When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a very expensive area. Particularly on a vehicle, because if it is necessary to replace the trunk lock, you must do so on all the other doors of the Opel City. So before bringing in a locksmith, let's see if there are not less expensive procedures by making repairs yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most common concerns and what can be the potential solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the lock of the Opel City trunk
The problem can arise from various things. First is that your key is bent. If this is the case, it will be difficult to open the doors of your Opel City. You will then have to try to gently curve it. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply dirty. In this case, you will have to grease the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing too much, the lock should end up working. It is almost impossible for a resistant component to fit inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Opel City 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 the Opel City is probably in bad shape. You will still be able to put an anti-seize drug inside the system, but unfortunately there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you only one solution, go see a locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Opel City is completely blocked
You manage to insert your key fully into the lock of the Opel City, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, you need to do very simple control. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the problem comes from the key, obviously. If however this is only the case for the trunk, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. In this situation, the first thing to do is to put WD40. This anti-seize is the most used in mechanics. Generally it solves more worries than you can imagine. It is also conceivable that a component 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 need to change your lock…