Make Use of Your Shoelace
It may seem unbelievable, but you can open your vehicle door with little more than one of your shoelaces in a matter of seconds. Remove a lace from one of your shoes (or use another sort of string), then bind it.
Holding one end of the string in each hand, slide it through the corner of the car door with a back-and-forth motion until the knot can slide over the doorknob. Pull on the string to tighten it and pull up to free it once it’s in place.
This approach will not work for automobiles with locking mechanisms on the side of the door, but if your door has a knob at the top (as shown in the images), you have a good chance of making it work.
Make Use of a Long Rod
You can use a wooden wedge, air wedge, or a rod to unlock your automobile if you can push the top half of the door open at least a little bit. To begin, grab the wooden wedge and slide it through the top of the door. Put a cover (ideally plastic) around the wedge to protect the paint.
Invest in a set of wedges or an inflatable wedge, as well as a long reach tool, if you believe you’ll be doing this a lot.
To create greater separation between the automobile and the door, slide the air wedge in next to the wooden wedge and pump air into it. Push the wooden wedge in as far as you can until you have a significant gap. Finally, carefully slip the rod through the door gap and open your door using the side locking mechanism.
You could possibly get away without an air wedge if you don’t have one. It’ll be more difficult, although the video below makes it appear simple.
Use a Plastic Strip
If your locking mechanism is on the top rather than the side, a strip of plastic may be more convenient than a shoelace. Whether you use an air wedge or not, you’ll need to pry the door open in some way.
Use a Coat Hanger or Slim Jim
A modified wire coat hanger, sometimes known as a DIY slim jim, is one of the most frequent ways to unlock a car door. The underlying premise remains the same. This approach is preferable for manual locking doors; see one of the other options for automated locks.
Unfold the coat hanger using pliers so that one side is straight and the other is hooked, which you’ll use to draw up the control arm inside the door that’s attached to the lock rod.
After that, insert the hanger between the vehicle window and the weather stripping until the hook is approximately 2 inches below where the window and the car door meet, near the inside door handle, which is normally where the control arm is. (Before you go, seek up a schematic for your exact make and model vehicle online, since the placement may be different.)
Fish around for the control arm, which isn’t often easy to discover. Rotate the hanger till the hook is towards the interior. Pull up and the car door will open once you’re locked in.
The coat hanger method only works on particular lock systems, which are mainly seen on older automobiles, therefore it is unlikely to work on modern models. You can still use a coat hanger to open a door from the inside on modern automobiles, but you’ll have to insert it in between the door and the rest of the car (like in Method #2).
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Make Use of Your Antenna
You may theoretically unlock the door from the outside using nothing but your car’s antenna on earlier models with a certain style exterior handle, as shown in the image below.
Simply detach the antenna, gently slide it up through the inside of the door handle, and jiggle the lock. When you notice that you’ve made a connection, move your antenna forward to open the door.
Use Your Windshield Wiper
The wipers on your car’s windshield are normally easy to remove, however the technique varies depending on the model. A windshield wiper, however, may spare you from having to hire a locksmith to unlock your locked car door, regardless of what automobile you have.
To begin, remove the front wiper from your vehicle. You slide it into the inside of the car if your window is slightly ajar or if you can squeeze the door open. Grab the keys from the chair or press the unlock button on the side of the door with the wiper (which I tried out successfully myself in the video below).
You can use virtually anything long enough to go through your window, but if you’re in a hurry and don’t see anything else that will fit, the windshield wiper is your best choice.
Final thought
Have you tried any of the methods listed above? Or do you know of any other do-it-yourself methods for unlocking your car door? Please let us know in the comments section below!
If none of these options work for you, if you’re a AAA member, you may always call AAA roadside help (or call and sign up on the phone). If you need to call a locksmith, they normally reimburse you for some or all of the charges. If you don’t have AAA, you might contact the police or local security (like a university or mall). Slim jims are frequently in cops’ cars, but don’t bank on it – helping you out is probably the last thing on their to-do list.
You might also invest in some magnetic key holders if you don’t want to get locked out again. Place an extra car key inside and conceal it behind your bumper.
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