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[Pete Elite]

Hi all,
       Can anyone help me ?

 I took the battery off my Elite saloon today to charge it up as not having used it for a while, even though i'd removed the neg. terminal.
 
I had opened the door with the key and after removing battery closed bonnet and pushed all door pins down from inside the car closing d/s/r door last as it would not lock from the outside with key. When i came to unlock the door with key it won't lift the pin up enough to open it .

Has any one had this problem before and is there an answer to it :question.

Cheers,
          Pete .

[Markie]

as far as i remember it wil open with the key from drivers door...but you really need to apply some pressure on it...

[Pete Elite]

Thanks Markie i'll give it a go, just don't want to snap the key off  :exclamation

[Markie]

Thanks Markie i'll give it a go, just don't want to snap the key off  :exclamation

its a fine line  :-/ but it really needs to be pushed to the point where you think.....this is going to snap... Just dont force it till your red in the face  

The Key is a little tougher than you think and it shoudl do the trick. Has happened to a few in the past  

[Danny]

wont it work in the passenger door?

[Pete Elite]

wont it work in the passenger door?

I've not got a key hole on the passenger door, is that not normal then as never thought to check.

 If not normal then a previous owner must have de-locked it :-?.

[Pete Elite]

Thanks Markie i'll give it a go, just don't want to snap the key off  :exclamation

its a fine line  :-/ but it really needs to be pushed to the point where you think.....this is going to snap... Just dont force it till your red in the face  

The Key is a little tougher than you think and it shoudl do the trick. Has happened to a few in the past  

Thanks again Markie, i'll try a little more effort and hope for the best .

[Andy B]

......
 If not normal then a previous owner must have de-locked it :-?.

I don't know from what date, but Vauxhall de-locked the later preface lift cars. My T reg Astra is the same.

[Danny]

shows how much i know!

i'd actually been drinkin when i was online last night, just looked, mine doesnt have a keyhole on the passenger door either! my corsa did, but it wasnt even central locking, which may be why it had a keyhole!

[Pete Elite]

......
 If not normal then a previous owner must have de-locked it :-?.

I don't know from what date, but Vauxhall de-locked the later preface lift cars. My T reg Astra is the same.

 Mine is a 96, and i didn't notice when i bought it that there was no key hole on the pass. side, only when i came to open it from that side because not ever owning a car with a press button entry system before i kept forgetting :-/ .

I've still to get into the car as it been raining that hard here all day i thought better of it

[Damonsal]

Having locked myself out of my Omega before it was not possible to use the key even with applying a lot of force.
I ended up unlocking the boot with the key, then using an old coat hanger depress the rear seat buttons and climb through into the cabin and unlock from the inside.  

[Pete Elite]

Having locked myself out of my Omega before it was not possible to use the key even with applying a lot of force.
I ended up unlocking the boot with the key, then using an old coat hanger depress the rear seat buttons and climb through into the cabin and unlock from the inside.  

 I suppose as a last resort that's what i'll have to do as well , wish me luck .

[JohnM]

Pete, still locked out
When mine played up [1] I used a *lot* of wd40 equivalent in the key hole.
Next day, opened up like there never was a problem. Try it (if you've the time).

[1] not a power problem per se, but stuck none the less.

[Pete Elite]

Pete, still locked out
When mine played up [1] I used a *lot* of wd40 equivalent in the key hole.
Next day, opened up like there never was a problem. Try it (if you've the time).

[1] not a power problem per se, but stuck none the less.

 Thanks John, i'll give it a try .