When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more unpleasant than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a very expensive area. Especially on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you must do it on all the other doors of the Opel Diplomat. So before bringing in a locksmith, let's see if there are not cheaper procedures by doing repairs by yourself. For this, we will go around the most common dysfunctions and what can be the potential solutions to this problem.problem-lock-trunk-Opel-Diplomat

The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Opel Diplomat

There may be several reasons for the problem. The first is that your key is curved. If this is the case, you will have difficulty opening the doors of your Opel Diplomat. You should then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is just crowded. You therefore need to grease the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing the key without forcing too much, the lock must end up activating. It is almost unlikely that a resistant element will enter the interior of the trunk lock, unless an individual has tried to force it.

The key turns in the lock, however the boot of the Opel Diplomat 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 Opel Diplomat is probably in bad shape. You can still put an anti-seize on the inside of the device, but unfortunately there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, there is only one solution, go see a locksmith.

The lock on the trunk of my Opel Diplomat is completely blocked

You manage to insert your key fully into the lock of the Opel Diplomat, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, you must make a simple observation. 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 of course the lock that gets stuck. Therefore, the first thing to do is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Generally it solves more dysfunctions than one might think. It is also conceivable that an element is inserted in the lock and prevents its operation. In this situation, a locksmith can fix it for you. If none of this works, you will have to change the lock…