That's a raw deal man. I've had similar loss's and it sucks big time. Forget the solenoid. Its just replacing the key mechanism and just as easy to open up. I put a land mine under the trunk lid that was set to go if the trunck was opened with out de activating it. (make sure you tell the old lady eh) My friend just eltrified his car a few extra coils and he claims thats more civilized.