Big Brother Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I need one to break into my car! I've got a Merceded 260E with duff central locking and a boot that refuses to open with the key It did this once before but after applying a little force it opened and was fine afterwards. Now its gone again and I need to get into the boot. I don't think I can get into the boot via the rear seats so am a bit stuck. To be honest, the car is just an old barge and if I was left in a position where the boot was not lockable, it wouldn't be a problem. Anyone able to offer any tips (Blatmail if prefered) Steve SE7EN-UP! The funny thing about this signature is, by the time you realise it says nothing, it's too late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I'm not a Merc expert, but at least I've broken into a marked Mondeo Police-car - surrounded by 8 or so officers. They had managed to leave the keys in the car locking it 60 miles from the spare keys... 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanAm Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Steve, Had similar problems with my late-father's C class with a dead battery, but managed to open the boot. Is there a key-hole in the passenger door? It worked on his. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The crude but quick and effective method is to drill the lock. With the barrel out there will be a slotted part that operates the mechanism, and you can turn this with a screwdriver. Locks are remarkably soft and easy to drill, I have only done it once and it took seconds. New barrel in a breaker if you can be bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Ahh, just to clarify, I can get in the car and drive it, I just can't open the boot. I'm probably going to have to drill out the lock but wondered if there were any "tricks of the trade" that may avoid this. Steve SE7EN-UP! The funny thing about this signature is, by the time you realise it says nothing, it's too late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble SV Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Can't you just drop the back seats to get in? There is usually an emergency release cable somewhere inside the boot. 2005 Roadsport SV - Yellow/Black Stripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 A company called Autolock opened mine when I locked my keys in the boot at Cadwell. They are a nationwide franchaise, try google search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisHawkins Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 is this any use? here K93 AMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 The back seats don't drop at all (there's a solid bulkhead behind them) Chris, cheers for that but mine's an earlier model and it uses a vacuum system to operate (or not as the case may be) the central locking. As the car is only worth a few hundred pounds, I'm tempted to just run a drill through the lock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 It was always rumoured that with the old vacuum system jobs you could get a tennis or squash ball, cut a hole for the lock, then by pushing quickly on the ball the resulting puff of air would operate the locking. Never tried it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted January 25, 2007 Leadership Team Share Posted January 25, 2007 I've broken into a marked Mondeo Police-car - surrounded by 8 or so officers. They had managed to leave the keys in the car locking it 60 miles from the spare keys... That's an aweful lot of officers to get in one Mondeo 😳 Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Yep, I'd tried that and also blowing compressed air into the piping Just drilled out the lock barrel and managed to get the boot open. It looks like the remote release had broken off and had jammed the lock mechanism. Looks like I will need to get hold of a complete unit to repair it. Either that or just don't leave anything in the boot! Thanks for all the advice Steve SE7EN-UP! The funny thing about this signature is, by the time you realise it says nothing, it's too late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 sforshaw That's an aweful lot of officers to get in one Mondeo That's true - wonder if they'd arrived in more than just the keyless car Even funnier... One of them asked me how I knew to break into a Mondeo which was said to be difficult. I asked him if he had any idea why I was there under false identity. No further questins were asked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wight Skipper Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I think that you will find if you crash it hard into a tree all the locks will open. It is a safety feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Cheers, I'll remember that one 😬 Steve SE7EN-UP! The funny thing about this signature is, by the time you realise it says nothing, it's too late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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