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Old 02-10-2007, 08:16 PM   #1
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Need Help! Key is locked in the car cant find spare.

I had my car detailed today with the Finish Kare products I got for Christmas. I got a call from the detailer and he has locked my key in the trunk along with the rest of the car. I have turned my house upside down looking for the spare. Now my car is sitting in a parking lot fully clean with the key locked in the trunk!

Question is, can I just get a valet key cut to open the door and get the main key? If so, any idea how much this would cost.

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Old 02-10-2007, 08:39 PM   #2
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first off if i were you the detailer would be paying for what ever happens but usualy you can pull the door window out with light force and slide a ruber wedge in. hmm any tow truck driver would know i was a lock smith for one year and we did it many times to norman cars but for a convertible theres no padding so you have to do it fron the back top right of driver window and with a 1/4 or smaller rod push the inside door lock and open button with a normal car there is a 1/4 inch rod that you use to lift the lock witch boxsters dont have so i would try the center consol button all try to get some pics of what to do 2 moro if you dont get any where. but any tow truck driver or locksmith should be able to do it very simple takes about 20 seconds pull window slide rubber wedge insert rod in the wedge

ps:the window should pop out of the cill its like when you open the door with out a battery it just uses some force to get it to pop open dont use to much force tho I would just call caa or in the US aaa? umm just incase here its free for a call

exactly like this here just there is no lock to pull so press center button
http://www.hightechtools.com/catalog.php?catid=1&objectid=21&productid=21

hope that helps good luck

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Old 02-10-2007, 08:48 PM   #3
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Hi,

Sorry for your trouble. Seems like we have our 1st Guinea Pig - http://www.986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9402

If not, just get a locksmith and charge it back to the detailer. Hope this helps...

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Old 02-10-2007, 09:10 PM   #4
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damn it Jim, i was looking to find that thread, couldnt remember the title...

but yea id like to see if this works too, sounds interesting
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Old 02-10-2007, 10:22 PM   #5
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well, which trunk is it? id try to pull those cables (trunk release cables) and just get the key.
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i think he said the whole car is locked, so pull what cable?
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