E30 Zone

Ok yes I feel very stupid but need help. I have locked my only set of keys into the boot of my covertible. Can get into car on drivers side etc but keys are locked in the boot.

Is there any way to get into the boot in a cab without using a scewdriver and hammer and breaking the boot lock???

If not what is the best way of breaking in????

Cheers.

lock the door from inside then unlock again should work ???

sorry should have mentioned, no central locking on the car.

Dealer can get you a new key from the VIN, locksmith or local equivalent of the AA, or destroy one of the rear light clusters and reach in.

Would it be easier / cheaper to destroy the light cluster than break the boot lock?

You're less likely to suffer collateral damge if you go in through the light cluster, as long as you're careful!

I'd go through the lights not fun though

Yep - wear gloves!

black320 wrote:Would it be easier / cheaper to destroy the light cluster than break the boot lock?

There was footage on TV a while ago of a couple of police officiers breaking into an E30 boot. Car didn't look pretty afterwards.

So its not going to be easy then but the rear lights sound like a good option, its a pity the car is in a busy car park!

yeah, get a cordless angle grinder and just go at the light cluster mate!

you'll be able to get a new one no probs

stuartgallafant wrote:yeah, get a cordless angle grinder and just go at the light cluster mate!

if it has no central locking may i ask how they got locked in there?

jon_pure_british wrote:if it has no central locking may i ask how they got locked in there?

you can have the lock in whats known as 'chauffer position' where you must have the key to unlock it!

stuartgallafant wrote: you can have the lock in whats known as 'chauffer position' where you must have the key to unlock it!

ive heard of this b4 i didnt know it was on a e30 though

yeah, loadsa cars have it, you just dont really know its there unless you're looking for it, so to speak

no angle gringer but I have a hammer... anyone any idea of how much locksmiths cost? Would one be able to help without breaking lock?

black320 wrote:no angle gringer but I have a hammer... anyone any idea of how much locksmiths cost? Would one be able to help without breaking lock?

i know someone who paid about 150 once, but ur in italiy so i dont have a clue

also is there any possibility of going through from behind rear seats or is it just a wall of sheet steel?

the saloons had a ski-hatch, but im not sure about the cabs?

I had a look but all I saw was steel... maybe if there was a hole just to get hand through to get keys...

the ski hatch would be right in the centre of the panel

black320 wrote:Ok yes I feel very stupid but need help. I have locked my only set of keys into the boot of my covertible. Can get into car on drivers side etc but keys are locked in the boot.

Is there any way to get into the boot in a cab without using a scewdriver and hammer and breaking the boot lock???

If not what is the best way of breaking in????

Cheers.

Ring a mobile locksmith - it'll be the easiest in the long run and they'll be in the car in a couple of minutes

na no ski hatch on a cab due tot he structure support etc, there some gaps in the steel however they aint that big

if there are holes any chance you can get a telescopic magnet pen thing through there?

dont think u could mate there barley big enough to get speaker cable through

or a coathanger?

stuartgallafant wrote:or a coathanger?

it depends how bigger bunch the keys are

cliffybabe wrote:dont think u could mate there barley big enough to get speaker cable through

you didnt say that at 1st did you, you twat!!

stuartgallafant wrote:

cliffybabe wrote:dont think u could mate there barley big enough to get speaker cable through

you didnt say that at 1st did you, you twat!!

dont pick on me

i did say it u, mentioned the ski hatch

that does it

put a chisel in the lock and hit it with a bloody big hammer

in theory this should kill the barrell and pop the spring off the back and you should be able to open
heard this recently but havent tried it myself

last time i had this prob i had to cut the boot lid in half to get in
even that was a bloody nightmare as e30 bootlids are a lot thicker and stronger than ya think

cliffybabe wrote:

stuartgallafant wrote:

cliffybabe wrote:dont think u could mate there barley big enough to get speaker cable through

you didnt say that at 1st did you, you twat!!

dont pick on me

i did say it u, mentioned the ski hatch

that does it

when i mentioned the ski hatch, i said "im not sure"

Is there enough room to get an old wire coat hanger through??

black320 wrote:Is there enough room to get an old wire coat hanger through??

there is but it depends on how many keys u have and were abouts the keys are ur gonna have no light in there at all

been there done it
locksmith is the way forward mate will ben in there in a matter of minutes and most of the time with no damage, its worth the extra pennies mate to have it done properly


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