DJ_Sunrise
11-05-2008, 07:26 PM
I am completely locked out of my trunk now.
My trunk lock busted sometime over a year ago, but the handle inside worked, so I did not bother trying to fix it until recently.
When I put the key in, twisting it would not unluck the lock. Tumblers must be jammed. So one day, I decided to look at the lock. Popped open my trunk, and flipped a switch on the actual lock, thinking that maybe it had something to do with why the key did not unlock the trunk. Quite the opposite.. it put the trunk into valet mode, so it disabled the trunk release inside of my car.
Recap: at this point, trunk release will not open trunk, and neither will keys.
So I had one last option.. Going in through the back seats, and this is where everything gets F.U.B.A.R.
I pulled on the seat release for the back seat on the drivers side, and it popped open fine. I pulled on the latch on the passenger side, and bam.. my hand slammed into the rear windshield, pull latch attached to my finger. It actually snapped off from whatever it is attached to inside of the rear seat. I tried to use a pair of pliers to pop open the top back seat latch to lower it, but I can not see or get to whatever releases it because the wind shield gets in the way. After that happened, I resorted to playing with the trunk lock again. I grabbed some graphite powder, and used nearly a tube in my lock, to no avail. The whole lock assembly twists loosely, but no go, so something is insanely jammed inside of it. WD-40 did not help either.
So here is where I am at now.
1) Keys does not unlock trunk.. Tumblers may be jammed, but either way, it is not opening. I had a fresh key cut by code, and no go once again.
2) I can not use my trunk release handle, because the trunk is in valet mode, disengaging the wire at the actual lock. Yes, I am using the master keys, and they do not work.
3) I can not release the back seat latch on the passenger side because the plastic pull handle is busted. I can not see in because of the back wind shield, and insane amounts of seat foam blocking the view into the top of the seat half.
What do you guys recommend? I have leather back seats, so as much as I would love to sawzall into them, I probably shouldn't. Has anyone dealt with a locksmith for stuck locks? Word of mouth is that a locksmith will charge between $100-$200 regardless if he unlocks it or not. Has anyone drilled through a trunk luck before? If I go too far or too large of a bit, I may damage the trunk/body/release.
So... What should I do in my shitty situation???
The techs I worked with all said graphite lube, and if that doesn't work, drilling through the lock with the potential of causing much damage.
Sooo... whose selling rear upper and lower cloth seats..haha... D'oh...
-Bart Siedlecki
My trunk lock busted sometime over a year ago, but the handle inside worked, so I did not bother trying to fix it until recently.
When I put the key in, twisting it would not unluck the lock. Tumblers must be jammed. So one day, I decided to look at the lock. Popped open my trunk, and flipped a switch on the actual lock, thinking that maybe it had something to do with why the key did not unlock the trunk. Quite the opposite.. it put the trunk into valet mode, so it disabled the trunk release inside of my car.
Recap: at this point, trunk release will not open trunk, and neither will keys.
So I had one last option.. Going in through the back seats, and this is where everything gets F.U.B.A.R.
I pulled on the seat release for the back seat on the drivers side, and it popped open fine. I pulled on the latch on the passenger side, and bam.. my hand slammed into the rear windshield, pull latch attached to my finger. It actually snapped off from whatever it is attached to inside of the rear seat. I tried to use a pair of pliers to pop open the top back seat latch to lower it, but I can not see or get to whatever releases it because the wind shield gets in the way. After that happened, I resorted to playing with the trunk lock again. I grabbed some graphite powder, and used nearly a tube in my lock, to no avail. The whole lock assembly twists loosely, but no go, so something is insanely jammed inside of it. WD-40 did not help either.
So here is where I am at now.
1) Keys does not unlock trunk.. Tumblers may be jammed, but either way, it is not opening. I had a fresh key cut by code, and no go once again.
2) I can not use my trunk release handle, because the trunk is in valet mode, disengaging the wire at the actual lock. Yes, I am using the master keys, and they do not work.
3) I can not release the back seat latch on the passenger side because the plastic pull handle is busted. I can not see in because of the back wind shield, and insane amounts of seat foam blocking the view into the top of the seat half.
What do you guys recommend? I have leather back seats, so as much as I would love to sawzall into them, I probably shouldn't. Has anyone dealt with a locksmith for stuck locks? Word of mouth is that a locksmith will charge between $100-$200 regardless if he unlocks it or not. Has anyone drilled through a trunk luck before? If I go too far or too large of a bit, I may damage the trunk/body/release.
So... What should I do in my shitty situation???
The techs I worked with all said graphite lube, and if that doesn't work, drilling through the lock with the potential of causing much damage.
Sooo... whose selling rear upper and lower cloth seats..haha... D'oh...
-Bart Siedlecki