I've managed to lock my keys in the car - in the ignition no less!
No spare - before i go at it with a clotheshanger does anyone have tips on getting into the mini without doing damage?
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pop out the rear window??
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I'd rather leave the window where it is if i can - probably best to pm me to avoid solutions getting into the public forum 
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you got mail
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Thanks for the tip Kenneth - looks like it could be a long night!
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have fun let me no the outcome?
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will do! It's freezing out, why couldn't this have happened in the garage? 
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Maybe its just me and the way I lock it from the outside, but I can never figure out how you can lock keys in a car? It seems very easy to do from how common it is?
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have you had any luck with this yet?
i've had to do this with quite a few cars over the years, can take a few seconds or a few minutes, just dont get angry with it
i've had to do this with quite a few cars over the years, can take a few seconds or a few minutes, just dont get angry with it
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I'm checking out lock-picking videos on youtube...
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Same here !daniel garry wrote:how do lock em in u'r mini, i cant lock my doors when they're open
I probably would If they didnt need to be locked from the outside.
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thanks for the advice folks. Car was being moved (not by me) to spray the garage. I got a message to give me the bad news. I'm guessing what happened was that the person who unlocked the door didn't give the key a full turn so the lock slipped back on slightly when the door was shut. A good jiggle of the barrel loosened it up and luckily it clicked open after a few seconds!
I can't lock the door without the keys either so that's my best guess of what happened!
I can't lock the door without the keys either so that's my best guess of what happened!
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