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How to get keys out of locked car

I have left my car keys on the parcel shelf and shut the boot lid as you guessed all doors are locked. how can i retrieve them from a o3 VW Golf


guvbruv  Wed 02/07/08 18:02
kira000
Wed 02/07/08
18:04
Good rating
You could try calling the AA or the Rac, they will charge but often less than a locksmith....
cumbrianlad
Wed 02/07/08
18:06
Average Rating
if its central locking, try cutting a tennis ball in half. place the half over the drivers door lock so its flush with the paintwork. Give it a good smack. The air inside the ball should force into the barrel and open the door. It sometimes works. GOOD LUCK.
rnchugg
Wed 02/07/08
18:35
Good rating
Sorry to disappoint you cumbrianlad but your refering to "air assisted central locking" of which was not fitted to VW. the other tried method would be either replacing a good window after you have smashed it OR call a good locksmith. Good luck anyway.
ChuckFickens
Wed 02/07/08
18:46
Excellent Rating
I hate to say this but with most modern cars you are not getting those keys out without smashing a window, especially if it deadlocks.

they try to make them as hard to break into as possible, good side is cars harder to steal things from, bad side.. if you lock your keys in you can't get in to get them out again!

It actually says in the owners manual for my car that if you do lock your keys in or lose them to break the smallest window!
chas2008
Wed 02/07/08
19:26
in theory it shouldnt be deadlocked, that is usually a second operation and not automatic...shutting them in shouldnt deadlock it..
RAC/AA should be able to do it , most breakdown guys carry the kit or know a method of entry.
david1702198
Thurs 03/07/08
08:39
there is a kit you can buy which forses the top of the window down slightly to gain access with a tool to hook onto the keys but be warned you must know what you are doing or youll damage either the top of thre window frame or the window itself.
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