I could cry locked keys in boot :-(

[problemchild75]

Like an idiot I have just locked my e21 keys in the boot. Any one got any idea how to get them out?

[polov8]

Damn, wish I could help. Short of either picking or screwdrivering the boot lock I don't know what to suggest.

Is the rest of the car unlocked because if so there's a slim chance if the seat back was removed that you could get a long pokey thing past the seat belt reel and snag them that way?

[jimbob]

locksmith or you could drill out a rear light cluster.
i never lock my boot now after realising theres no way in there without a key.
hope you sort it

[grungeisdead]

if the car is unlocked, then you can whip off the door lock and take the key to a locksmith. They can cut a key from the barrel.

I have been told, that you need to give them the ign barrel however, if you want a key that will do the ignition as well but if you just want a spare key that will open the boot, the door lock will be sufficient.

if you get stuck for a locksmith that will do it, there is one in withington village who are spot on

[Jeroen]

if there are no spare keys around (there's a lesson) I'd consider sacrificing a tail light indeed.

You could check with BMW though. If it is likely the original locks are still in there you can try to order a key on vehicle VIN, but BMW can only do that for cars produced from abt mid 1981 afaik.

[croma_man]

guess what...



previous owners were butchers

[pandemonium001]

do you have a carpet and spare wheel in the boot??
pop the cap in the spare wheel well floor from under side and reach in?

[e-einundzwanzig]

1. With your vin number, you can get an extra key at the dealer.
2. wreck a taillight and reach in?

[LeeLee]

Do the tail light

[problemchild75]

A friend of a friend is a locksmith and quoted £40 so I'm not butchering anything thankfully. Then I will get some spares cut

[niall]

for anyone else who locks keys in boot, drill a hole, approx 6mm, in this exact location, then a with a small screwdriver you can manually press the latch forward which will open the boot