wtf? snowiest day of the year, and my key breaks off in my trunk lock..... what can i do, short of taking it to a dealer (which i hate to do!).
call a locksmith is about the only thing I can suggest.
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“When you come across a big kettle of crazy, it’s best not to stir it.”
hopefully you have a spare key and leave it in your trunk and go about your business till you can afford a locksmith.
I fixed it myself... thank god I'm a girl and have an endless supply of bobby pins laying around. Just in case you were wondering, I stripped the plastic off the bobby pin, bent the end in a tiny 120 degree angle, and sat in a snowbank for 15 minutes until I caught the bottom of the key with the bobby pin. I then took needle nose pliers and grabbed it when it came out.
nice that you were creative enough to find a way to get it out, I seriously would have gone the spare key route. Do you not have the remote trunk popping button?
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
In my family we teach that boys have a God-stick and girls have a Shame Cave. -John Stewart
Joe Schulte wrote:xxlittlemissj wrote:I fixed it myself... thank god I'm a girl and have an endless supply of bobby pins laying around. Just in case you were wondering, I stripped the plastic off the bobby pin, bent the end in a tiny 120 degree angle, and sat in a snowbank for 15 minutes until I caught the bottom of the key with the bobby pin. I then took needle nose pliers and grabbed it when it came out.
Impressive.
A/S/L? Tehe.
public profile ftw.
darn you for constantly having bobby pin things! for some reason, none of the girls I know even use them, lol. good thinking and now you know what to do in case it happens again to you.
being able to read sarcasm and jokes ftw actually.
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
In my family we teach that boys have a God-stick and girls have a Shame Cave. -John Stewart
Don't hate, congratulate.
Just tryin' to get my game on.
hahahahaha and Joe get's burned! BTW Joe, get on myspace and answer my @!#$ message!
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
In my family we teach that boys have a God-stick and girls have a Shame Cave. -John Stewart
ahaha
Working on obtainting an M-Class license... ?? Hint: 2 wheels.
the other option to removing the broken key from th trunk is to pop off the electric trunk pop mechanism end (there are 2 clips)
in the center there is a whole just slide the bobby pin through there (yes i carry a pack of bobby pins in my center console they come in handy for removing slivers and such and also a great alternative to actually buying a new glove box lid to stop it from rattling
wahoo! a man that carries bobby pins
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