| Getting
Back into a Car When You’ve Locked yourself Out
Here's an "emergency"
that may not be dangerous, but certainly can be exasperating!
If you tend to be feather-headed
and leave the keys in your car fairly often, you may be tempted
to hide an extra key somewhere on the vehicle. However, I
must warn you that unless you're very clever about where you
hide it, you may be inviting someone to steal your car or
its contents. Those little magnetic boxes that stick to the
metal surface of the body or frame are
the best bets here, but
be sure to place your box in an obscure and hard-to-j reach
area where it can't jiggle loose and fall out. I leave the
choice of are Illla to you - if I publish a list of suggestions,
the Car Thieves of America will' nominate me for their annual
Helpful Dummy Award! Be imaginative. Struggling a little to
reach that extra key is better than giving the car easily.
And don't hide your house key with it. You don't want to give
ever, ~ thing away, do you? !
Assuming that you've decided
not to risk hiding that extra set on your car, here's how
to get in without a key:
1 If you have the old-style door locks with little
buttons that go up ad down, obtain a wire coat
hanger, straighten it out, and bend the en dld into a little
hook. Insert it between the rubber molding and the side window
or vent window and then, carefully, with the dexterity of
a jeW thief, hook it around the door button and pull it up.
2 If you or
your auto manufacturer has had the foresight to replace these
buttons with the new, smooth kind, your vehicle
has less of a chance of being stolen, but you will have a
harder job getting into it without a key. You may be able
to use the hanger to hook one or to p the gizmo near the door
handle, but most of them will straighten out ; your hanger
before they condescend to budge. Sorry!
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