# original key to open trunk? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [April 10, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420 "2009-04-10T15:33:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chanworks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@chanworks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chanworks)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/1 "2009-04-10T15:33:36Z")
hey, so i was trying to open my trunk for the first time today and i couldn’t open it with my key. only with the pull lever from inside my car… i don’t have the original key, only a cut copy. could this be why? and, where can i get an original key for my car? or is it a lost cause… ---
**Author:** ![racecartech](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/racecartech/32/5743_2.png) [@racecartech](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/racecartech)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/2 "2009-04-10T19:41:31Z")
open the trunk with the lever, from inside the trunk lid remove the lock cylinder clip, take the cylinder to a locksmith and get it fixed to match key. ---
**Author:** ![jeff93eg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@jeff93eg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeff93eg)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/3 "2009-04-10T20:00:38Z")
^+1 you could get an OEM key cut from the dealership with your vin proof of ownership and ID but who is to say that key will work in your trunk? ---
**Author:** ![john\_gto](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/john_gto/32/5641_2.png) [@john\_gto](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/john_gto)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/4 "2009-04-11T04:53:14Z")
It could also be that the tumblers are semi seized --before spending $ remove the lock assembly, take it apart and clean/lube it with WD40- - sometimes I move the tumblers with a small screwdriver. This has worked on several of our S13’s. Can usually be done within 1 hour. ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/5 "2009-04-11T05:28:30Z")
> [@lines of accepting responsiblility for someone else question (drunk driving)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lines-of-accepting-responsiblility-for-someone-else-question-drunk-driving/21379/20): > > It could also be that the tumblers are semi seized --before spending $ remove the lock assembly, take it apart and clean/lube it with WD40- - sometimes I move the tumblers with a small screwdriver. This has worked on several of our S13’s. Can usually be done within 1 hour. yep if a lock is not turned in years, it likely will not turn, especially on a car ---
**Author:** ![91S131](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91s131/32/5732_2.png) [@91S131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91S131)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/6 "2009-04-11T06:38:43Z")
> yep if a lock is not turned in years, it likely will not turn, especially on a car will it work if i let it sit with wd40 for awhile ? ---
**Author:** ![educated\_Idiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/educated_idiot/32/5684_2.png) [@educated\_Idiot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/educated_Idiot)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/7 "2009-04-11T07:55:48Z")
It’s seized for sure. My trunk went first, now none of my locks turn. ---
**Author:** ![chanworks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@chanworks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chanworks)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/8 "2009-04-11T08:32:12Z")
thanks for all the advice! will try the wd40 method first, and if that fails it’s off to a locksmith… how much does it cost to get a key cut at the dealership? my keyman key copy is really ugly. ---
**Author:** ![XSNRGE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xsnrge/32/5565_2.png) [@XSNRGE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XSNRGE)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/9 "2009-04-11T18:36:57Z")
> [@Wii warnings](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wii-warnings/21202/15): > > ^+1 > > you could get an OEM key cut from the dealership with your vin proof of ownership and ID but who is to say that key will work in your trunk? Hopefully they have a record of it. Last time I went to the dealer to get a key cut from a VIN, they told me that they began keeping the keycodes of VIN’s in 1996. ---
**Author:** ![Specialedition](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/specialedition/32/5714_2.png) [@Specialedition](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Specialedition)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/10 "2009-04-11T19:30:03Z")
put soem white grease and just slide the key in and out a thousand times then maybe it will work. if not penetrating oil will work ---
**Author:** ![chanworks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@chanworks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chanworks)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/11 "2009-04-11T19:54:03Z")
> [@FS: Mark's Super Online-Garage Sale - buy buy buy](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-marks-super-online-garage-sale-buy-buy-buy/21170/22): > > Hopefully they have a record of it. Last time I went to the dealer to get a key cut from a VIN, they told me that they began keeping the keycodes of VIN’s in 1996. 1996? damnit, i have a 95… will try all of the above on the next sunny day. thanks again! will let u know how it turns out. ---
**Author:** ![Conquerer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Conquerer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Conquerer)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/original-key-to-open-trunk/123420/12 "2009-04-11T20:05:51Z")
My driver door lock seizes a bit sometimes when its cold. It’ll work if you keep trying it though.