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Question: How do i get the door opened if i cant take the door panel off?

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sisco1982, Cleveland, TN, February 21, 2011, 16:44
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how to open the door if i cant even take the door panel off. PLEASE HELP MY BIMMER ITS NOT THE GENERAL LEE FROM DUKES OF HAZZARD!!!

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    ZeeTech February 21, 2011, 19:09
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    If it won't open with the key from the outside nor from inside I'm afraid you can't avoid damage to the door panel.

    Zee

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    sisco1982, February 21, 2011, 19:35
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    Hey zee tech are they a way to maybe use a clothes hanger or something to fish my way threw the inside door handle and hook it to the latch? Any helpful advice will be awesome.

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    ZeeTech, February 21, 2011, 20:01
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    You can try to call a mobile lock smith and ask them if they could open it for you. They might charge something for their services, but it would be less than the cost of a new cover.
    You can try to make your own "slim jim" and try to unlock it, but first I'd call a lock smith.

    Zee

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