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OK, I can't believe I did this, but I locked the keys in the trunk of my car. Its the only set I have and the car is locked. I have a 2002 Pontiac Bonneville. Anyone got any idea as to how to get in there without paying for a replacement key?

Gonna have to pry the top of the door open and get im there with a rod or clothes hanger or something to either hit the button or pull the latch. I did something similar this spring, luckily I have AAA, and the towing guy had it open in no time.

I may be screwed here lol. I cant pry the door open far enough to get anything down there, and even if I could, I dont own a wire hangar apparently lol.

Call the police and have them open it.

last i heard it costs about 60 bucks to have the towtruck guy do it.
beats busting a window!

Cops will do it for free. Atleast here in Dekalb and Sycamore, IL, they do.

01bonneSC wrote:Call the police and have them open it.

Most won't do it anymore. They just will tell you to call a locksmith/tow truck.

GoldenBullet wrote:

01bonneSC wrote:Call the police and have them open it.

Most won't do it anymore. They just will tell you to call a locksmith/tow truck.

I guess we actually DO have nice cops around here still lol.

A year ago I locked the keys in my Camaro. Buddy didnt have metal hangers. So just had to pry the window glass back a bit and them guide him to tell where the slide was. Im surprised that there arent more Firebirds and Camaro broken into.

If you get a plastic wedge in there between the body and the door it should give you a nice gap for a hanger/brake line.

01bonneSC wrote:

GoldenBullet wrote:

01bonneSC wrote:Call the police and have them open it.

Most won't do it anymore. They just will tell you to call a locksmith/tow truck.

I guess we actually DO have nice cops around here still lol.

Well I think it's more of a liability issue. I've been told that a lot of police departments were being sued for damages caused to the car from when the police unlocked a car.

Oh I totally get that! The more than a few times I've locked let's in a car since I was 16, the cop was adiment(sp?) about they are not respnsible for damages. I totally agreed because it was my dumb-ass fault for locking them in anyways.

Getting a VIN cut key is probably cheaper than calling a locksmith. Another reason to have 2 sets of keys.

Having 2 sets of keys is great, till you're 100 miles from home, with no one at home, lol.

AAA is cheaper in the long run, and with discounts at NAPA, hotels, etc, plus towing and getting your car unlocked, it pretty much pays for itself.

I keep a metal head DC key in my wallet for this reason, I have done it before, just be sure not to ever put a non-chip key in the ignition. Works fine in the doors though. $2 insurance.

I know this doesnt help you now, but as someone else said having another key in their wallet. I have a 3rd key zip tied to the aluminum bracing in my rear bumper. All it takes is a strong twist to break it free. That way I don't have to worry about not having a spare key if I dont have my wallet on me for some reason

00Beast wrote:Having 2 sets of keys is great, till you're 100 miles from home, with no one at home, lol.

That happened to me last fallg.... My neighborhood is really safe and half the times I left the keys in the car (my boring Oldse). Went into downtown (Milwaukee) and of course I needed to lock the car; keys in it.

It's now bar close and trying to find a ride out to the far NW suburbs was not an easy accomplishment.

LOL. I have my valet key secretly hidden in a place on my car now too. Not gonna say where, but it's pretty sneaky.