Locked Keys in Trunk? Don't Break Your Window!

I got a call last week from a guy at a grocery store in Sugar Land. He had put his bags in the trunk, dropped his keys in with them, and slammed the lid.

By the time he called me, he was holding a brick.

"Don't do it!" I told him.

He thought breaking the window would be cheaper than a locksmith. He was wrong.

Why Breaking a Window is a Bad Idea

1. The Cost: A new side window costs $200-$500 depending on the car.
2. The Mess: You will be vacuuming glass shards out of your carpet for the next 5 years.
3. The Rain: It rains in Houston. Randomly. Now you have a hole in your car.

"Can't I Just Pop the Trunk From Inside?"

On older cars? Sure. On anything made in the last 15 years? Probably not.

Modern cars have a security feature called "Deadlocking." If you lock the car with the fob, the interior buttons (door unlock and trunk release) often get disabled to prevent theft. Even if you break the window and reach in, the trunk button won't work.

How We Actually Open It (Zero Damage)

We don't use magic; we use mechanics.

1. Pick the Door: We pick the driver's door lock to get into the cabin.
2. Check Security: We try the trunk button. If it works, great. You're done.
3. Manual Key Generation: If the button is dead, we cut a temporary mechanical key to manually turn the trunk lock cylinder.
4. Lishi Picking: On high-end cars (Audi, BMW), we pick the trunk lock directly.

The Bottom Line

A locksmith service call is usually cheaper than your insurance deductible for a broken window. And it's definitely cleaner.

If your keys are in the trunk, put the brick down. Call us. We'll be there in 20 minutes.