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lost my key!!!!

posted by  B.C. on  Mon Aug 18 06:45 CST 2003
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Get a long wire, such as an unwound coat hanger. Make it straight, and put a 1/2 inch vee bend in one end, open enough to get around the stem of a lock knob. Make a gradual bend in it, a 2 inch radius, so that with the wire vertical, the vee is almost horizontal.

That wire can be worked between the door frame and the rubber seal. (I am right-handed so I work on the driver's door.) You will see that the wire will need more bending, but it is possible to get a grip on the pull-up knob and open the door. BTDT x 3 or 4. You will have minor damage to the paint and maybe the rubber seal. Lots cheaper than $300.

Good Luck,

Bob

:>)


PS. It took me about 8 hours and the disassembly of a parts car door to open a 240 RR door that a locksmith had messed up using a "Slim Jim" in a failed attempt to get the door open. I didn't kill the locksmith because the incident occurred while the PO still owned the car.






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