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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 12:55 AM
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If you tape a standard screwdriver to a broom handle or something similar you may be able to reach the lock to open it.
I have done it that way with lots of stuff in the trunk before.
I cant get into it as the trunk is packed solid due to me going to an event tomorrow. Also i have a giant sub woofer in the way to begin with.
Could i drill out the lock maybe??? I have to get it fixed tonight somehow.
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 01:09 AM
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You gotta drill it out till you get the lock and the rod out of the way so you can get a flat blade screwdriver back into the notch to turn the latch.
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 01:11 AM
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You gotta drill it out till you get the lock and the rod out of the way so you can get a flat blade screwdriver back into the notch to turn the latch.
Ok thanks Robert, that was was my idea but i wanted to get another opinion before i did it.
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 01:22 AM
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Yeah if there is no way you could pay the smallest neighborhood juvenile delinquent a buck to snake thru the back seat then yes drill it carefully so as to not torque/bend anything that you dont want bent. You might try & pick it by turning the cyl slightly clockwise with a narrow piece of cutdown hacksaw blade & holding that pressure then raise the tumblers one by one till they catch as you maintain the slight turning pressure. You might feel the cyl turn a hair as each tumbler raises enough to where is now in line & not keeping the cyl from turning. all of em have to be at the right height which why the key notches are at different heights. Good luck with it & holler how it turns out
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 01:32 AM
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Or you can drill the pins out of the lock and turn the lock itself with a screwdriver. 
good point as you should not have to drill out the whole schebang
Thanks for the ideas guys but i had to drill out the whole lock cylinder to get it to open. Dang i was hoping there was another way as i had the original trunk keys still!! 
Well hopefully a new cylinder is still available somewhere. 
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 01:37 AM
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Well hopefully a new cylinder is still available somewhere.
Plenty of them around almost all are the same for many years it is the rod that connects to the back of the lock that is actually model specific....
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 01:41 AM
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Well hopefully a new cylinder is still available somewhere.
Plenty of them around almost all are the same for many years it is the rod that connects to the back of the lock that is actually model specific....
I was able to save that rod luckily but the cylinder is toast.
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 02:10 AM
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A locksmith should be able to key the new cylinder to your keys for about $20.
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 02:14 AM
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I locked my Aspen keys in the trunk. The doors were unlocked so I took out the back seat, reached thru with a screwdriver and turned the latch. Took less than 5 minutes.
You couldn't move any of the stuff you loaded?
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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A locksmith should be able to key the new cylinder to your keys for about $20.
Yea, i was thinking as well of taking the universal key cylinder and getting a locksmith to re-key it my original keys.
Thanks for the help!! 
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Re: Help, trunk lock just broke!
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06/15/14 09:41 AM
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Stu any good locksmith can do it.My 57 didnt have trunk keys.I took it to a local guy we use.He cleaned it lubed it and made me 2 trunk and 1 ignition key.Charged me around 23 bucks.I still have to have him make me spare keys for my 65.At the shop when we changed a ignition we bought new ones from him and he keyed them to the OE keys and he was usually cheaper than the parts stores.Check Evay for a lock.Might be cheaper the YO.Rocky
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