When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something very expensive. Especially on a car, because if it is necessary to replace the trunk lock, you will have to do it on all the other doors of the Opel Kapitan. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there are not less expensive solutions by carrying out repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most frequent dysfunctions and what can be the potential solutions to this concern.lock-lock-problem-Opel-Kapitan

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

The concern can come from several things. First, is that your key is curved. In this case, you will have trouble opening the doors of the Opel Kapitan. In this case, you should try to delicately curl it. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply congested. In this case, you need to oil the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing the key without forcing either, the lock should eventually activate. It is almost impossible for a solid component to seep inside the lock of your trunk, unless an individual has tried to force it.

The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the Opel Kapitan 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 Kapitan is undoubtedly deteriorated. You can still apply anti-seize inside the mechanism, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a unique solution: go see a locksmith.

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

You get to enter your key fully into the lock of the Opel Kapitan, but impossible to rotate . In this situation, you will have to make a simple observation. If this is also the case on the doors, it is because the problem stems 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 step is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Generally it solves more dysfunctions than one can imagine. It is also conceivable that a component is introduced into the lock and blocks its operation. In this situation, a locksmith will repair it for you. Last solution, replace the lock…