When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more unpleasant than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something very expensive. All the more so on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, it must be done on all the other doors of the Opel Gt. So before having it inspected by a locksmith, let's see if it there are no cheaper methods of doing repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most frequent dysfunctions and what can be the potential solutions to this dysfunction.lock-lock-problem-Opel-Gt

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

The malfunction can be caused by several reasons. First is that your key is bent. In this case, you would be hard pressed to open the doors of the Opel Gt. You can then try to gently open it. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is only congested. In this case it will be necessary to grease the lock or insert anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing either, the lock will eventually activate. It is practically impossible for a resistant element to get into the trunk lock, unless someone has tried to force it.

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

The trunk lock of my Opel Gt is completely blocked

You get to enter your key fully into the lock of the Opel Gt, but impossible to rotate . In this case, you have to do a very simple check. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the malfunction comes from the key, obviously. If however this is not the case only for the trunk, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. Therefore, the first step is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is the most applied in the automotive sector. Usually it solves more dysfunctions than you might think. It is also conceivable that an element has been inserted in the lock and blocks its proper functioning. In this case, only a locksmith can repair it. If none of this works, you will need to replace your lock…