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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: andy broon on 31 December 2010, 16:07:22
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Hey guys started my omega today and it has locked itself so my keys are in the ignition with the doors locked I have the bonnet open so access to some fuses. It is a 1999 2.5 v6 any ideas how to get in? Please help. Cheers Andy
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try the aa they have some tools to open the door
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tryed the aa they want too much money i know it a common problem so thought someone would know how. Cheers
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I think i would be looking at my car insurance windscreen cover.....and a rear quaterlight.
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Maybe I missunderstood but opening my catera when I get locked out is a piece of cake. Just get a wire hangar straighten it out make a small loop on 1 end and slide it in towards the bottom of the drivers window. The lock on the cateras has ridges and is super simple to open. I've opened it in about 10-15 seconds a few times before.
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Have you tried a folded strip of packing tape slipped through between the door and the seal? You can slide it down and pull gently on one side to curve it towards the button, loop over then pull tight and upwards.
I know the button is slope sided but you may strike lucky. Worth 20 minutes to save a quarterlight glass....
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Or Cheese wire, or, about 6 strands of copper wire from mains cable tightly twisted together, get the wire over the button and work it back and forth horizontally untill it burns itself it the button before pulling it up.,
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Keep going fella's, this Omega TWOK 101 is coming along great!!!! :o ::)
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First priority is to stop the tinker running. Remove sporran and ram it up tailpipe. Then toss caber through winscreen and retrieve keys. Peice of piss :y
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First priority is to stop the tinker running. Remove sporran and ram it up tailpipe. Then toss caber through winscreen and retrieve keys. Peice of piss :y
Im assuming after 3hrs, he has either got in, or run out of petrol ;D ;D ;D
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remembering i said the bonnet was open? I disconected the battery and suffocated it so not running now. Aa charge £256 for the rear quarterlite. Just gave up got a spare for other cars so not carless :-).
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First priority is to stop the tinker running. Remove sporran and ram it up tailpipe. Then toss caber through winscreen and retrieve keys. Peice of piss :y
ha ha quality bv ;D ;D ;D :y
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remembering i said the bonnet was open? I disconected the battery and suffocated it so not running now. Aa charge £256 for the rear quarterlite. Just gave up got a spare for other cars so not carless :-).
I paid £50 excess for my rear quaterlite on my insurance,
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Maybe I missunderstood but opening my catera when I get locked out is a piece of cake. Just get a wire hangar straighten it out make a small loop on 1 end and slide it in towards the bottom of the drivers window. The lock on the cateras has ridges and is super simple to open. I've opened it in about 10-15 seconds a few times before.
Fully agree, have done this a few times myself, on my own car...... :y
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maybe is stupid questans but you have just one key and did you have remote kontrol and central locking ???? I have read about (I never tested and dont belive) to thray from mobile phone if you away from anather remote unlocking ... if you dont now probobly you have some frends or frends of frends who will open a car for few $$$$ ;D do not pay 250 on aa ::) its just idea and HAPPY NEW YEAR
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is there a way to open the catches on the seats from the boot?
If so...
Remove rear bumper, drill off rivets to the cupboard vent on rear drivers wing, twist the cupboard clips from the inside to open, and reach in with something long( coat hanger on a stick?) and pull the boot release.
Or pray the centre arm rest clip is loose so it can be pushed down.....?
How the hell does central locking activate on it's own ::)
No that won't work, need boot open to remove bumper screws on boot lip. :D
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is there a way to open the catches on the seats from the boot?
If so...
Remove rear bumper, drill off rivets to the cupboard vent on rear drivers wing, twist the cupboard clips from the inside to open, and reach in with something long( coat hanger on a stick?) and pull the boot release.
Or pray the centre arm rest clip is loose so it can be pushed down.....?
How the hell does central locking activate on it's own ::)
No that won't work, need boot open to remove bumper screws on boot lip. :D
Yes its a bit strange that. A couple of weeks ago when it was very frosty, I wanted to leave the car running on the drive to warm up, but not wanting leave it unlocked, i tried to lock it using the spare remote fob. It wouldnt have it. just kept unlocking itself, did the same using the spare key in the lock.
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for future reference when i swap my omega for carlton at my lock up,i always put one of the windows down fully while car is sitting on its own running,thinking this might happen one day! doesnt hurt to be preventative plus of course engines running with you locked out of it,ultimate nightmare!!
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for future reference when i swap my omega for carlton at my lock up,i always put one of the windows down fully while car is sitting on its own running,thinking this might happen one day! doesnt hurt to be preventative plus of course engines running with you locked out of it,ultimate nightmare!!
Yep. Likewise, that's what I always do, (for example when de-frosting the car in the morning).
Had it happen on an old Peugeot of mine. Engine running, shut door, car locked itself.
Mr brick, meet Mr window. That was a cold and wet drive to work that morning.
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wire down the door trick gotta be the answer, i wouldn't consider breaking a window but i geuss you're in now!
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got in windows now replaced :) so its all good well ye i can get in to it. i normally do open a window but then i changed the heater matrix my tw*t of a mate forgot to plug the windows back in but owell sorted now.
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I'm glad you didnt use the caber. I was pissed when I suggested that method, and on reflection I dont think it would have been cost effective.
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you can open the doors with a slim if its not double locked on a omega
can make one out of a cheap thin metal ruler or some of that metal packing case tape