locked keys inside, help!
tried for two hours straight with a slim jim... might have to call a lock smith :(
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
Haha I think we've all locked ourselves out of our cars before. So when it happened to me luckily I was in my garage but the dumb thing was I didnt have a spare key. I know stupid me. So I had to use a hanger, slid it through my window and pushed down on the unlock switch. Luckily there was no damage.
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which is the reason i will NEVER drive a later model gm, or most fords, if i want the doors locked then ill lock them myself. i always roll down the window of any car im working on.
ive also kept a spare key to my car in my wallet for the past few years. |
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the worst was in my lexus, i locked the key in the trunk with no spare and the doors locked, locksmith came and opened the door, which set the alarm off, causing all levels to automatically lock so i couldnt get to the trunk, had to have ANOTHER person come to remove the door panel and trip the door in order to unlock the trunk lol
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Re: locked keys inside, help!
If its a sedan its super simple to get a hanger in there. Never had to do it to my sedan. Good luck op
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