{"id":404,"date":"2019-10-31T05:54:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mikelocksmith.com\/?p=404"},"modified":"2021-02-23T13:01:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T20:01:43","slug":"i-locked-keys-in-my-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikelocksmith.com\/i-locked-keys-in-my-car\/","title":{"rendered":"I Locked Keys in my Car! How I Got Back In"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Important Reminder of the Need to Slow Down<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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My afternoon started with plans of going out on a first date with a lady that I recently took interest in. After work, I headed home to freshen up. Everything seemed seamless until I realized that I had gotten so excited for my date that locked keys in car. Perfect timing. I was frantic! I needed my car key to drive to dinner. Talk about making a bad first impression!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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What to do from here?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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In order to retrieve my key from my car, I had to think efficiently and quickly. I did not want my date to think that I was standing her up. I had just bought a new car, so I had always planned on driving to the event. Thinking swiftly on my feet, I realized that I had a few options to retrieve my car key. I could either call my date and cancel the entire evening or I could call a car locksmith<\/a> for help. I was leaning towards the latter. I thought long and hard about making the call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Trying to Make a Decision<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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At this point, the question that lingered in my head referred to the query of who out of those two options to call. Before I made the final decision to contact a locksmith, I decided to try and get to my keys on my own. I didn\u2019t realize what I had just signed myself up for. I felt like I could get to my keys and unlock my car with ease. At the time, I desired to be my own hero. Lucky for me, I had a flashback of watching someone successfully retrieving their car keys from inside a locked car<\/a> simply by using a clothes hanger. I felt as though it was a brilliant idea, so, I follow suit and gave it a try. If you are to find yourself in a similar situation, following these steps might lead to the desired solution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Method One: Using a Metal Clothing Hanger to Retrieve Locked Keys in Car:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  1. Obtain Metal Clothes Hanger<\/li>
  2. Untwist Metal Clothes Hanger<\/li>
  3. Form a hook at End of Metal Clothes Hanger<\/li>
  4. Slide Metal Clothes Hanger into the appropriate edge of car window<\/li>
  5. Feel for Door Handle<\/li>
  6. Give the Door Handle a hearty tug\u2026and you\u2019re IN<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n
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