Gecko locked my fob in my car!!!!!

07328icoupe · 08-05-2013, 09:29 PM

Here goes, wife and i went the beach Sat at honeymoon island in Fl. Get to the beach get out if car, lock car. Go to trunk, open it to get the container we use to carry everything in. Before taking it out of the trunk i take off my shirt, throw the fob into the container (still in trunk) we put some sun block on, and wife spots a huge gecko on the underside of the trunk. I start attempting to catch it, it runs around to the outside part of the trunk and instinctively i shut the trunk real quick so it didnt go back inside.........FML key in container in trunk and car locked. All happened in a matter of seconds.

AAA shows up and i was curious as to how they were going to get in. He inserted a thick steel wire carefully to the door lock button on the dash then quickly opened the latch with the same wire. Guy was impressive.

Lol

Greatdane84 · 08-05-2013, 10:25 PM

I thought our cars prevented trunk from closing if key is in there. Good to know!

patrickguu · 08-05-2013, 10:33 PM

yeah my trunk beeps and pops back open if my key is in the trunk... weird.

07328icoupe · 08-05-2013, 10:34 PM

07 328i

triger716 · 08-05-2013, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Greatdane84

I thought our cars prevented trunk from closing if key is in there. Good to know!

If you have comfort access it prevents the key from being locked in the trunk. If you don't have comfort access it doesn't

Doctor///M · 08-05-2013, 10:38 PM

comfort access makes the gecko lose.

07328icoupe · 08-05-2013, 10:42 PM

Look at this guy!!!!! Lol.

deathbunny · 08-05-2013, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 07328icoupe

Look at this guy!!!!! Lol.

When the locksmith gets the cutting wheel out its time to call another locksmith

DesertSmokeBBQ · 08-06-2013, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Greatdane84

I thought our cars prevented trunk from closing if key is in there. Good to know!

Only if you have comfort access

Mardio · 08-06-2013, 01:23 PM

I guess comfort access sounds worth it for situations like this. Good story...

kdbryce · 08-06-2013, 01:47 PM

I would have eaten the gecko.

alexwhittemore · 08-06-2013, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 07328icoupe

Look at this guy!!!!! Lol.

Jesus!

Wires · 08-06-2013, 07:00 PM

I think all that was missing was a pick axe to the trunk!

triger716 · 08-06-2013, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 07328icoupe

Look at this guy!!!!! Lol.

While watching that I was thinking "Who would do that to their car instead of calling a locksmith".

Then the camera panned to the locksmith van.

It also looks like he drilled four large holes in the trunk before breaking out the grinder.

Note to self: Never trust a locksmith who wears sandals when on the job.

ChrisJ · 08-07-2013, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by triger716

While watching that I was thinking "Who would do that to their car instead of calling a locksmith".

Then the camera panned to the locksmith van.

It also looks like he drilled four large holes in the trunk before breaking out the grinder.

Note to self: Never trust a locksmith who wears sandals when on the job.

Plus, the car door is open, why in hell is he doing that....

Maestro · 08-07-2013, 08:27 AM

op, you are lucky AAA was able to unlock the doors using the button on a dash, because if you double lock the car, hitting the lock button twice it would have disabled the door lock button on the dash.

To the idiots in the video, who allows someone to take a grinder to their car.

upstatedoc · 08-07-2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 07328icoupe

Look at this guy!!!!! Lol.

Update: the locksmith company owner paid for a new trunk after he saw what his idiot employee did.

3Coupe4Me · 08-07-2013, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 07328icoupe

Look at this guy!!!!! Lol.

What the Bleep. Wow just wow.

CruzS4e92 · 08-07-2013, 10:10 AM

tempted to try this comfort access key thing at lunch with my trunk. but wait, if the car wasn't locked, couldn't you just open the trunk? so if your car is locked first then you try to lock the keys in the trunk it won't work?

Turb0Surge · 08-07-2013, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by 07328icoupe

Look at this guy!!!!! Lol.

Lol when that happened to me on my last e46, I would break the inner part of the tail light, then reach in and open the trunk with my hand. Cost about $40 for a new tail light piece.

Snow King · 08-07-2013, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by CruzS4e92

tempted to try this comfort access key thing at lunch with my trunk. but wait, if the car wasn't locked, couldn't you just open the trunk? so if your car is locked first then you try to lock the keys in the trunk it won't work?

Good Luck! I hope you have an extra key handy. I locked my CA keyfob in my e93 trunk not too long ago. And unlike OP, I was not able to unlock the trunk from the inside. I have the OEM alarm, i'm not sure if that changes anything.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=850355

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 08-07-2013, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by triger716

While watching that I was thinking "Who would do that to their car instead of calling a locksmith".

Then the camera panned to the locksmith van.

It also looks like he drilled four large holes in the trunk before breaking out the grinder.

Note to self: Never trust a locksmith who wears sandals when on the job.

The holes are normal. The cutting is beyond me however. This guy is clearly not set up for the line of work he is in.

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