When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. Particularly on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, it must be done on all the other doors of the seat inca. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there are cheaper methods of doing repairs by yourself. For this, we will go around the most regular concerns and what are the potential solutions to this dysfunction.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the seat inca
The dysfunction can be the result of several things. First is that your key is bent. If this is the case, you will have difficulty opening the doors of your seat inca. In this case, you will need to test to smooth it out. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply dirty. You then have to grease the lock or insert anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing too much, the lock will eventually activate. It is almost unlikely that a solid component will fit into the lock of your safe, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the seat inca 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 your seat inca is probably badly in point. You can still put an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but unfortunately there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a unique solution: go see a locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my seat inca is completely blocked
You get to enter your key completely into the seat inca lock, but impossible to rotate . In this situation you have to do very simple control. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the malfunction comes from the key, obviously. If on the other hand it is not the case only for the trunk, it is obviously the lock which jams. So the first thing to do is insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. In general, it solves more worries than one can imagine. It is also possible that a component has been inserted into the lock and prevents its proper functioning. In this situation, only a locksmith can repair it. Last solution, replace your lock…