Keys...Never Had This happen Before

[GRIMJIM]

I learned the hard way too. I locked my keys in my truck while I was out in the woods hunting. My phone was inside too, so I broke the little triangular vent wondow. I now keep a key in my wallet and have had to use it once or twice.

[Empty Quiver]

Here is a related story for your amusement. The BIL drives a truck and the co-driver is a Cockapoo. Well this dog has terrible seperation anxiety attacks anytime BIL gets outa the truck. The dog took to jumping around and hitting the power lock button every so often locking Mike outta the truck. Solution was drilling a hole through a small panel between wing window and the main window, this allowed him to use a wire to press the lock switch. Problem is solved... for a while. The dog has decided that the stick/ wire through the hole is the best game he has ever seen. The dog attacks the wire and will not under any circumstance allow Mike to open the truck. Now after two visits by locksmiths he has finally wired a key outside the vehicle.

[Sourdough]

Why not just put an extra key in his wallet?



Since I am the one that said break the glass, if you look at what I originally said was to first check with the glass shop for cost to replace window before breaking one.  As for my own experience I had an older Ford F-150.  To replace the rear window with another slider was less than $100.00 ($49.95 from JC Whitney plus shipping) and I did the work myself.  At the time I had no other options anyway.  250 miles to the nearest lock shop, and no coat hangers available.

[Hooker]

I've made very good money doing unlocks, most wrecker services provide this service.
Getting a AAA membership is money well spent , for those who are less than self reliant. They provide unlocks ,tire changes, gas delivery, and towing.
Here is trick that may get you out of a bad situation. Cut a section of plastic from a milk jug, anti freeze jug, oil container ... About 6 inches by at least 4 inches. Fold it in half, force it down past the door weather strip it should go fairly easy.  Now work it to a position as close to the manual or electric door lock controls as possible  Now take the antennae from the vehicle , a heavy piece of wire, small diameter rod ...  and slide between the 2 layers of plastic and activate the door lock controls.  The plastic reduces fiction so you have more control and also keeps you from damaging the weather strip. Manual door locks may require that you put a right angle bend in the end of the tool.
If you can't get in this way and you are desperate and  if you are driving an extended cab pickup remember that the small glass behind the door cost almost twice what the door glass cost.
For you guys who use slim jims, many late model vehicles have side curtain airbags the sensor for these is in the door it is not advisable for the untrained to insert any thing inside the door on these vehicles. Airbags can cost well over a grand a piece.

Pat

[ironglow]

While the wife and I travelling with my grandson's wife while he was in Iraq,(2 vehicles)..she and her dog in their 4dr GMC (Colorado or Canyon?) she locked her dog in on a hot day in  Virginia. VA highway patrolman came by and did the job by usung pry & bladders to open the door a sizeable crack. He did spring the door to open the crack, but it didn't stay sprung. She had only closed the door so as to engage the first catch..that helped some.

[schutzen]

Graybeard,

You can still have a spare key made.  It will open the doors, but not start the ignition.  Kind of nice to have on hand if you accidently lock yourself out.