how did he do that?

[heehaw]

a friend locked his keys in his GMC truck: called a locksmith, an he had it opened before i could walk around the truck to see how he was going to do it? since there are several of this same model trucks in the family, thats a trick i want to learn: i wonder if i went to his shop, if he would show me how he did that so fast??
heehaw

 

[zmjc]

A Slim Jim?

 

[richamor]

I've always said you can tell how good someone is at their job by how easy they make it look.
No telling how much training and experience the locksmith has.

 

[Birdhunter1]

I worked in the detail shop of the local Ford dealer while in college and one of the salesman (maybe one of the mechanics) said this new Lincoln Town car could not be broken into with a slim jim.

Well we also had this ghetto rocker that worked back there, and I mean 100% ghetto gangster. I got along with him well, in fact we often bought each other lunch when we were low on cash, said 'man day ain't a kah in kahbunday (the town of Carbondale) I caint get into.' And within seconds he was in that car asking the (salesman or mechanic) if he wanted the radio taken out too!

 

[Soundguy]

maybee the locksmith had the guy tell him his vin code, and thus looked up the oem key specs and had or made a cut key for the application ??

soundguy

 

[MossRoad]

Watch this video. I saw a guy do this just two days ago from my work window for some guy in the parking lot across the street. Really fast. Took him longer to fill out the paper work and have the guy sign it before he started.

YouTube - Unlock Car Door - Picking Car Lock - 24 Hour Lockouts

 

[heehaw]

i know what a slim jim looks like..an didn't see one, an there wasn't a key involved: he did have something in his hand, if it takes a short slim jim, that may have been what he had, but it didn't appear to be anything as long as the slim jims i have seen..
heehaw

 

[czechsonofagun]

a friend locked his keys in his GMC truck: called a locksmith, an he had it opened before i could walk around the truck to see how he was going to do it? since there are several of this same model trucks in the family, thats a trick i want to learn: i wonder if i went to his shop, if he would show me how he did that so fast??
heehaw

The passenger door was unlocked?

Hey, it happens, you know

 

[Heywood Jannockitov]

The passenger door was unlocked?

Hey, it happens, you know

The window was open

 

[charlz]

I once locked my keys in my company van at a customers location in CA. He had one of the slim-jim kits you could buy at the swap meets before they made the sale of such things illegal. This kit had an array of tools and a booklet to tell you which one to use and how to use it. I was back in my van about 30 seconds after walking up to it with the correct tool... and I had never done it before in my life. It was a real eye opener.

 

[JDgreen227]

I once locked my keys in my company van at a customers location in CA. He had one of the slim-jim kits you could buy at the swap meets before they made the sale of such things illegal. This kit had an array of tools and a booklet to tell you which one to use and how to use it. I was back in my van about 30 seconds after walking up to it with the correct tool... and I had never done it before in my life. It was a real eye opener.

We honest guys should be grateful nobody ever managed to develop a slim-jim kit for ignition locks !!!!

 

[Travelover]

I was an engineer for a US automaker and each year we hired a British guy to look at all the new model prototypes and break into them every way he could. That guy could break into any door, hatch or hood in seconds, even after they had been "theft proofed". And he was careful not to do any damage. Someone with less finesse might have been even faster. Door locks are to keep out honest people.

 

[Soundguy]

all locks are to keep honest people out. i've yet to see a lock or latch that can hold up to an abrasive wheel or torch for very long.. with bat operated abrasive wheels, pony torch kits, and porta power expanding jaws.. a thief can get into your stuff in minutes if it's out of plain view where he can work with some tools for 5 minutes.

of course a rollbak helps too..

soundguy

 

[slowzuki]

Some cars that are hard to get into, become very easy with an air wedge and wire. The air wedge just gently opens a gap in the door frame to work through.

 

[Soundguy]

I had a ranger that had to be opened with an air wedge.. and yeah.. the lockout guy from ford ( where we had just bought the ranger.. THAT DAY.. came right out and was in in 5 minutes..

soundguy

 

[nike]

I had a GMC work van. I locked my self out of it, with it running (dont ask) in front of a high school. I was trying to figure a way in when a student came up to me and said he could be in the van in 30 seconds for $5.
It was raining and I figured what the heck, go ahead. He walked to the radio antenna and unscrewed it, wedged the window in front of the lock button and slipped the antenna in and pushed it straight down, The door opened.
Best $5. I ever spent.....

 

[Soundguy]

reminds me of when my wife locked my f450 diesel while it was running, right in the middle of the entrance to walmart tire and lube.. luckilly I keep a keybox on the frame..

soundguy

 

[reelbig]

ON STAR worked for me

 

[SARG]

The locksmith had a master key. Most of the pros have masters for all the different makes now.

If they don't the current practice is to wedge out the door or window frame with an air bladder & plastic wedges and use an inserted long flexible rod to open the door from the inside. That is how the police agencies do it now.

I rarely if ever see "slim jims" used anymore.

Exactly as shown in the video that Mossroad posted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HeTeqscBQ

 

[Jim in ICT]

About 25 years ago, I had a locksmith make a key by looking in the window and counting the notches cut out of my door key hanging off of the ignition switch. Opened the door on the first try and charged me $30.00 for a service call. Took him all of 5 minutes.