When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something very expensive. Particularly on an automobile, because if it is necessary to have the trunk lock changed, you must do so on each of the other doors of the Opel Speedster. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are not less expensive procedures by performing repairs yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most usual malfunctions and what are the potential solutions to this malfunction.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Opel Speedster
The dysfunction can come from various things. The first is that your key is bent. In this case, you would have difficulty opening the doors of your Opel Speedster. In this case, you should try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply cluttered. You must then anoint the lock or apply anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning the key without forcing either, the lock must end up working. It is practically unlikely that a resistant element will fit inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the boot of the Opel Speedster 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 Speedster is undoubtedly deteriorated. You can still insert an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but unfortunately there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a unique solution: go see a locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Opel Speedster is completely blocked
You can insert your key fully into the lock of the Opel Speedster, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you must make a simple observation. If this is also the case on the doors, it is that the malfunction must come from the key, naturally. If, on the other hand, this is only the case on the trunk, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. In this situation, the first thing to do is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. Often it solves more dysfunctions than one might think. It is also possible that an element has entered the lock and prevents its operation. In this case, only a locksmith can help you. If none of this works, you will have to change the lock…