keys in boot and its locked
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- ameetgill1
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guys I was adjusting my amp in the boot I left the keys in there and shut the boot. the keys are now locked in. is there a way out.
I can cut the boot and take the keys out luckily I have a spare boot.
was thinking to call RAC, will they be able to do anything
I can cut the boot and take the keys out luckily I have a spare boot.
was thinking to call RAC, will they be able to do anything
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If you can't get in at all, perhaps one of the ways would be to completely muller on of the rear lights and then reach in and get the keys. A replacement light unit is dead cheap on e bay etc etc.
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Screwdriver in the lock and whack it with a hammer - works as well as it always has.

e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
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That's just careless! I can understand keys getting locked with some central locking systems that lock after 30 seconds
Ski hatch.

Ski hatch.

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Its also a cabby so there is no ski hatch to go through.
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Does your central locking work? Is it deadlocked?
If Yes and No, a bit of packing band on the driver's door pin is easy enough to arrange.
If Yes and No, a bit of packing band on the driver's door pin is easy enough to arrange.
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Praise the Lard... and pass the dripping!


Praise the Lard... and pass the dripping!
Do not use a screw driver in the lock as you will just f uck it.
As Jim, said break a rear light and you can reach in to get the keys or failing that you can pull the locking rod actuator to unlock the car.
A rear light is cheaper and easier to replace than a lock barrel, just make sure you mark up around the lamp so you dont damage the paint around it.
As Jim, said break a rear light and you can reach in to get the keys or failing that you can pull the locking rod actuator to unlock the car.
A rear light is cheaper and easier to replace than a lock barrel, just make sure you mark up around the lamp so you dont damage the paint around it.
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be careful of the tool try then, cut to one side with a grinder fitted with a cutting disc and protect the rest of the car
and get 2 spares cut !!
and get 2 spares cut !!
A nice condition boot is worth more, less common than a tail light!
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that's true, personally I would use the dremmel on a tail light.
For what it's worth, i have done the tail light method before and it works perfectly.
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This is a saloon, isn't it? If so, what's the problem with knocking out the ski hatch panel?
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Well hook the door pin up then - that's simple enough. Or is it deadlocked as well?
This is the best way in if not dead locked.Brianmoooore wrote:Well hook the door pin up then - that's simple enough. Or is it deadlocked as well?
Some nylon strapping used for paleting works.
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BMW conveniently fitted mushroom headed lock pins to the E30 to make it easy.bss325i wrote:This is the best way in if not dead locked.Brianmoooore wrote:Well hook the door pin up then - that's simple enough. Or is it deadlocked as well?
Some nylon strapping used for paleting works.
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Brianmoooore wrote:Well hook the door pin up then - that's simple enough. Or is it deadlocked as well?
I did suggest this further up but it fell on deaf ears!
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Praise the Lard... and pass the dripping!


Praise the Lard... and pass the dripping!
I have also had to do that trick on a very expensive sport evo! 

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This trick does not work on convertibles (as the OPs car is) as the knobs are not mushroomed and when locked are flush with the top of the door card. This was undoubtably intentional on BMWs part as the lack of a door frame / B post would make it very easy for Croydon types to get the knob up.
Anyway, the panic is over, the keys have been retrieved without damage and the OP has been made to recite 250 times " I must not have council stereo BS in my car "
Anyway, the panic is over, the keys have been retrieved without damage and the OP has been made to recite 250 times " I must not have council stereo BS in my car "

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all sorted thanks to pacerpete thats all i am saying,
nothing needed to be cut or poked. will be cutting spare keys soon

nothing needed to be cut or poked. will be cutting spare keys soon