I used to have a 97 S-10 with shaved handles. There were several times when I actually left the keys in the truck, accidentally. Luckily it was an extended cab so I was able to pry the passenger rear window enough to put this "customized" long stick with a hook that would allow me to reach from the window to the driver door, pull the handle, and push to open the door. I actually got pretty good with it after a while...sad to say. I carried this "custom" tool in the bed of my truck for emergencies. Eventually, I got into the rhythm of making sure I had my keys while parking and always rolling the windows down when I was going to get out of the truck while it was on.
I sold that truck about 8 yrs ago and I STILL do those same things. It's funny, but I think it will be ok when I shave mine in a few months.
Because of those experiences, I also thought of some ideas that could prevent some of those issues. For example, putting a pair of charging posts somewhere accessible, installing an emergency manual latch, etc.
For my new project truck, I was planning on installing some terminals under the truck to use a 9v square battery to unlock the door's powerlocks I'm going to install and then I'm going to get this kit from AutoLoc:
http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autol...?itemid=sverkd
In theory, it SHOULD work. But I'll have to always carry another "custom" tool for those times when it doesn't
