have locked keys in hyundai accent help?

Question

my husband has left keys in ignition of our hyundai accent and has locked the doors how can we get them out without breaking anything

yes my husband is a bit thick but we have locked keys in car with no spare and man we brought it off never had the spare as his wife lost it and he lives in essex

not in aa or rac and skint as xmas eve

Answer 1

Don't know if your car is like mine, but I can open the trunk without keys and lay down the back seat and the crawl through, not that I've had to do that a few times! I have a 2003 accent.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Just push a key sized screwdriver into the door lock (do it to the passenger side lock which you use less anyway) and turn it gently. Try not to force it too hard, should open fairly easy if u mess with it.

Pull the black rubber trim up off the door ledge, slip a metal hook/coathanger etc down there and fish around for the lock lever, and pull it to the side to release the locking.

Or bend the top corner of the 'door frame' (where the glass is) outwards with a bar, so that you have a gap, put a block of wood into the gap to hold it open and fish the keys out.

None of these may work very well, but locks are easier to replace than glass I would say.

The tennis ball thing is for air pump locks only, and works in theory, but really is not going to work, if you hear your locks 'lock', then they are individual electric motors.
Also I wouldn't advocate breaking a headlight.

Answer 4

Hyundai Coupe Breaking

Answer 5

There's a few things you can try.

Use some flat packing (strap) tape, fold it in half and push it into the edge of the door (fold first between the seals) and move it down. You then loop it over the pin that pops up and down when you lock the doors, pull on it a little to keep it around the pin then move it back up.

The pin comes up and opens the door, your using the tape to grip around the pin and pull it up.


Cut a tennis ball in half and place it over the outside of the lock, try and get an air tight seal and then push it in really quick. This pushes air into the lock and can open some locks. I've never done this myself but have seen it work.

The strap one i've used many times but many modern cars no longer have these large pins any more, i think the tennis ball will need a bit of luck.

Answer 6

If push really comes to shove, bust the passenger side lock with a screwdriver - at least you should be able to lock it from inside and it'll be cheaper to fix than a bent door or broken glass. You might get some suspicious looks and even a nice person in blue turn up to find what you're doing!

Come to think of it, the boys & girls in blue often know how to do it, but they'll insist you don't watch!

Answer 7

ok Alcoholics Anynomus is not going to help you get your keys back, I believe you mean AAA and from the mention of essex im going to guess this is not taking place in america which i beleive renders AAA useless, if your windows are open a crack use a hanger to pull the lock up, if not i beleive theres a way you can stick somethin down the outside of the window into the door and unlock it, but i wouldnt try it myself if i were you, call the dealer or a mechanic or any kind of auto service you have in your area.

Answer 8

You can contact a Hyundai garage with the chassis number and they can cut keys for the vehicle, if not breakdown recovery people can enter the vehicle, if you are a member

Answer 9

ok ..get a Tennis Ball ....cut in half .... now place one half over the lock..and punch.. ( the Air should make the locks open )
This works on most cars....
Hope this helps....

Oh on old Ford Cars .... you brake the R/H/S head light this make the computer "Think" its been in a Accident and opens all the doors ).

Good Luck ..and happy Christmas.

Answer 10

Open the Yellow Pages and call a locksmith. It cost me forty dollars to have them unlock my car, but I live in the country so that may be cheap.