Locked keys in 2007 Acura TL. Anyone know a simple way to unlock door?
Locked keys in 2007 Acura TL. Anyone know a simple way to unlock door?
11-30-2008 | 11:06 AM
#2
Get the other set of keys that came with the car out and use them?
I know...sounds like a smart assed answer....but sometimes the simplest ones are the ones we forget!
Outside of that...a locksmith or the dealer? The dealer can cut you a key based on the VIN# with proper ownership ID.
I know...sounds like a smart assed answer....but sometimes the simplest ones are the ones we forget!
Outside of that...a locksmith or the dealer? The dealer can cut you a key based on the VIN# with proper ownership ID.
11-30-2008 | 03:18 PM
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if there was an easy way, then there were be no real point in locking the car.
If I am not mistaking this for another car, but if I use the lock switch on my door with it open, it wont lock my door, making it much harder to lock myself out.
Hope you were able to get into it
If I am not mistaking this for another car, but if I use the lock switch on my door with it open, it wont lock my door, making it much harder to lock myself out.
Hope you were able to get into it
also you could alway car acura roadside and they can open the car for free...
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12-01-2008 | 06:49 AM
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I think this is the way the GM system works:
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are
at home, call someone on your (or someone else's) cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and
have the other person at your home press the unlock button of your
key fob (clicker), holding it near the phone on their end. Your car
doors will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys
to you.
Distance is no object you could be hundreds of miles
away, and if you can reach someone who has the other
"remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk!).
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are
at home, call someone on your (or someone else's) cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and
have the other person at your home press the unlock button of your
key fob (clicker), holding it near the phone on their end. Your car
doors will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys
to you.
Distance is no object you could be hundreds of miles
away, and if you can reach someone who has the other
"remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk!).
12-01-2008 | 10:49 AM
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12-02-2008 | 09:28 AM
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12-02-2008 | 01:39 PM
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I think this is the way the GM system works:
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are
at home, call someone on your (or someone else's) cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and
have the other person at your home press the unlock button of your
key fob (clicker), holding it near the phone on their end. Your car
doors will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys
to you.
Distance is no object you could be hundreds of miles
away, and if you can reach someone who has the other
"remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk!).
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are
at home, call someone on your (or someone else's) cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and
have the other person at your home press the unlock button of your
key fob (clicker), holding it near the phone on their end. Your car
doors will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys
to you.
Distance is no object you could be hundreds of miles
away, and if you can reach someone who has the other
"remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk!).
Urban Myth and yes I have tried it.
12-02-2008 | 04:26 PM
#25
If you know someone that has a TL or any vehicle that uses a similar key, you can put it in the driver's door and wiggle the key back and forth while pulling the handle. I've never had to do it on the TL, but it's worked on every other Honda I've owned. Most had a 100K miles or so, but I've done it to newer civics too. Some take about 15 seconds, others can take 5 or 10 minutes. Only vehichle I've tried it on and gave up on was a Ford Explorer and that was after about 5 min, only cause it was cold.
12-02-2008 | 04:35 PM
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12-03-2008 | 02:40 AM
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I think this is the way the GM system works:
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are
at home, call someone on your (or someone else's) cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and
have the other person at your home press the unlock button of your
key fob (clicker), holding it near the phone on their end. Your car
doors will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys
to you.
Distance is no object you could be hundreds of miles
away, and if you can reach someone who has the other
"remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk!).
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are
at home, call someone on your (or someone else's) cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and
have the other person at your home press the unlock button of your
key fob (clicker), holding it near the phone on their end. Your car
doors will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys
to you.
Distance is no object you could be hundreds of miles
away, and if you can reach someone who has the other
"remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk!).
thats sounds mad cool
. ima try it 
12-08-2008 | 09:19 PM
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12-11-2008 | 08:16 PM
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If you know someone that has a TL or any vehicle that uses a similar key, you can put it in the driver's door and wiggle the key back and forth while pulling the handle. I've never had to do it on the TL, but it's worked on every other Honda I've owned. Most had a 100K miles or so, but I've done it to newer civics too. Some take about 15 seconds, others can take 5 or 10 minutes. Only vehichle I've tried it on and gave up on was a Ford Explorer and that was after about 5 min, only cause it was cold.
what...no way! 
12-11-2008 | 09:35 PM
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the reason for this is quite simple, its kinda like picking the lock. Basically the lock has pins inside, when the right position is reached, the lock will twist sligtly keeping it there, then you move to the next one and jiggle that one until it reaches the proper point. The TL is a bit better since the pins differ quite a bit from the front to back.
12-23-2008 | 06:53 PM
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True!
I have a buddy who owns a glass company who tells me that if a vehicle window ever needs to get broken, make it the windshield. It's the law of supply and demand.
Although windshields are large pieces of glass, they are abundant and replacing them commonplace. However not too many people ever need to replace side windows, rear windows or even those small rear ones. Therefore they don't make many of those and supplies are limited, making them quite expensive.
So go for the windshield!
I have a buddy who owns a glass company who tells me that if a vehicle window ever needs to get broken, make it the windshield. It's the law of supply and demand.
Although windshields are large pieces of glass, they are abundant and replacing them commonplace. However not too many people ever need to replace side windows, rear windows or even those small rear ones. Therefore they don't make many of those and supplies are limited, making them quite expensive.
So go for the windshield!
12-23-2008 | 07:28 PM
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^^haha! if i ever needed to do that it's a great idea. my windshield is the only piece of glass on my car that has chips so i'd be glad to get a new one.
i tried the cellphone fob trick to unlock the car and it didn't work.
i tried the cellphone fob trick to unlock the car and it didn't work.
12-23-2008 | 08:03 PM
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True!
I have a buddy who owns a glass company who tells me that if a vehicle window ever needs to get broken, make it the windshield. It's the law of supply and demand.
Although windshields are large pieces of glass, they are abundant and replacing them commonplace. However not too many people ever need to replace side windows, rear windows or even those small rear ones. Therefore they don't make many of those and supplies are limited, making them quite expensive.
So go for the windshield!
I have a buddy who owns a glass company who tells me that if a vehicle window ever needs to get broken, make it the windshield. It's the law of supply and demand.
Although windshields are large pieces of glass, they are abundant and replacing them commonplace. However not too many people ever need to replace side windows, rear windows or even those small rear ones. Therefore they don't make many of those and supplies are limited, making them quite expensive.
So go for the windshield!
OR EASY WAY
Go to home-depot or lowes, get a key that fits the lock cut and keep it in your wallet. That way if you ever get locked out, you can unlock the car. The nice thing is that in the event your wallet is stolen, the car cannot be started to steal it.
12-23-2008 | 09:57 PM
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12-23-2008 | 11:16 PM
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It is almost impossible to find this OEM window replacement.
12-24-2008 | 04:04 PM
#40
I'll believe facts when i see them, I'm not a big believer in "i've got a friend who says...." or random Aziner's that don't present real facts. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong.
here's my search:
www.glass.net (driver's side rear vent window on 2004 TL):
$191.20
May be lower
with insurance
This price is an estimate*
Classic Auto Glass
Toll Free: 866-877-2683
Average Rating:
The windshield at this same website is:
$334.70
Last edited by PeterUbers; 12-24-2008 at 04:09 PM.