03 m45 key locked in trunk. what to do?

[darcwun]

I accidentally locked my key in the trunk on my 03 m45 and I do not have any spares. so I called the emergency road side serivce who jimmied the door and I thought I would use the trunk release to get to the key but as the car was jimmied the alarm went of and I think that disabled the trunk release so I thought if I disconnect the battery for a couple of hours I might be able to try again but that did not work so then I took the whole back seat out only to discover I still do not have access to the trunk as there are 2 back plates and one of them can not be opened. Any one has any ideas on what I can do. Tomorrow I will call dealer but I am sure either they will want the car towed to them or have an expensive charge to make me a key. either way this will end up cost me an arm and a leg.

Modified by darcwun at 6:01 PM 4/29/2007
Modified by darcwun at 6:11 PM 4/29/2007

[Johntomferg]

Sorry not familiar with the 03 m45's (so forgive me if this isn't possible) but could the locksmith not pick the lock on the trunk?

[darcwun]

i will have to ckeck on that. i think i read some where that our keys are laser cut and a lot of times the locksmith dont work on cars with laser cut keys. but i will call around to see any local lock smith will do it.

Sorry not familiar with the 03 m45's (so forgive me if this isn't possible) but could the locksmith not pick the lock on the trunk?

[darcwun]

ok i checked with 2 auto loacksmiths both want to drill through the locks to break them. so i guess locksmiths are out of the question.

[buhdda]

buy an unpromgramemd key from ebay (If u buy a used one u can get them for $50 or spend $80 on a brand new one). and have your dealer program it. Yes it will cost a bit but considering you currently dont have a spare this is an investment worth making.

I would stay away from locksmith and the likes because i wouldnt trust what they would do to me car.

[lswaidz]

Did your M45 not come with 2 sets of key fobs?

[szh]

buy an unpromgramemd key from ebay (If u buy a used one u can get them for $50 or spend $80 on a brand new one). and have your dealer program it. Yes it will cost a bit but considering you currently dont have a spare this is an investment worth making.

This is what I did to get a third key as a spare at home - my wife and I use the original two fobs, but if either one is unavailable, the third key makes a difference.

The dealer cost is high (about $180 as recall) for a new key ... a spare on eBay cost me about $50 some time back.

Z