keys locked in car

king_of_inismac

Just got into work and am after locking the keys in the car. :mad:
The car is a 94 corolla. Does anyone have any advice on how to open the car??

Any advicer greatly appreciated,

thanks,
king

Samson

Smash the window.

But seriously, are you a member of the AA?
If so, give 'em a call.
Or, if a colleague is a member ask them can they call and say it's their car. AA membership is not car specific.

hussey

I used to work in a car-pieces shop (motor store)and
we'd usually get 2-3 people a week coming in and asking have we got some kind of universal car-opener !! and I'm serious!

But usually the best thing is a coat hanger .. or ask a garda

louie

Remove the rubber frame at the bottom of the window and start fishing with a coat hunger to pull the lock up.

Imposter

See if you can find a local scumbag!
Problem solved.

mike65

First question have you checked the boot? If its open you might be able to push the rear seat down....otherwise its the stiff wire/coat hanger approach as described above...In the old days cars had opening quaterlights which were great for this sort of emergency!

Mike.

rander00

U fool. U stoopid stoopid fool.

Im afraid you`ll have to leave the car then till u find a spare key, or if u dont have 1, u`ll just have to say goodbye and let the car pound take it away for scrap.

sceptre

Originally posted by rander00
u`ll just have to say goodbye and let the car pound take it away for scrap.

I suspect somehow that it won't come to that. Even if it was that bad, have you heard of the concept of breaking windows rander?

Incidentally, with a 94 COrolla he handiest way to get in is by lifting the rubber at the bottom of the window and using the coathanger hook trick to lift the lever below. Should take about 5 minutes (or 20 if you're me)

speedyboy

Theres a small tool that break down mechanics use that can open the car without damage. It would be cheaper and more convenient to call them than to smash glass.

I know some Ireland assist lads that use it regularly

Victor

My sister's Fiesta won't allow you shut the driver's (only) door without a key, or from the inside. It makes it nigh impossible to accidentally lock your keys in the car.

bubbles

We care Victor, we really do.

Alot of car models with central locking have crash systems installed - where if you hit the bumber hard enough the car would think you where in a crash and automaticly unlock all the doors.

peterk19

The hanger trick always works if not get someone to pill the top of the door open slightly and heat a hanger up with a lighter enough fo it to stick to the door lock to pull it up never fails

Stephen

Surely you got a spare set of keys with the car? If they're at home or wherever could you not either:


a) get a lift/taxi/bus there and bring them back
b) get someone to drop them in to you?

Creamy Goodness

smash teh winda

Barry Aldwell

Originally posted by sceptre
Incidentally, with a 94 COrolla he handiest way to get in is by lifting the rubber at the bottom of the window and using the coathanger hook trick to lift the lever below. Should take about 5 minutes (or 20 if you're me)

Not only are you a self confessed carjacker, you are a self confessed bad carjacker

sceptre

Originally posted by Barry Aldwell
Not only are you a self confessed carjacker, you are a self confessed bad carjacker

My father's had various Corollas since 1991. In these click-the-button days it's harder to lock the keys in but it wasn't always so. I'm a terribly bad carjacker.