locked my keys in

wow i couldnt be more embarrassed and pissed off at myself.  I locked my keys in my car and my spares are 60 miles away.  i tried to use a coat hanger, but it was to flimsy to push the unlock button and too short to push the hatch release.  anyone ever sucessfully broken into their own blazer??  tips please. 

I don't know if this is BS or not, but for what it's worth:  I got this in my email one day :  5 things you never knew your cell phone could do.

One of the things is to UNLOCK your car doors (if you have remote keyless entry).  Anyway, here goes:  Call someone at home on their cell phone with your cell phone, hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person press the "unlock" button on the remote (holding the remote to the cell phone), the car door should unlock.

Please let us know if this actually works.  I have not verified this info but the author of the e-mail swears it will work.  Worth a try, I guess.

I got that email too! never tried it but I have heard that it does work.

I did the exact same thing one time...took my sister to court 64 miles away and locked my keys in the blazer on top of the roof of a parking garage....I made a 90 degree bend in the top of my antenna and used that for leverage to unscrew the antenna....then lift up on the window belt molding and use the antenna like a slim jim...I had it open in less than 2 minutes!

thanks guys.  I found a piece of iron in my buddys garage and managed to crack the top of the door enough to slide it in and push the unlock.  by the way, the cell phone keyless entry thing does NOT work sad to say.  cell phones dont pick up that kind of signal i guess. 

I was going to post use a coat hanger. same idea.
 
I helped a guy at a grocery store parking lot. I pulled on the top of the door away from the roof. He slid the hanger in and popped the lock. My finger tips remember that cold day.

From what I hear, a tennis ball will work...

Glad to hear you got it unlocked. The one time I did that was in my parking garage here at work...I just called CAA

Also, carrying spares on you doesn't hurt... For the $3 or so it costs to get a key cut, I don't see why a lot of people seem to never have a spare on hand, lol

Ya, I need to leave one here at work. My gf has my other spare, and I really should carry one in my wallet.

I've got 3 sets on me, lol

The two factory keys, my flip key.. and two spares at home (one so dad can move my truck if he needs to) and another in hiding, lol

So what's wrong with a key in a magnetic box, well hidden??

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ORIGINAL: pilgrim

So what's wrong with a key in a magnetic box, well hidden??

 
I'll tell you what's wrong with those. I had one of those under my car, very well secured, and never had the need to use it for a year (This was on my old car, pretty low to the ground). One day I'm driving and go over a railroad track and I hear the little box fly off and hit the road beneath. Too busy of traffic to get out and retreive it without dying, so I drive on. Later that night I locked my keys inside, in the pouring rain. It was a fun day!

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Also, carrying spares on you doesn't hurt... For the $3 or so it costs to get a key cut, I don't see why a lot of people seem to never have a spare on hand, lol

 
Probably because they locked their spares in, too!

i keep my house keys and car keys on seperate rings so when i lock my car keys in i have my spare on my house ring and it should still be in my pocket

"I'll tell you what's wrong with those. I had one of those under my car, very well secured, and never had the need to use it for a year (This was on my old car, pretty low to the ground). One day I'm driving and go over a railroad track and I hear the little box fly off and hit the road beneath. Too busy of traffic to get out and retreive it without dying, so I drive on. Later that night I locked my keys inside, in the pouring rain. It was a fun day!"

I feel your pain, but please consider that the box's placement is important. I've not had one fly off in 20+ years of using them.

the transmitters use RF, a cell phone will never work

i'd say doors have quite some play to them so if you have a wedge stick that between the door and roof then use something long to hit unlock.  i always have a spare on me incase i lock myself out. two sets of keys is a good idea

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From what I hear, a tennis ball will work...

 
i heard that too, i saw it on a video on break.com, but i havent tried it personally yet though

Depends on the lock cylinder, I think...
 
I wanna try it, but I don't have any tennis balls worth cutting up, lol, they're all still good!