When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked chest. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a super expensive area. All the more so on a car, because if it is necessary to replace the lock of the trunk, you must do it on each of the other doors of the Opel Antara. So before bringing a locksmith, we will see if there are not less expensive solutions by making repairs by yourself. For this, we will go around the most frequent concerns and what are the possible solutions to this dysfunction.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Opel Antara
The malfunction can come from various reasons. The first is that your key is bent. In this case, you would be hard pressed to open the doors of your Opel Antara. You will then have to test to gently curve it. Otherwise, it is also conceivable that the lock is only congested. You will then have to oil the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing too much, the lock must end up working. It is almost impossible for a solid component to enter the lock of your safe, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the boot of the Opel Antara 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 the Opel Antara is certainly in bad shape. You can still apply an anti-seize to the inside of the mechanism, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a unique solution: go see your locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Opel Antara is completely blocked
You can insert your key completely into the lock of the Opel Antara, but impossible to rotate . In this situation, you need to do very simple control. If this is also the case for the doors, it is that the malfunction must come from the key, naturally. If however this is only the case for the trunk, it is of course the lock that blocks. Therefore, the first step is to add WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Generally it solves more worries than one can imagine. It is also possible that a component has entered the lock and prevents its proper functioning. In this situation, a locksmith will be able to help you. If none of this works, you will need to change your lock…