When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a super expensive area. Especially on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you must do it on all the other doors of the Fiat. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are cheaper methods of doing repairs on your own. For this, we will go around the most frequent problems and what can be the possible solutions to this concern.
The key no longer fits fully into the Fiat trunk lock
The concern can arise from various reasons. Firstly, your key is bent. In this case, you will have trouble opening the doors of your Fiat. In this case, you should try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also conceivable that the lock is only dirty. In this case, you need to grease the lock or insert anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing too much, the lock should eventually activate. It is practically improbable that a resistant component gets inside the lock of your trunk, unless a person tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Fiat does not open
The first thing to do 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 Fiat is certainly in bad condition. You can still apply an anti-seize on the inside of the device, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a single solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Fiat is completely blocked
You get to enter your key fully into the Fiat lock, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you need to do very simple control. If this is also the case on the doors, it is because the concern comes from the key, obviously. If on the other hand this is the case only on the trunk, it is obviously the lock which gets stuck. So the first step is to add WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. Often it solves more problems than one can imagine. It is also possible that a component has entered the lock and prevents its operation. In this case, a locksmith can help you. Last solution, change your lock…