Locked out of car

Balmed Out

My girlfriend has for the second time managed to lock her keys into her vokswagon golf 2004. he other time their had been a window slightly down and I could see the keys so I was able to press the unlock button with a coathanger. This time all windows are fully up and the key is in the boot. (Hatchback)
I realise its not a good idea to post a how to break into a car guide but if someone could pm me.
Mechanic tried and failed but hes young and never actually tried to do something like this before. Apparently its a few hundred euros to get a spare key shipped over using the chassis number and the only other option I can think of is to break a window.
If i do break a window is it cheaper to replace a normal back window or the smaller triangle one next to it?
Cheers for any help

Whitehawk

Well i know someone that did this and as far as i remember the AA came out and helped them get back in, but im not to sure how they did if, so if you with them give em a call,
If you not id call them anyway ask if they can help and if they can then just join them there and then as id say it will work out cheeper then doing damage to the car!

Mar4ix

also locksmith may open your car. happened with some my friends before, don't know how much it cost, but you may call and ask.

captainwang

You could pry the door away from the car body at the very top of the door and then maybe pull the lever to open the boot with a coat hanger. Dont break the small window if it comes to it, they are more expensive and harder to replace and source. Break drivers door window or else contact a window replace company first and see what window they have in stock if you have to break it.

CardBordWindow

My friend's girlfriend did the same. We used a large flathead screwdriver on the top of the frame, to lever the door open enough to get a coat hanger in. If you opened it with a coat hangar before, you might be able to do it again.
Be careful you don't overbend the frame though, and put a cloth around the screwdriver so it won't mark the paint.

Moanin

Happened me in a vw also. Called the lcoksmith out and he used some kind of an apparatus to put between door and body of car and pumped it enough so that he could insert a fishing rod kinda thing and got the keys. He charged €50.

volvoman480

*clears throat* windscreen cover....... cough cough..

Joe10000

volvoman480 wrote: »

*clears throat* windscreen cover....... cough cough..

Very clever, never would have thought of that

Buford T Justice

volvoman480 wrote: »

*clears throat* windscreen cover....... cough cough..

Yeah, good luck getting through that to get into the car.... Damn laminate.....

WANTStoWORK

Balmed Out wrote: »

My girlfriend has for the second time managed to lock her keys into her vokswagon golf 2004. he other time their had been a window slightly down and I could see the keys so I was able to press the unlock button with a coathanger. This time all windows are fully up and the key is in the boot. (Hatchback)
I realise its not a good idea to post a how to break into a car guide but if someone could pm me.
Mechanic tried and failed but hes young and never actually tried to do something like this before. Apparently its a few hundred euros to get a spare key shipped over using the chassis number and the only other option I can think of is to break a window.
If i do break a window is it cheaper to replace a normal back window or the smaller triangle one next to it?
Cheers for any help

Check your insurance for 'road side assist' The insurance company will send a local mechanic out and open the car for your gf at no extra charge, happened to me once before and the mechanic had the door opened in a few minutes.

Whitehawk

what happened in the end?