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Old 02-17-2005, 12:03 PM
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last nite i locked my keys in my car at a party n i had to call AAA to come n get em out for me...this took about a hour n it was jus a pain in teh ass....it only took him bout 1 min. once he got there...i was wondering how to open teh lock on your own...is it really as easy as havin a hanger and knowing wat u r doin??? how do u do it? jus want to kon if i can get em out myself next time i do it
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Old 02-17-2005, 06:36 PM
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ARRRG!!!! Spellcheck isn't that difficult!!!!! Please take the time to write your posts with correct spelling and grammar and you will get much more help. It's really not fun reading something when it's written poorly

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Old 02-21-2005, 09:32 AM
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Re: car locks

damn...srry i didnt check my spellin....forgot i was still in school....i mean really..u got the point of the post n it wasnt hard so get over a few typos..does any have a answer to my question bout teh lock thou?? thx for any help u can give me
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Re: car locks

It depends on the car. My first try getting into my old American cars took about 45 seconds with a coat hanger. Some of the newer cars have a lot less space in the doors and their locks are designed to be tamper resistant.

If you had a slim jim and a coat hanger you could probably get into any car within 10 minutes, but again it greatly depends on the vehicle.
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Re: car locks

From what I can tell on a lot of cars the door will open enough to slip a coat hanger in to hit the unlock button or pull up the lock. A good solid knife works well for prying it open (I prefer a butterfly knife with a good strong handel/blade) but alot of things work. Pry the door open a bit and inster coat hanger. And if in a hurry thers always the break a window method but thats messy and leaves evidence for the cops.... waiit did I say that
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Old 02-21-2005, 06:04 PM
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Re: car locks

haha...does pryin the door hurt the car cause im more lookin incase i gotta do it to my car...n when u put teh coat hanger in the door wat r u tryin to pull up on to get it open....
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Re: car locks

get a lock pick kit, practice, its not hard. i can get into alot of locks with a thing something and a flat head screwdriver in minutes. if the lock is tamper resistant you may need an actualy pick to engage all of the pins. Howstuffworks.com they tell how a lock works and give a basic overview of how lock picking works. practice practice practice...
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Re: car locks

I worked for a AAA cotract station for a lot of years as a tow truck driver. A Slim Jim is the easiest thing in the world to use to open a car. Ususally about 25-45 seconds. You have to know where the linkage hooks inside your car to use the slim jim effectively. There are a lot of fancy lock out equipment available. I don't reccomend that you carry a slim jim with you. When you will need it for your car, it will probably be locked inside the car as well. Oh, by the way, did you know that you could get in a lot of legal problems carrying around a slim jim/ That's right...Grand Theft Auto!
If you don't know how to open a car with lock out tools, don't try it, you will probably disconnect some linkage. AAA is generally the best thing to have. If you don't have the time to wait, be careful with your keys or try a Size 3 Rock, that'll open any car!
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Re: car locks

bullet proof glass..... cus mah hommies need da protection fum da bloodz...
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Re: car locks

matt11583 I want you to try something.

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Re: car locks

one thing that works 2 is having one of those spare key things with a magnet that you can put on your frame, you can probably get some with a combo lock. The only thing about that is it's alot easier to steal your car.
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Re: car locks

i keep an extra key in my wallet. of course if i lock my wallet in my car i am out of luck...
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Old 02-23-2005, 03:11 PM
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Re: car locks

where do u go to buy a slim jim???would a hard ware store have one?
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Old 02-23-2005, 03:28 PM
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Re: car locks

n my dad said he thought that you had to pass some sort of quick background check to say ur a locksmith or somethign to prevent just anyone runnin around with a slim jim taking cars..is there any checks or rules to buy one??
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Re: car locks

You can buy it on ebay..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
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