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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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Well in my frustrated state of mind after a combination of getting called back to work and not recieving any help (at the time) on vette problems...I kinda locked up the vette with my keys inside any tips on getting in short of calling a locksmith
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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Any chance it is a convertible with the top down?? hehehe.....Sorry, no suggestions here. Maybe delaying the inevitable is just wasting time? Call around and get prices on a locksmith.....
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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Call local PD and see if they will unlock you. We do it as a service.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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? locksmith usually bout $50. you can sometimes pry the upper corner of the window out enough to reach a broom handle across and unlock the oposite door
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by oldalaskaman
? locksmith usually bout $50. you can sometimes pry the upper corner of the window out enough to reach a broom handle across and unlock the oposite door
A broomstick is more than a little bit!
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 11:59 AM
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Tow truck drivers are usually good at unlocking doors from the outside. Also, there is AAA if you are a member.
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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Do you have a motorist assist plan with your cell phone, home owners or auto insurance?

The lock opener person willuse an inflatible bladder to pry the window out enough to get a rod to hit the unlock button.
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 02:49 PM
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So what did you end up doing?
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I haven't had Internet in a while, sorry. But I just broke in by using a doorstop to hold the corner of the window open and used a coat hanger to grab the keys
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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are you haveing some kind of internet problem?? this is the second post I read from you. saying. you havent had internet in a while.

where are you from.???? is there a internet issue in your town??? Iam from PANAMA THE BANANA republic and I have internet all the time.

just wondering.
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 09:29 AM
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No I just wasn't around Internet, I was out of town. I posted it twice bc I had 2 posts that people responded to and I didn't respond back.
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Were you smart enough to have an extra key or two made? People without an extra key are just waiting for something like this to happen to them and it definitely will.
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Get one of these:
http://delivererlist.com/

Just save your original cap if you have to have it emissions checked as these will not fit on the testers.
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I'm not sure if the 92's have the PKE system. If yours does and the key and FOB are locked inside, all you have to do is rock the car to wake up the FOB. That will unlock the car.

Exact same think happened to my wife a few years ago at a gas station. Worked like a charm.
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I'm not sure if the 92's have the PKE system. If yours does and the key and FOB are locked inside, all you have to do is rock the car to wake up the FOB. That will unlock the car.

Exact same think happened to my wife a few years ago at a gas station. Worked like a charm.

They don't.
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I haven't had Internet in a while, sorry. But I just broke in by using a doorstop to hold the corner of the window open and used a coat hanger to grab the keys
a man who thinks outside the box
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Originally Posted by RRPVETTE
I haven't had Internet in a while, sorry. But I just broke in by using a doorstop to hold the corner of the window open and used a coat hanger to grab the keys
This happened to me when I first got the car and I did the same thing. I got a coat hanger and went fishing! Glad to hear you got the keys.
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Originally Posted by Kmcoldcars
Were you smart enough to have an extra key or two made? People without an extra key are just waiting for something like this to happen to them and it definitely will.
Have an extra door key made and put it in your wallet
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