DelSolSIinMD

Tonight my key ring broke while I was installing my new shift knob - while I wasn't paying attention, the car keys fell under the seat. I locked up the car, like an ass, and closed the door - only to gaze straight at the key; the spare was also in the car.

After several long moments of frustration, and not having a slim jim, I decided to try the old "2 bobby pins" method of opening a door lock - lots of success in the past when my little sister would lock me out of my room on purpose. Well... here's where the story begins, really... I dropped one of the bobby pins in the space between the lock and the outside panel of the car. It fell down into the hollow space of the door, and now rattles around like CRAZY.

My question for any who have done this for whatever reason (installing alarms, speakers, wiring, etc.) is - how do you access the space where the bobby pin fell into? Is the key to remove that giant grey piece with the door handle built in? I looked over it quickly (it's below freezing, didn't have time to investigate in depth), and saw three attachments - one little knob which I easily pried off behind the door handle. One screw over near the vent on the dash... and another screw over near the vent in the dash, angled and set in a little triangle-shaped plastic piece. I didn't see any other things holding it in place... I tried to wiggle and play with the panel after popping out that little round piece and unscrewing one of the two screws, but it didn't really go anywhere.
Do I need to get that other screw, set in the triangular plastic piece? Once the door panel is removed, will I be able to get into the hollow space, or is there metal in there blocking me? Lastly, is there any easier way to do this, such as threading some wire around a strong magnet, then threading the other end of the wire down a hole somewhere and just fishing this pin out?
I know it's just a little bobby pin... but I hate rattles of any kind, and I'm the kind of perfectionist who really hates this sort of thing. Just knowing it exists in there, and hearing it jiggle, pisses me off.

ps I did get into the car and get the keys out - after I cooled down, and abandoned the bobby pin method, I immediately realized how easily I could get in... it's dangerously simple. Anyone know of a remedy? I won't elaborate, but I'm sure some of you out there know exactly what I'm talking about - takes 30 seconds if you do it right and it isn't 0 degrees out at midnight... otherwise it takes a couple minutes with judicious cursing and curious neighbors driving by at 5 mph wondering what on earth the kid in the orange jacket is doing out in the cold with his car

angry sol

there is another screw right behind that door handle/door lock thingie.. after all the screws are out just pull out from the bottom of the door panel, it should come out no problem

b23eight

i dont want to take credit where is isnt deserved so
follow these steps:
www.teamdelsol.com
>howto
>>door wiring mod
gives a good explanation of how to take the door apart... better than going at it blind, i guess.
while you are there, take a look around. there is alot of good info there about sol's.
PS: PM me or email me and tell me ":what exactly you were talking about". i have an idea, but i want to know from expierence. cause im very absent minded and half way asleep on my way to work in the morning.. locked my keys in my car many times. but luckily i work at a honda dealership, so i just cut myself a spare by vin number and im back in the car in about 10 minutes. but i want to know cause i might not be at work next time. and allthough i have had 4 spares, i destroy all of them except(?) for one that is in a fireproof lockbox with all my porn:naughty:
thanks and good luck