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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: jayjay29 on 21 July 2010, 21:07:57
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Hi Guys.
I know its not a miggy but ive locked my sons keys in the boot of his fiesta i was replacing the back bumper when i was all done shut the boot then realised the keys where still inside.
Anyone got any ideas how i could get them out without smashing a window??
Any help gratefully received
Jay
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No spare key then? :(
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What year?
Note moving to car chat :y
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Its a 2000 and the spare snapped ages ago
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So it has the lock button on it?
Or is it in the handle (cant recall when they changed)
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Just typed a big reply then couldn't post as topic was moved!!
I did this on my Omega. Managed to get an extra pair of hands and some flat head screwdrivers and prized out the rear quarter light very very carefully without braking it. Unlocked door, climbed in the boot and got them out. then put window back in. Bob's your uncle!
Also did this on my old Mazda Familia. Got a bent kebab skewer and put it down between glass and door skin and pulled lock. It was alot of guess work at the time but it was better (and cheaper) than smashing window! Have you considered using a slate puller to pull the lock, or glass suction lifter to pull glass down and create a small gap to get some sort of tool in to open door. Not familiar with Fiestas but hope this helps!
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it has the handle and lock in the boot the boot only opens with the key
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Well the standard method for those is to pull the top corner of the door out and pass a strap (like the flat nylon you get around parcels) down and around the internal handle. A sharp pull then unlocks the door
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I should add.....passenger side is easier if non central locking
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the fiesta has the door lock built in to the handle of the car can you still unlock this using a bent coat hanger??
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it is central locking will the strap still work if the doors are locked but not dead locked ??
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ohh and does the door go back into shape ok???
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the fiesta has the door lock built in to the handle of the car can you still unlock this using a bent coat hanger??
In theory yes, but its not easier on 90's onwards cars as they fit bits of plastic to get in the way
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it is central locking will the strap still work if the doors are locked but not dead locked ??
Yes..
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ohh and does the door go back into shape ok???
Yeh, it normaly simply springs back, if it sits out a bit, wind the window down and bend it back.
You can actualy get a small inflatable cushion to do exactly this job which is what the likes of the RAC use
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ohh and does the door go back into shape ok???
Yeh, it normaly simply springs back, if it sits out a bit, wind the window down and bend it back.
You can actualy get a small inflatable cushion to do exactly this job which is what the likes of the RAC use
Mrs M kindly did the same with our MV6 keys last year.
AA man had a plastic wedge that he put through top corner of front door and then reached in with a plastic rod with a hoop and pulled the lock up.
No damage done at all, door still perfect
:y
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ohh and does the door go back into shape ok???
Yeh, it normaly simply springs back, if it sits out a bit, wind the window down and bend it back.
You can actualy get a small inflatable cushion to do exactly this job which is what the likes of the RAC use
Mrs M kindly did the same with our MV6 keys last year.
AA man had a plastic wedge that he put through top corner of front door and then reached in with a plastic rod with a hoop and pulled the lock up.
No damage done at all, door still perfect
:y
Have you only got one key?
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ohh and does the door go back into shape ok???
Yeh, it normaly simply springs back, if it sits out a bit, wind the window down and bend it back.
You can actualy get a small inflatable cushion to do exactly this job which is what the likes of the RAC use
Mrs M kindly did the same with our MV6 keys last year.
AA man had a plastic wedge that he put through top corner of front door and then reached in with a plastic rod with a hoop and pulled the lock up.
No damage done at all, door still perfect
:y
Have you only got one key?
No mate, one was locked in the boot and the other at home 150 miles away, we were on a weekend away in Llandudno at the time......
Women and cars.........
::)
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ohh and does the door go back into shape ok???
Yeh, it normaly simply springs back, if it sits out a bit, wind the window down and bend it back.
You can actualy get a small inflatable cushion to do exactly this job which is what the likes of the RAC use
Mrs M kindly did the same with our MV6 keys last year.
AA man had a plastic wedge that he put through top corner of front door and then reached in with a plastic rod with a hoop and pulled the lock up.
No damage done at all, door still perfect
:y
A Mig is easy, do it from the outside, no need to bend the door top.... :y have posted how a few times on here... :)