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Half of key broke off inside trunk lock

My car trunk key broke in half, and half of it is stuck inside the lock, which I cannot see, but it works with half of key. How do I get the rest of it out?

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You need to have the trunk open and the lock unlocked first then you can get the barrel out of the lock and remove the broken part of the key,,,so dont lock the trunk till you get it fixed,,,

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