OK well here it is,i was pulling a late nighter and working on my car and i got tired around 4 or 5 am and decided to pack up and lock up my car but i just happened to leave my keys in the ignition.So now my car and house keys are locked in my car and i have no way to get em out and i dont have a spare.I need to get the keys out and im not in a hurry and im not trying to spend money to get the keys out unless i have to.Does anyone have any ideas,can i rip out the lock on one of the doors and then buy new ones,or does someone know a way to pop my trunk from out of the car since it is one that you can pop.Or are there any house hold tools you can use to get in the car?

The car is an 96 Trans Am with t tops if that helps any.Al in nj

 

I watched a locksmith do this trick to my car a few years ago, maybe this will work for you.

Get an triangular object, something like a door stopper, and put it between the window and rubber seal. This will pry open a space big enough for you to see inside the door. Then use a coat hanger to move the lock mechanism in order to open it.

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The most cost effective thing to do would be call the GM Dealer or a locksmith and have them use a "slim jim" to unlock your car. You will pay for the service call but no new parts.

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I have known several police departments that carry around tools (slim jim, etc.) to open cars with the keys locked inside, plus its free. Calling them would be at least worth a try (presuming that the car is not stolen and you do not have any warrents on you...).

 

Thanks for the ideas guys,ill try the door stop trick first the see how i make out from there,thanks

 

Well, it may be cheaper to pay someone to open it for you than replace a broken window. I know f-body windows are able to be pulled out though, one design flaw that theives use. You may be able to use that, or a coat hanger in the side of the door. This may explain it, or it may be BS, I've never done it:

http://www.totse.com/en/bad_ideas/lo...y/pickcar.html

Anyway, it is a pretty amusing website.

 

do have a hatch release button on your center console? If so, breaking in is simple. all you need is a meter stick. just carefully work the end of the meter stick into the top of a side window until you can get your hands in there. pry the window back a little bit (NOT TOO FAR), just enough to be able to slide the stick in there freely. Continue to slide it in and guide it towards the button. Once it's pretty much all the way in there, you should be able push the button with the end of the stick. Now crawl on in. Ive gotten so good at this i can do it in under 20 seconds

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http://www.fc.net/phrack/files/p43/p43-20.html

look at that, it will tell you how to get in.

 

I agree with the above post to "look at it" but also to see the "thinking" of a thief. Perhaps knowing this will help prevent someone else from taking what they believe they deserve.

This is why I have several additional problems that a thief would have to confront to steal my car. While certainly not impossible, it will make it more difficult. I guess that means that I can expect the car to be trashed because of the frustration that would be encountered. The lack of a steering wheel is just one of several "challanges" that would have to be dealt with. The car suddenly stopping "x" minutes after being started because a timing circuit did something to stop the engine, preferably in the middle of traffic, would be another. Would a thief try to get a stolen car running again with hundreds of eyes looking at him? Well, considering the mentality of this type of person, maybe that's not a good quesiton.

I guess what I got from that article is the importance of putting something in the car to make it more difficult to steal, even if it's only a switch to turn something off that's needed to run. A switch that opens one of the wires from the ignition switch to the VATS input will help prevent starting it, or switching "open" the output of the VATS to the ECM input would do the same thing by preventing the injectors from firing. Hide this switch as best as possible leaving the wiring looking as "factory" as possible.

While nothing is certainly 100%, the idea is to make it as difficult as possible, hoping that the thief will go to an easier target. Man is basically a lazy creature.

[This message has been edited by Stuart Moss (edited July 25, 2001).]

 

So far I have only locked my keys in my car once (knock on wood!!) and the way I opened up my car was through the T-tops. You should be able to slide a coat hanger past the seal at the top of the window and with a little maneuvering, force, and a whole lot of luck, pop the t-top open and pull it off. Hope this helps

 

Seems like a good time to put a door key in your wallet... (been, there, done that- even with the engine running!)


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I think your best bet will be the coathanger through the ruber seal on the outside, catch on the linkage bars and pull up.

 

well i did it myself by pulling the glass door out a bit.I could but my hand in and open the lock, in the inside.BE carfull it could get very tight when you try to put your hand in between the glass from the top.I did it becacuse the glass had damage already.

 

well i did it myself by pulling the glass door out a bit.I could but my hand in and open the lock, in the inside.BE carfull it could get very tight when you try to put your hand in between the glass from the top.I did it becacuse the glass had damage already.