rover 75 key locked in the trunk

rue · 25th November 2012, 06:25

hello,

my brother is a new owner of a 2000's rover 75, 1800 cmc benzin but he have a not nice problem:
- being in hurry, he closed the key inside of the trunk.
I have checked the forum but the replies to other cases are done on private message.
Please give us a relevant advice (not breaking the windows.. ).

it is a electrical locker? can be triggered throught the front door edge if the unit knows the doors are locked from outside by the key?

any advice today will be helpfully due our location in a county side.

thank you all!

billa · 25th November 2012, 06:51

hi this happened to me 3 yrs ago, i ended us smashing the drivers window and climbing in
to the car, to my horror the boot release still wouldnt work, i ended up using a hammer and chisel ,cutting a hole in the boot lid to retrieve my keys, luckily i had spare glass and boot lid the same colour, bill

stocktake · 25th November 2012, 07:17

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Charlie bizarrely · 25th November 2012, 08:23

I doubt this will help but -to ask the blindingly obvious - presumably he doesn't have a 2nd key, forgotten in the heat of the moment . . . ?

J1MBO · 25th November 2012, 09:51

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grumpyshouse · 25th November 2012, 10:27

Interesting! Judging by the replies there seems to be a way to into a locked rover without a key or a brick! I would imagine that professional car thieves would know of this.
Is it something i should be worried about??

Mike Noc · 25th November 2012, 10:44

Yes unfortunately there is an extremely quick and easy way to open some of the boots. That's why I modified mine.

As in all matters security though the less it is discussed the better.

Mike

lexey5900 · 25th November 2012, 10:51

hi
this happened to me not long ago fortunately i have key cover and they sent a lock smith out and sorted it out no problems and no damage the key cover only costs me £20 each year through a company called westinsure

well worth it in my case and they gave me a second key all programmed
plus there is no excess to pay

might be worth a thought for the future?

grumpyshouse · 25th November 2012, 11:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Noc

Yes unfortunately there is an extremely quick and easy way to open some of the boots. That's why I modified mine.

As in all matters security though the less it is discussed the better.

Mike

Is it just the boot thats easy to access or the whole car? I can happily live with an insecure boot .

Dave Goody · 25th November 2012, 13:43

There are ways to get in but they don't work in all cases, like mine!
I had to break the drivers side window, drop the back seat and retrieve my key from the boot.
Even when you break the window you still need to get the key as the doors are deadlocked.
I don't know why one of the previous posters had to break a window and cut a hole in the bootlid! Dave

PS I know have 2 keys!

25th November 2012, 06:25	#1
rue Newbie non Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: tm Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	rover 75 key locked in the trunk hello, my brother is a new owner of a 2000's rover 75, 1800 cmc benzin but he have a not nice problem: - being in hurry, he closed the key inside of the trunk. I have checked the forum but the replies to other cases are done on private message. Please give us a relevant advice (not breaking the windows.. ). it is a electrical locker? can be triggered throught the front door edge if the unit knows the doors are locked from outside by the key? any advice today will be helpfully due our location in a county side. thank you all!

25th November 2012, 07:17	#3
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25th November 2012, 08:23	#4
Charlie bizarrely Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Leverstock Green Posts: 64 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I doubt this will help but -to ask the blindingly obvious - presumably he doesn't have a 2nd key, forgotten in the heat of the moment . . . ? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Cheers, C.B.

25th November 2012, 10:27	#6
grumpyshouse Avid contributor Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Llanelli Posts: 174 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Interesting! Judging by the replies there seems to be a way to into a locked rover without a key or a brick! I would imagine that professional car thieves would know of this. Is it something i should be worried about?? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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lexey5900 Loves to post rover 75 saloon&zt cdti Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: doncaster Posts: 347 Thanks: 20 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	hi this happened to me not long ago fortunately i have key cover and they sent a lock smith out and sorted it out no problems and no damage the key cover only costs me £20 each year through a company called westinsure well worth it in my case and they gave me a second key all programmed plus there is no excess to pay might be worth a thought for the future? __________________ latest mods to date: facelift MG ZT front end, puddle lights front and rear doors, full MG ZT interior(thanks go to ken and jonathan)for their help [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

25th November 2012, 06:51	#2
billa Regular poster rover 75 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: seaham Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi this happened to me 3 yrs ago, i ended us smashing the drivers window and climbing in to the car, to my horror the boot release still wouldnt work, i ended up using a hammer and chisel ,cutting a hole in the boot lid to retrieve my keys, luckily i had spare glass and boot lid the same colour, bill

25th November 2012, 09:51	#5
J1MBO This is my second home Roverless & now carless Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wilmslow Posts: 15,584 Thanks: 2,457 Thanked 2,428 Times in 1,301 Posts	Vio A pm has been sent to you requesting further details.

25th November 2012, 10:44	#7
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,580 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Yes unfortunately there is an extremely quick and easy way to open some of the boots. That's why I modified mine. As in all matters security though the less it is discussed the better. Mike

25th November 2012, 13:43	#10
Dave Goody This is my second home 15 years of 75s & ZTs now an XTrail Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Danbury, Essex Posts: 3,761 Thanks: 18 Thanked 88 Times in 56 Posts	There are ways to get in but they don't work in all cases, like mine! I had to break the drivers side window, drop the back seat and retrieve my key from the boot. Even when you break the window you still need to get the key as the doors are deadlocked. I don't know why one of the previous posters had to break a window and cut a hole in the bootlid! Dave PS I know have 2 keys! __________________ ZT 190 X Power Grey The Only Colour is this Dark Silver!! When I was a kid I was scared of earwigs because I thought they actually lived in your ears. I was even more terrified of cockroaches!