03-11-2007, 08:41 AM
An old "repo" friend had an easier one...but it's not for use on your own car...
Get a straight blade screwdriver, with a square drive shank, like most Craftsman tools. Stick it into the lock. Grab the square shank with a cresent wrench or vise grips, and turn the whole lock cylinder. Inside the door there is just a metal clip holding the lock assembly to the sheet metal of the door. Th clip pops or bends and the whole lock rotates as if the key is turning just the inside cylinder of the lock. The door opens, but now the lock will be loose in the door and require repair, but in an emergency, you could get in the car this way.
Get a straight blade screwdriver, with a square drive shank, like most Craftsman tools. Stick it into the lock. Grab the square shank with a cresent wrench or vise grips, and turn the whole lock cylinder. Inside the door there is just a metal clip holding the lock assembly to the sheet metal of the door. Th clip pops or bends and the whole lock rotates as if the key is turning just the inside cylinder of the lock. The door opens, but now the lock will be loose in the door and require repair, but in an emergency, you could get in the car this way.