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IndianaVX
05/29/2006, 11:02 PM
well, as i was listening to the race, and cleaning up the truck, i locked myself out of the thing, and had to use a wire to get in. luckly the ignition was on, so i was able to use the wire to roll the window down. sheww....
anyway, is merlin the guy i need to talk to to get some mica red touch up paint???
thanks in advance
God blesses us all
david

Ruflyf
05/30/2006, 07:47 AM
I believe thats his name.

Next time you lock yourself out, go in at the bottom of the window between the glass and the door, use a lil wood wedge so u have some working room. Then take a wire (little stronger than coat hanger, make a S shape with a hook on the end, then use it to hook the up/down door knob rod below the glass pull slightly toward the front of the vx and lift upward.

As a locksmith I am posting this to allow our members to get back into there vx without causing damage, this will NOT keep the alarm from sounding when the door opens.

IndianaVX
05/30/2006, 10:01 PM
that makes sense now, i hadnt had the door panel off before sunday, i know the layout of everything now, and see how the "s" would work, so there is some good news...i didnt say in other post, i have a slim jim, and was workin it, and somehow, i un clipped the "retainer clip" that holds the rod to the exterior door handle, and i didnt know it. , and i didnthave the door COMPLETLY closed, so i had an easy quarter inch to mess with. so after the slim jim didnt work, i messed with it, and managed to get it inside, and pull up on the lock, and i thought great........until i pulled up on the handle, and it didnt open, so thats when i thought "oh, the doors not completly closed, so naturally, the door wont open (it was hot, i was smearing sweat all over my fresh wax job, I was getting frustrated, and this was 45 minutes in the sun) so i shut the door to the "click", and the door still wouldnt open, thats when i got my heavy copper wire into the cocpit, and pushed on the window button to lower the window and get in.(another 30 minutes) all that said, i had to take the panel off to figure out why my exterior handle wasnt working, fixed that real easy, and i went ahead and did all the window fixes while i was in there. i did the spacer trick, siliconed trackes, widend tracks, and did the hole bore out.
good news is my drivers window works beautifuly, and i can actually use my passenger window, and i dont have to keep the lock button on!!!! i dont have to lay a finger on any glass!!
SEE, All things do work out for good!!!