When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more unpleasant than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a super expensive area. Especially on a vehicle, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you will have to do it on all the other doors of the Opel Zafira. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there aren't less expensive solutions by doing repairs yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most usual problems and what can be possible solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Opel Zafira
The problem can arise from a variety of reasons. The first is that your key is bent. If so, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of the Opel Zafira. In this case, you can test to delicately curl it. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is only dirty. You must then oil the lock or insert anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing too much, the lock must eventually activate. It is almost impossible for a resistant element to get inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the boot of the Opel Zafira 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 Opel Zafira is probably in bad shape. You can still insert an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but unfortunately there is little chance that it works. That unfortunately leaves you with a unique solution, call your locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Opel Zafira is completely blocked
You can enter your key fully into the lock of the Opel Zafira, 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 naturally the lock that blocks. In this case, the first thing to do is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Often it solves more problems than one can imagine. It is also conceivable that an element is inserted in the lock and blocks its operation. In this case, only a locksmith will be able to help you. Last solution, replace your lock…