When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. Especially on an automobile, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you must do it on all the other doors of the Opel Rak E. So before having a quote by a locksmith, we will see if it there are no less expensive procedures for making repairs yourself. For that, we will go around the most frequent concerns and what can be the potential solutions to this concern.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Opel Rak E
The concern can arise from various reasons. First is that your key is bent. If this is the case, it would be difficult for you to open the doors of your Opel Rak E. In this case you must try to gently bend it. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply dirty. You must therefore anoint the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing too much, the lock must end up working. It is almost unlikely that a resistant component will enter the interior of the trunk lock, unless an individual has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the Opel Rak E does not open
The first thing to do is to infiltrate through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of the Opel Rak E is probably in bad shape. You can still insert an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. You unfortunately have only one solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Opel Rak E is completely blocked
You get to enter your key completely into the lock of the Opel Rak E, but impossible to rotate . In this case, you must make a simple observation. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the concern comes from the key, naturally. If however this is only the case for the trunk, it is naturally the lock that blocks. In this case, the first step is to add WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. In general, it solves more concerns than you might think. It is also possible that a component has entered the lock and prevents its proper functioning. In this case, a locksmith can help you. If none of this works, you will need to replace your lock…