When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, locksmithing is an extremely expensive area. Particularly on a car, because if it is necessary to replace the lock of the trunk, you will have to do it on all the other doors of the Volkswagen 1200. So before having it inspected by a locksmith, let's see if it exists not cheaper solutions by performing repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most common dysfunctions and what are the potential solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Volkswagen 1200
The problem can come from various things. The first is that your key is curved. In this case, you will have difficulty opening the doors of your Volkswagen 1200. You can then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is only congested. In this case, it will be necessary to anoint the lock or apply anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of playing the key without forcing either, the lock must eventually activate. It is almost impossible for a solid element to seep inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Volkswagen 1200 does not open
The first step 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 Volkswagen 1200 is probably in poor condition. You can still insert an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you only one solution, go see your locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Volkswagen 1200 is completely blocked
You get to enter your key fully into the lock of the Volkswagen 1200, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, you will have to do very simple control. If this is also the case on the doors, then the problem stems from the key, obviously. If on the other hand it is not the case only on the trunk, it is naturally the lock which jams. So the first thing to do is put on WD40. This anti-seize is strongly applied in mechanics. Often it solves more dysfunctions than one can imagine. It is also conceivable that an element has entered the lock and blocks its operation. In this situation, only a locksmith will be able to help you. If none of this works, you will have to change the lock…