When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more unpleasant than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something very expensive. Especially on an automobile, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, it must be done on all the other doors of the Toyota Picnic. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's find out if there aren't cheaper procedures for doing repairs by yourself. For that, we will go around the most frequent concerns and what are the potential solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Toyota Picnic
There may be several reasons for the problem. The first is that your key is bent. If so, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of your Toyota Picnic. You will then have to try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also conceivable that the lock is only congested. It will therefore be necessary to anoint the lock or apply anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing either, the lock should end up working. It is almost improbable that a resistant element is inserted inside the lock of your trunk, unless a person tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the Toyota Picnic does not open
The first step is to enter via a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of your Toyota Picnic is certainly in bad shape. You can still apply an anti-seize to the inside of the device, but unfortunately there is little likelihood that it will work. That unfortunately leaves you with a unique solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Toyota Picnic is completely blocked
You can insert your key fully into the lock of the Toyota Picnic, but impossible to rotate . In this case, a simple observation must be made. If this is also the case on the doors, it is because the problem comes from the key, of course. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. In this case, the first thing to do is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Often it solves more worries than one can imagine. It is also conceivable that an element has entered the lock and prevents its operation. In this case, a locksmith will be able to fix it for you. Last solution, change your lock…