shaftarmn
I'm New Here
Yet again I find myself in quite the pickle. Corvette-pickle, that is. In order to move the car inside my garage, I inserted the keys into the ignition, turned it and put the transmission in Neutral. I then closed the door. When I tried to open the door again, it was locked. I have read the user manual, and it seems the door locks if one depresses the handle/latch while closing the door. I must have done this. The keys are one key with a square head for the ignition, and one key with a round head for the doors. Both keys were together on a keyring. The car only came with one set of keys. Meaning the car is locked, and the only keys I own are inside the vehicle.
Now, I have searched hours upon hours on the internet trying to figure out what to do. Many say you can contact GM and/or Chevrolet, and by giving the vehicle number (VIN#), they can make a copy of the original keys. Provided the cylinders/locks have not been changed since the car was new in 1982, the copies will work. I have tried finding the e-mail address to GM and Chevrolet on their web pages, but they seem to have removed it. Only phone and paper mail now. I found a GM dealer here in Norway, and after a week of mailing and explaining, sending them a copy of my documents, they confirmed they could get copies from GM in the USA. The cost? $200. I agreed to this.
They just sent me an e-mail telling me GM in the USA had changed their answer. The car is too old for making copies of the original keys. Seems I am out of luck.
Do you have any advise other than breaking the window...?
Now, I have searched hours upon hours on the internet trying to figure out what to do. Many say you can contact GM and/or Chevrolet, and by giving the vehicle number (VIN#), they can make a copy of the original keys. Provided the cylinders/locks have not been changed since the car was new in 1982, the copies will work. I have tried finding the e-mail address to GM and Chevrolet on their web pages, but they seem to have removed it. Only phone and paper mail now. I found a GM dealer here in Norway, and after a week of mailing and explaining, sending them a copy of my documents, they confirmed they could get copies from GM in the USA. The cost? $200. I agreed to this.
They just sent me an e-mail telling me GM in the USA had changed their answer. The car is too old for making copies of the original keys. Seems I am out of luck.
Do you have any advise other than breaking the window...?
