When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. All the more so on an automobile, because if it is necessary to replace the lock of the trunk, you will have to do it on all the other doors of the Citroen Hypnos. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are less costly procedures for doing repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most usual malfunctions and what can be the potential solutions to this concern.
The key no longer fits fully in the lock of the Citroen Hypnos trunk
The concern can come from various reasons. The first is that your key is bent. If so, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of your Citroen Hypnos. In this case, you can try to gently curl it. Otherwise, it is also conceivable that the lock is simply dirty. You therefore need to grease the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing either, the lock must end up activating. It is almost impossible for a solid component to get inside the trunk lock, unless a person has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Citroen Hypnos does not open
The first step is to enter through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of the Citroen Hypnos is probably in bad shape. You will still be able to insert an anti-seize inside the device, but unfortunately there is little likelihood that it will work. That unfortunately leaves you with a unique solution, call your locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Citroen Hypnos is completely blocked
You manage to enter your key entirely in the lock of the Citroen Hypnos, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you will have to do very simple control. If this is also the case on the doors, then the problem must come from the key, of course. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is of course the lock that blocks. Therefore, the first step is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Usually it solves more dysfunctions than you might think. It is also conceivable that a component is inserted in the lock and prevents its operation. In this case, a locksmith will help you. Last solution, replace your lock…