Made a real newb mistake....
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Made a real newb mistake....
Been busy as hell lately and wasn't paying attention. Ended up locking the keys in the car...before I try and wedge the window out a little and end up shattering the glass, anyone have any tips for my stupid action lol? BTW the battery is dead so I can't press the power lock switch. Does pulling the door handle unlock the lock? Thanks for any help guys.
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And 2), why haven't you tried your theory already? I'm sure the car isn't far...
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he means the inside door handle.... and idk...lol I don't have a 4th gen anymore and don't remember
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When I worked at a shop and we did lockouts, and I did several Fbodies and thats how i did them was use a wedge and start it in the window till i could get a air bag to get a lil more room and used the a slim jim to pull the door handle open or slide the door lock to the unlock position.
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You might try prying the pass window open enough to get a wire coat hanger in there to pull the keys out of the ignition. Use a flat head with a t-shirt wrapped around it to pry open the window and stick a magazine or two in there to keep it open. This has worked for me on the 93 MR2 I used to have which also had doors in which the windows aren't encased in the frame of the doors. Sorry if this explanation doesn't make perfect sense. Wasn't quite sure how to word it lol.
This is def easier if you have the necessary tools.
When I worked at a shop and we did lockouts, and I did several Fbodies and thats how i did them was use a wedge and start it in the window till i could get a air bag to get a lil more room and used the a slim jim to pull the door handle open or slide the door lock to the unlock position.
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I've locked my keys in my car a few times. I have power locks, so normally I just use a wire coat hanger and slip it though the corner of the window. With a few good tries I can push the button down and it unlock. In a pinch, i take my antenna off and use it to do the same thing.
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Yea i'd be a ton easier if the danm battery wasn't dead. Thanks for all the help guys, from what I gathered, pulling the handle will pop the lock and if I can't get it that way, Ill try pulling the keys out of the ignition lol, might be too far away though.
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I've locked my keys in my car a few times. I have power locks, so normally I just use a wire coat hanger and slip it though the corner of the window. With a few good tries I can push the button down and it unlock. In a pinch, i take my antenna off and use it to do the same thing.
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My dumbass locked mine in my Z the other day. I just called a locksmith instead of screwing around and end up breaking something. It cost me $50 and only took him about 10 seconds. He put a wedge in the molding at the bottom of the window and used a specially bent rod to unlock it.
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I would straighten a coat hanger and push the lock switch if pulling the inside handle doesn't work. Also if you can't get it in with a coat hanger I know that advanced auto used to sell a tool for this
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i have taken the antenna off of a car and bent the tip to a 90* angle. then i stick a prybar in the top of the window to hold it open while I work. I use some leverage on the antenna and force the unlock slider open. I did this like 4 times in the years I have owned 4th gens haha