The Best Way to Break into a Festy...

[festyxfi]

Last week I locked my keys in my festy (dumb..da dumb dumb) After a 1/2 thinking of thinking of the best way to break in (mine is air tight when locked up) I finally settled on sawing off the bolt on the passanger side flip out window. From there I reached in, unlocked the gate and crawled inside. When I got home, I pulled a new bolt off a spare window, good as new.

Hidden key is best I know, but thought I'd share this for any future duh! moments in the group....

Brenton

[elcamino1]

Never thought of that,and I got a couple of those bolt in my glove box I got from the junk yard.

Befor I put a good stereo in my car I would never lock the rear hatch.

[TrueBoolean]

Can't you use the old coat hanger trick? I would think that would work too.

[25Horseplay]

Alot of times other Festiva keys will work if you wiggle them alittle. As a last resort you could throw a brick threw a window!!!

[festyxfi]

My good but worthless buddy suggested going through the windshield!...

[Slyder]

What i did was just squeeze my hand between the glass and door panel and popped it open again.

[GenevaDirt]

^^huh?

[FestYboy]

uuhhh that's not good....

screw driver works for me...

[Slyder]

^^huh?

Ill try to explain it better. On your door panel between the glass and exterior of the door there is the rubber weather stripping. i put my hand down there and popped up the door lock...thing (couldn't think of correct word). I realize thats not the best way but it did work and there is no gap there or any thing. Hopefully that was a little clearer.

[stefan]

^ Your hand fit in there? Or did you have the bend your door?

[CHills]

Ill try to explain it better. On your door panel between the glass and exterior of the door there is the rubber weather stripping. i put my hand down there and popped up the door lock...thing (couldn't think of correct word). I realize thats not the best way but it did work and there is no gap there or any thing. Hopefully that was a little clearer.

Either you have extremely thin hands or I am still lost.

[Safety Guy]

I had locked my keys in my '89L. I bought a slim jim and it came in about two days. It then took me less than 20 seconds to open my car. The slim jim cost less than $10 shipped. I keep it in my garage now.

Karl

[Gforcefd]

You should strap that slim jim under your car so you always have it. With a festiva it is really easy to use the coat hanger trick though. I should buy a slim jim.

[stevewl1164]

the BEST way is to lock the doors and not the hatch....NOBODY knows they lock separately....

[htchbck]

^^^ at least nobody knew until you announced it just now :-P I usually use a coat hanger as a slim jim, just go in between the glass and weatherstripping and pop the lock up... I always break in on the passenger side, just in case I damage the lock mechanism or anything else inside the door, at least the drivers side will still be operable