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03-27-2005, 07:07 PM

nosispower

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Most newb question: trunk lock

Before I go to the stealership or a locksmith to fix this...is there a reason my trunk won't open with a key, but will open from the switch inside?

The key goes in smoothly, but doesn't turn at all. It was fine before and then it just stopped working.

03-27-2005, 07:13 PM

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Just remove the clip that holds on the cylinder and bring it to a locksmith. It's gonna be alot cheaper than the stealership.

03-27-2005, 07:14 PM

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I gotta do the same thing sometime soon. Mine has always been like that. Then again, it is good motivation for me to just get a rearview camera and stick it in that hole.

03-27-2005, 07:18 PM

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i push the slot in with a small screwdriver and shot some wd-40 in there. within minutes it worked just fine. did this for both doors too.

03-27-2005, 07:27 PM

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mine is like that too for some reason, but i have no intention in fixing it...i got the thing inside...and the keyless entry with it...
i would go with kevin though...hes lived it, nothing bad can happen as a result either...id assume

03-27-2005, 07:33 PM

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i push the slot in with a small screwdriver and shot some wd-40 in there. within minutes it worked just fine. did this for both doors too.

previous owner never used the keyhole for the trunk.. i sprayed wd-40 in it and works fine now

03-27-2005, 08:05 PM

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i always relied on the keyless or inside as well... only prob is, when i was in an accident and the battery was smashed, none of those handy electrical things worked... and i had stuff in the trunk i needed to get out... so i learned my lesson... better to be able to use the key just incase

03-27-2005, 08:22 PM

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true, gl with the wd40 idea, respond back here if it works, id like to know...
if that happens to me, ill hire my buddy to crawl through the poutch opening thingy in the back seat

03-27-2005, 08:56 PM

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true, gl with the wd40 idea, respond back here if it works, id like to know...
if that happens to me, ill hire my buddy to crawl through the poutch opening thingy in the back seat

I'll try it tommorow afterschool. I don't have a keyless entry, so everytime I need to open the trunk, I need to open the door to pop it. Kinda makes me miss my dad's minivan tailgate...

03-27-2005, 11:29 PM

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ive never even tried my key for opening the trunk- guess i ought to now

03-28-2005, 05:18 AM

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Its possible, if you bought the car used, that they only gave you the "valet key".

03-28-2005, 07:41 PM

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Nuts....sprayed WD-40 into the lock and still nothing. The key goes in fine, but it doesn't turn AT ALL. It feels like it's the wrong key.

The key worked fine before, but my dad went to get a spare key made and I guess he tried opening the trunk with it and maybe broke something? THe spare key never worked (in any of the locks) and now my real key doesn't work either.