for the first time i locked my keys in my car:mad: whats the easiest way to jimmy the lock up so i can get in? i don`t have any tools with me, but maybe the anntenna will work? or a coat hanger? any suggestions?

 

quick please, i`m stuck at school:-\

Fortunately these cars are the "unlockable" type, with a slim jim.. Usually campus security has one. My only other suggestion, is try to find someone with an old datsun, or early nissan. The keys they use are very similar to our subaru one. if your tumbler is worn out enough, you might be able to get a datsun key to unlock your car.

thanks, i'll ask around to see if anyone has a slim jim, if not, i'll have to try and do with the antenna. that or maybe try some other keys, not many older cars here though, and subes have real thin keys

I have an RX key that opens like 4 of the other cars.. including a vw bug... you might get lucky if someone else has like previously mentioned.. nissan, datsun, subaru, and possibly toyota keys from the 80's.

since there's no window frame on the door this is an option...

 

take a long solid rod, and provided you can "pull" the top of the window out enough to get you hand and rod in, you can swin the rod and hit the lock to unlock it...

 

at least that's how I did it in a Legacy at a junkyard....

I agree on the window thing ... for me it was easier to get a long stick (I used a curtain rod) and push it all the way to the other side of the car and PUSH the lock mechanism, rather than trying to get something behind it to Pull it.

 

Good luck!

I agree on the window thing ... for me it was easier to get a long stick (I used a curtain rod) and push it all the way to the other side of the car and PUSH the lock mechanism, rather than trying to get something behind it to Pull it.

 

Good luck!

 

I agree with this method, worked for me on my then-new '77 Celica. Minimal or no damage.

 

Call campus security/police/fire first though.. they'll have you unlocked in a jiffy:) .

 

Just my 2 bucks

I agree on the window thing ... for me it was easier to get a long stick (I used a curtain rod)

pool stick may also be a viable candidate, i've used one of those before, but not on an EA81.

Take a copy of your registration (or your insurance card) and your license down to the subaru dealership...

 

...if you get lucky, they have your key code information, and they can use the VIN to look it up...and make you a copy by VIN code.

Take a copy of your registration (or your insurance card) and your license down to the subaru dealership...

 

...if you get lucky, they have your key code information, and they can use the VIN to look it up...and make you a copy by VIN code.

 

$13 bucks at my dealer for that. But they could do it in like 10 minutes, you're right.

But Jons stuck at school and probably no where close to the Subaru dealership..and he probably has his reg and insurance....in the car??? If you were closer Jon I would run out quick and jimmy you open..I used to own my own repo company..I am the queen of the slimjim/coat hanger;)

I've used the antenna - bend the tip into a hook and use it like a slim jim. Just need a pair of pliers to unscrew it, and bend the hook.

 

GD

I agree on the window thing ... for me it was easier to get a long stick (I used a curtain rod) and push it all the way to the other side of the car and PUSH the lock mechanism, rather than trying to get something behind it to Pull it.

 

Good luck!

 

that's almost what i did when my sis locked the keys in the ignition with the engine running..luckly the window was down about an inch which helped greatly...

 

 

BTW-so did you get in yet???

$13 bucks at my dealer for that. But they could do it in like 10 minutes, you're right.

Wow, that's steep; went to Eastside Subaru in Bellevue and had it done for $6!

thanks so much for all the replies guys.

 

i was able to connect 2 coat hangers and slip them by the window, and then i was able to pull the lever to open the hatch:banana:

 

 

thank god subarus have a inside hatch release

 

 

thanks again:headbang:

Yeah....I have to say, of all the cars I've ever had to break into...... the Subaru is by far the hardest to do with a slim jim, the rubber seal at the bottom of the door windows can be a b!*ch. The easiest ever was my Z, it took like 3 seconds to get into.

 

BTW, I'm not a professional theif or anything but I am blonde and locking my keys into my car is something I've done many,many,many,many times....

i was able to connect 2 coat hangers and slip them by the window, and then i was able to pull the lever to open the hatch:banana:

 

 

thank god subarus have a inside hatch release

 

 

thanks again:headbang:

 

that's how i got into my gl-10.didn't chime when the key was in the ignition and was always leaving the keys inside...(3-4 times)

 

glad to hear you got back in..

 

(good thing your seat backs weren't locked)

Beleive it or not, I keep some finger nail clippers with me at all times.

The little file can and will open most older Soobs.

MY brothers Fiat requires you to lock it with the key, so you can't lock your keys in your car. I think this is the ultimate in stopping it from happening. I wonder if subie door locks can be modified to not lock when closing them..?

Beleive it or not, I keep some finger nail clippers with me at all times.

The little file can and will open most older Soobs.

 

my friend keeps a collection of old subaru keys with him... and unless its a new lock in a subaru, he has so far been able to open all the subarus he has tried with at least one of his keys

Don't break the small wing window if equiped it is not the cheapest!!

 

G-

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Suabru's dont have wing windows.

The one time this happened to me with my EA82 wagon, it took the AAA guy over an hour to give up and call in and ask for how. Turns out the Sube wagons couldn't be opened with a slimjim on the front doors; the trick is to use the slimjim on the rear door; he had it open 5 minutes later. My solution: I wear a true keychain around my neck at all times with spare keys for all our cars. Since I started that, I've never locked myself out of my car.

The one time this happened to me with my EA82 wagon, it took the AAA guy over an hour to give up and call in and ask for how. Turns out the Sube wagons couldn't be opened with a slimjim on the front doors; the trick is to use the slimjim on the rear door; he had it open 5 minutes later. My solution: I wear a true keychain around my neck at all times with spare keys for all our cars. Since I started that, I've never locked myself out of my car.

 

That's weird - I've opened them with the car's antenna before..... but then I've replaced a few lock mechanisms, and seeing how they work helps. When I open them I pull or push the lock mechanism horizontally. That usually gets em open.

 

GD

I know all mazdas including mine have some thing where you have to hold up the handle to lock the door when you shut it, except for the back doors