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[M20_ANT]

at you guys.

I'm sorted now     had a local locksmith come out and he got door unlocked in 5 seconds with his multi-key thingy..lol.

Cost me £40 which wasn't too bad in my opinion.

Just been to their premises and had a couple of basic keys cut, he also gave me the key code number for future reference.

Cheers again to you all for your help and advice............ And some good laughs to keep me smiling too  

Keep up the good work  

[4x416v]

glad it's sorted for you, your welcome for the laughs!

[M20_ANT]

4x416v, on 30 October 2010 - 12:11 PM, said:

glad it's sorted for you, your welcome for the laughs!

Lol... Ta muchly mate.

Wasn't sure how the battery bit would work, I've always been told when connecting/disconnecting battery to make sure the keys are out of the car as they can sometimes 'LOCK' themselves....

Still, ended up being a £40 fix which is a bit of a touch considering next cheapest option was a broken window, a £60 insurance excess and then no idea how long for a replacement, or a trip to the scrappers for a side glass and then aggro of fitting it in.

[PSNI Mondeo]

At my expense no doubt      

If nobody threw about ideas, how boring would this place be?

[andy ghia x]

PSNI Mondeo, on 30 October 2010 - 11:55 AM, said:

What part of that is unrealistic?  That is the simplest/cheapest solution possible. - Ofcourse axal stands would be better as towing a car with the handbrake on can be done but not ideal but wouldnt be too much of a problem if the kerb was close to his house. Two jacks and an improvised axal stand would be another option to get under the car safely.

Also there is guys to call for this kind of thing. I did that to our old vauxhall calvalir outside a rover showroom lol and the guy came out with a coat hanger and had the car open in 20 seconds flat

But the battery idea is tried and tested and would probably be easier/cheaper.

hi there

that won't work on a deadlocked car. you need power to de-activate the deadlocks. there is a way, but it's not for a public forum.

as the op has said, he needs a new windscreen, so it would be easier to get in that way for the keys.

hth

[PSNI Mondeo]

Your a bit late - we could of had more laughs   ....... or not as the case may be  

[ponsaloti]

I cant believe some of the comments on here. Some of you lot are completly off you trolley's
CALL A BLOODY LOCKSMITH, I would charge you £45 +vat and there would be NO DAMAGE but unfortunatly the Roman/first capital of england is just a tad out of my area.
Good luck, dont be smashing any windows.

Ps  Even after this, most wont go and get a spare key.

[thecookster]

ponsaloti, on 30 October 2010 - 06:42 PM, said:

I cant believe some of the comments on here. Some of you lot are completly off you trolley's
CALL A BLOODY LOCKSMITH, I would charge you £45 +vat and there would be NO DAMAGE but unfortunatly the Roman/first capital of england is just a tad out of my area.
Good luck, dont be smashing any windows.

Ps  Even after this, most wont go and get a spare key.

^^^ See Post #21.. that's exactly what he did!    ^^^

[ponsaloti]

Oi, Can I get of me bloody soapbox now    

[andy ghia x]

ponsaloti, on 30 October 2010 - 06:42 PM, said:

Ps  Even after this, most wont go and get a spare key.

scarily, this will be the case with a lot of owners.

[raynkar]

Maybe the OP needs to look up the thread in MK3 discussion on how folks unlock MK3's without keys...........Apparently its easy!

To be honest, if this was me, I would ask any mates with similar Ford keys to try them in the lock before doing anything else. Its not too likely to work, but it might at least unlock the car, as the car is older (not that this HAS to apply for cars that are used mainly with remotes, as the lock will not have worn).

Sadly the chance of wedging/jacking out the top of the rear door (as the AA/RAC would), and being able to push down the seat release button would be very tricky, and then the chance of getting some bent wire into the boot to retrieve the keys is even less likely, but still possibly worth a try.

Re reading my post, I don't think I'd ever be much of a successful car thief lol

[M20_ANT]

thecookster, on 30 October 2010 - 07:08 PM, said:

^^^ See Post #21.. that's exactly what he did!    ^^^

    

And got a couple of spares too... Ain't gonna let that happen again....
..... Tho no doubt if it does I'll probably be locked out of the house or miles from home....

Think I'll wear one of the spares round my neck!  

[M20_ANT]

raynkar, on 31 October 2010 - 09:01 AM, said:

Maybe the OP needs to look up the thread in MK3 discussion on how folks unlock MK3's without keys...........Apparently its easy!

To be honest, if this was me, I would ask any mates with similar Ford keys to try them in the lock before doing anything else. Its not too likely to work, but it might at least unlock the car, as the car is older (not that this HAS to apply for cars that are used mainly with remotes, as the lock will not have worn).

Sadly the chance of wedging/jacking out the top of the rear door (as the AA/RAC would), and being able to push down the seat release button would be very tricky, and then the chance of getting some bent wire into the boot to retrieve the keys is even less likely, but still possibly worth a try.

Re reading my post, I don't think I'd ever be much of a successful car thief lol

Did try a few other ford keys, got a couple here from old cars etc and there several people here with fords, none worked tho.
That takes me back to an old orion I had, the locks had been put in wrong way at some point (n/s in o/s and vice versa) That meant everyone with a ford key could unlock car but only I could lock it...... Found that out when a work mate played a prank on me (Why he was trying his key in my car I don't know, but he was good enough to let me know that he got in it)
I promptly swapped the locks over that evening!  

[Gav1981]

If you have break down cover the SIMPLEST option would have been to call them out, if you didnt have any cover buy some then call them straight out. Would be cheaper than smashing glass and you are then covered for the rest of the year. Simple!!!

[donteus]

just to say, have you ever seen the state of a windscreen when it is broken? its laminated, no way you could easily get into the car that way, you'd be cut to ribbons.

and what to say to your insurance, "yeah it was a stone from a lorry, yeah, thats right, a really big stone, yeah, came right through the window, oh, no, it didn't hit me, I ducked".