This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.

The Camaro guy ought have called a locksmith.

The web page does have a video of a guy doing just exactly
this. Must work in some cases.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone
ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The
driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was
trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys.
Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver
side and
broke the drivers' window.

On 11/1/2011 6:45 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
The Camaro guy ought have called a locksmith.

The web page does have a video of a guy doing just exactly
this. Must work in some cases.


In the video the lock button is clearly made with a groove around it for
the string to grab it so easily. I don't recall last time I saw a lock
like that, that's why they stopped using the old type lock buttons with
a larger top in the first place. It may work at times, but not all the
time.

One time at an old train station my boss was renting part of the
building and someone parked in our clearly marked parking spot. The
plastic lock "buttons" were very smooth and more narrow towards the top.
I got a hanger, bent a small hook in it, and ground it to make a sharp
barb. The barb stuck in the plastic and allowed me to unlock it. Stick
shift, locked steering, I rolled it out into the middle of the parking
lot almost blocking a lot of cars. Too bad I didn't get to see the guys
expression when he got off the train and saw his car. ;-)

On 11/1/2011 5:12 PM, Tony Miklos wrote:
On 11/1/2011 6:45 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
The Camaro guy ought have called a locksmith.

The web page does have a video of a guy doing just exactly
this. Must work in some cases.


In the video the lock button is clearly made with a groove around it for
the string to grab it so easily. I don't recall last time I saw a lock
like that, that's why they stopped using the old type lock buttons with
a larger top in the first place. It may work at times, but not all the
time.

One time at an old train station my boss was renting part of the
building and someone parked in our clearly marked parking spot. The
plastic lock "buttons" were very smooth and more narrow towards the top.
I got a hanger, bent a small hook in it, and ground it to make a sharp
barb. The barb stuck in the plastic and allowed me to unlock it. Stick
shift, locked steering, I rolled it out into the middle of the parking
lot almost blocking a lot of cars. Too bad I didn't get to see the guys
expression when he got off the train and saw his car. ;-)

another thing you can do is get your hangar all bent right, and lined
up, then pull it out, heat the end with a lighter, stick it back in and
let it melt into the lock knob, then pull.


--
Steve Barker
remove the "not" from my address to email

On 11/1/2011 7:12 PM, Tony Miklos wrote:
On 11/1/2011 6:45 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
The Camaro guy ought have called a locksmith.

The web page does have a video of a guy doing just exactly
this. Must work in some cases.


In the video the lock button is clearly made with a groove around it for
the string to grab it so easily. I don't recall last time I saw a lock
like that, that's why they stopped using the old type lock buttons with
a larger top in the first place. It may work at times, but not all the
time.

One time at an old train station my boss was renting part of the
building and someone parked in our clearly marked parking spot. The
plastic lock "buttons" were very smooth and more narrow towards the top.
I got a hanger, bent a small hook in it, and ground it to make a sharp
barb. The barb stuck in the plastic and allowed me to unlock it. Stick
shift, locked steering, I rolled it out into the middle of the parking
lot almost blocking a lot of cars. Too bad I didn't get to see the guys
expression when he got off the train and saw his car. ;-)

When people blocked the front of my building or driveway, I couldn't do
any damage to their cars like flatten a tire, key it, etc because my cop
buddy told me it would be a crime regardless of what the incandescent
anus had done. So I started covering their tags with duck tape which
caused no damage to their car but did real damage to their driving
record and wallet. ^_^

TDD

http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Locked-Car-With-a-Mobile

This one was debunked, on a couple of web sites. Doesn't
pass the common sense test. So, a car remote (that puts out
low power radio frequency electro magnetic waves) is
expected to open a car, by going through a cell phone (that
transmits sound waves, not RF).

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 08:39:46 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Locked-Car-With-a-Mobile

This one was debunked, on a couple of web sites. Doesn't
pass the common sense test. So, a car remote (that puts out
low power radio frequency electro magnetic waves) is
expected to open a car, by going through a cell phone (that
transmits sound waves, not RF).

I don't know if the above works but a cell phone does not
transmit sound waves. It transmits RF.

Lets see. I'll hold my FRS walkie talkie antenna next to
your cell phone. You dial your friend and have him put his
cell phone next to my other FRS walkie talkie. I'll talk
into my FRS, your cell phone will transmit the RF to the
other cell phone, and the voice will come out of my other
FRS walkie talkie.

Does your cell phone transmit RF, or sound?

My cell phone transmits sound. I speak (sound) into the
microphone, and sound is transmitted to the other phone.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


wrote in message
...

This one was debunked, on a couple of web sites. Doesn't
pass the common sense test. So, a car remote (that puts
out
low power radio frequency electro magnetic waves) is
expected to open a car, by going through a cell phone (that
transmits sound waves, not RF).

I don't know if the above works but a cell phone does not
transmit sound waves. It transmits RF.

On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 18:49:59 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Lets see. I'll hold my FRS walkie talkie antenna next to
your cell phone. You dial your friend and have him put his
cell phone next to my other FRS walkie talkie. I'll talk
into my FRS, your cell phone will transmit the RF to the
other cell phone, and the voice will come out of my other
FRS walkie talkie.

Grasping for straws? Changing direction? Your post concerns
whether a cell phone can be used to operate a remote unlock
receiver on a car. I will stay on topic.

Does your cell phone transmit RF, or sound?

My cell phone transmits sound. I speak (sound) into the
microphone, and sound is transmitted to the other phone.

In the context of your original statement: " by going through a cell
phone (that transmits sound waves, not RF)." The following is true:

The cell phone transmits by using RF, not sound. Otherwise we could
make long distance calls by just carrying large audio amps around. In
order for any distance to be achieved the sound has to piggyback a
ride on a RF signal. Then the RF form is transmitted. Upon arrival the
sound is extracted from the RF form.

Mythbusters failed when it came to debunking the cell phone trick.
If they would of thought out of the box they would never have claimed
that a cell phone could not unlock a car.

I'm not going to go into any great detail here but this trick can
happen because of these factors.

A.The remote induces a RF signal into the cell phone circuitry
bypassing the normal microphone element. (think out of the box)

B.The unwanted remote RF with modulation can mix with the normal
signal in the phone. Thus being transmitted.

C.Even though the radio frequency from the phone is different than
that from the remote the harmonics from the phone can have enough
signal strength and intelligence to activate the receiver on the car.

Mythbusters is a great show but they only used one configuration of
cell phones and one configuration of a remote. The ability of this
trick depends on many variables to do with the phones and the remote.
Mythbusters used no variables. They failed at myth busting.

Metspitzer wrote:
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String

I've never failed to open that type of lock with a coat hanger and a couple
chunks of wood for wedges to spring the door a bit to allow access.

On Tue, 1 Nov 2011 15:59:30 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

Metspitzer wrote:
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String

I've never failed to open that type of lock with a coat hanger and a couple
chunks of wood for wedges to spring the door a bit to allow access.


Just carry a cordless drill with a 1 inck bit, and a stick of dynamite
in your wallet. Drill a hole in any door, inset the dynamite, light
it, and the door will come off in seconds.

Seriously, carry a spare key in your wallet....

I've been asked, many times, to sell people lock picks. "in
case they get locked out of thier car". I used to spend a
lot of time explaining. Now, I reccomend a spare key to be
ground, and put in the wallet or coat pocket.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


wrote in message
news
Just carry a cordless drill with a 1 inck bit, and a stick
of dynamite
in your wallet. Drill a hole in any door, inset the
dynamite, light
it, and the door will come off in seconds.

Seriously, carry a spare key in your wallet....

On Nov 2, 4:50*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I've been asked, many times, to sell people lock picks. "in
case they get locked out of thier car". I used to spend a
lot of time explaining. Now, I reccomend a spare key to be
ground, and put in the wallet or coat pocket.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

wrote in message

news
Just carry a cordless drill with a 1 inck bit, and a stick
of dynamite
in your wallet. *Drill a hole in any door, inset the
dynamite, light
it, and the door will come off in seconds.

Seriously, carry a spare key in your wallet....

I pulled into the lot where I was cutting wood a few years ago. Guy
sitting at the entrance "can I tryi your key? I locked mine in hte
cab". No go, locksmith showed up finally. I showed him my spare in
the billfold.

Harry K

Harry K wrote:
On Nov 2, 4:50 am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I've been asked, many times, to sell people lock picks. "in
case they get locked out of thier car". I used to spend a
lot of time explaining. Now, I reccomend a spare key to be
ground, and put in the wallet or coat pocket.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

wrote in message

news
Just carry a cordless drill with a 1 inck bit, and a stick
of dynamite
in your wallet. Drill a hole in any door, inset the
dynamite, light
it, and the door will come off in seconds.

Seriously, carry a spare key in your wallet....

I pulled into the lot where I was cutting wood a few years ago. Guy
sitting at the entrance "can I tryi your key? I locked mine in hte
cab". No go, locksmith showed up finally. I showed him my spare in
the billfold.


I keep the coat hanger IN the car, for other's benefit. It's been used a few
times. I've also "borrowed" coat hangers in the past for less prepared for
occasions.

On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 07:11:54 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
wrote:

On Nov 2, 4:50*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I've been asked, many times, to sell people lock picks. "in
case they get locked out of thier car". I used to spend a
lot of time explaining. Now, I reccomend a spare key to be
ground, and put in the wallet or coat pocket.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

wrote in message

news
Just carry a cordless drill with a 1 inck bit, and a stick
of dynamite
in your wallet. *Drill a hole in any door, inset the
dynamite, light
it, and the door will come off in seconds.

Seriously, carry a spare key in your wallet....

I pulled into the lot where I was cutting wood a few years ago. Guy
sitting at the entrance "can I tryi your key? I locked mine in hte
cab". No go, locksmith showed up finally. I showed him my spare in
the billfold.

Harry K

Some people just dont understand.....
Spare car door key goes in wallet. spare ignition key goes inside of
car in a hidden place, and includes a spare key for your garage.
Inside your garage, there should be a hidden spare key for your house.
If you have trouble remembering stuff, put a note in your wallet
telling you where all these keys are located, but write it in a code
that another person wont understand, if your wallet is lost or stolen.

The only problem now, is where to hide the key for your wallet

On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 07:11:54 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
wrote:

On Nov 2, 4:50Â*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I've been asked, many times, to sell people lock picks. "in
case they get locked out of thier car". I used to spend a
lot of time explaining. Now, I reccomend a spare key to be
ground, and put in the wallet or coat pocket.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
Â*www.lds.org
.

wrote in message

news
Just carry a cordless drill with a 1 inck bit, and a stick
of dynamite
in your wallet. Â*Drill a hole in any door, inset the
dynamite, light
it, and the door will come off in seconds.

Seriously, carry a spare key in your wallet....

I pulled into the lot where I was cutting wood a few years ago. Guy
sitting at the entrance "can I tryi your key? I locked mine in hte
cab". No go, locksmith showed up finally. I showed him my spare in
the billfold.

Harry K
The key for my Dad's old '66 ChevyVan would open and start half a
dozen company trucks (which could not open his) and quite a few other
GM vehicles in the lot. Must have been equivalent to a "master key".

On 11/2/2011 9:11 AM, Harry K wrote:
On Nov 2, 4:50 am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I've been asked, many times, to sell people lock picks. "in
case they get locked out of thier car". I used to spend a
lot of time explaining. Now, I reccomend a spare key to be
ground, and put in the wallet or coat pocket.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

wrote in message

news
Just carry a cordless drill with a 1 inck bit, and a stick
of dynamite
in your wallet. Drill a hole in any door, inset the
dynamite, light
it, and the door will come off in seconds.

Seriously, carry a spare key in your wallet....

I pulled into the lot where I was cutting wood a few years ago. Guy
sitting at the entrance "can I tryi your key? I locked mine in hte
cab". No go, locksmith showed up finally. I showed him my spare in
the billfold.

Harry K


I have a key loop on my belt with extra vehicle keys on it on different
rings. when I'm working and get distracted to the point I lock my keys
in the van, I reach for my belt and unlock the van without skipping a
beat. I told my goofy roommate to put a house key on a string around his
neck because he's always losing it. I very rarely lose a key. ^_^

TDD

"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.

"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.

I worked for about ten years on the Las Vegas Strip as a parking attendant.
We had lots of people locking their keys in the cars. We'd give them the
spiel of, "Well, we can give the locksmith a call, but it will cost you $100
or more, but we MIGHT be able to get it open........................ Mind
if we try?" Except for Mercedes, RR, and Corvettes, I didn't have a problem
with most of them, and a lot were very very easy. Governor Miller was the
worst. He'd say, "I did it again.........", and we'd just wave him on.
"Don't worry, we'll take care of it." Lincolns take about five seconds to
get into the back door. Most are surprisingly easy with a slim Jim, or a
piece of precisely bent SS filler rods. If you don't panic, and use logic,
it takes a real doofus to use a rock to enter a lockout. A couple of wood
shims are the most valuable items.

Steve

Steve B wrote:
"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for
him the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver
side and broke the drivers' window.

I worked for about ten years on the Las Vegas Strip as a parking
attendant. We had lots of people locking their keys in the cars. We'd give
them the spiel of, "Well, we can give the locksmith a call,
but it will cost you $100 or more, but we MIGHT be able to get it
open........................ Mind if we try?" Except for Mercedes,
RR, and Corvettes, I didn't have a problem with most of them, and a
lot were very very easy. Governor Miller was the worst. He'd say,
"I did it again.........", and we'd just wave him on. "Don't worry,
we'll take care of it." Lincolns take about five seconds to get into
the back door. Most are surprisingly easy with a slim Jim, or a
piece of precisely bent SS filler rods. If you don't panic, and use
logic, it takes a real doofus to use a rock to enter a lockout. A
couple of wood shims are the most valuable items.

But a few different sized twigs will do the job if needed.

"Bob F" wrote

But a few different sized twigs will do the job if needed.

Yup. Just something to give you a little air space between the glass and
gasket so you don't leave marks or damage.

Steve

"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.


I was dumb enough to lock myself out of mine 2 days ago. The window was
down about an inch.

Tried the string and it failed. A coat hanger with a loop, allowed me to
roll the window down enough to get my arm in. Yes I don't have power
windows!

Colbyt

On 11/1/2011 9:17 PM, Colbyt wrote:
wrote in message
...
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.


I was dumb enough to lock myself out of mine 2 days ago. The window was
down about an inch.

Tried the string and it failed. A coat hanger with a loop, allowed me to
roll the window down enough to get my arm in. Yes I don't have power
windows!

Colbyt


I wonder if the string was coated with something that has a little tack,
rosin or maybe bees wax. Or instead of string, use a piece of thin
insulated electrical wire, probably not the Teflon variety.

"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.


One vehicle I have will not let me lock if the key is still in the ignition
switch. The other vehicle I have a extra key in my billfold that will let me
unlock the door. WW

In article ,
WW wrote:

"Metspitzer" wrote in message
.. .
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.


One vehicle I have will not let me lock if the key is still in the ignition
switch. The other vehicle I have a extra key in my billfold that will let me
unlock the door. WW



If my memory serves me, it was my 1964 Dodge Dart that had a foolproof
lock setup. The only wa to lock the doors was with the key, from outside.
A little less convenient, but there was absolutely no way to lock your
keys inside.



--
There are no stupid questions, but there are lots of stupid answers.

Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org

On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:57:54 +0000 (UTC),
(Larry W) wrote:

In article ,
WW wrote:

"Metspitzer" wrote in message
. ..
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.


One vehicle I have will not let me lock if the key is still in the ignition
switch. The other vehicle I have a extra key in my billfold that will let me
unlock the door. WW



If my memory serves me, it was my 1964 Dodge Dart that had a foolproof
lock setup. The only wa to lock the doors was with the key, from outside.
A little less convenient, but there was absolutely no way to lock your
keys inside.
If I remember correctly could also be done by locking from inside
and holding the handle up when closing??? At least one of my old cars
worked that way. Used to keep a spare key on the air filter stud under
the hood (inside the air filter) that would open the doors. Kept spare
ignition key hidden inside.

On 11/2/2011 2:57 PM, Larry W wrote:
In om,
wrote:

wrote in message
...
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.


One vehicle I have will not let me lock if the key is still in the ignition
switch. The other vehicle I have a extra key in my billfold that will let me
unlock the door. WW



If my memory serves me, it was my 1964 Dodge Dart that had a foolproof
lock setup. The only wa to lock the doors was with the key, from outside.
A little less convenient, but there was absolutely no way to lock your
keys inside.


Darn, I loved those old Dart/Valiant cars. So simple and bullet proof
made the cars hard to kill. ^_^

TDD

Mine was a 1974, the first year with electronic igniton.
Would not run when it was wet. Sometimes it would fire right
up, drive to the store, and it would refuse to take me home.
I've cursed more at that car than the years before or since.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"The Daring Dufas" wrote in
message ...
One vehicle I have will not let me lock if the key is
still in the ignition
switch. The other vehicle I have a extra key in my
billfold that will let me
unlock the door. WW



If my memory serves me, it was my 1964 Dodge Dart that had
a foolproof
lock setup. The only wa to lock the doors was with the
key, from outside.
A little less convenient, but there was absolutely no way
to lock your
keys inside.


Darn, I loved those old Dart/Valiant cars. So simple and
bullet proof
made the cars hard to kill. ^_^

TDD

On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 22:47:46 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Mine was a 1974, the first year with electronic igniton.
Would not run when it was wet. Sometimes it would fire right
up, drive to the store, and it would refuse to take me home.
I've cursed more at that car than the years before or since.
All you needed was some good wires. I ran "silver beauty MSW" wires
on my '63 170, '69 225, and '74 225 and NEVER had moisture problems. I
could drive it into the carwash, hose it down, and drive back out
without ever missing a beat. I always kept a second balast resistor on
the firewall of the '74.

Never had ANY starting problems other than the resistor on the '74.
Burned out a starter on the '69, and it didn't start very well at -45F
with 20W50 oil in it. The '63 (206 rwhp) ate plugs for lunch untill I
latched onto Nippondenso plugs (ep25r I think? colder than a rock). As
long as the plugs were good that little rascal would start and go like
jack the bear.

Good wires on the 265 inch flathead in the '57 Fargo meant it NEVER
gave any trouble starting, and nor did the '53 241 red ram Coronet.

WW wrote:

One vehicle I have will not let me lock if the key is still in the
ignition switch. The other vehicle I have a extra key in my billfold
that will let me unlock the door. WW

Mine chimes at me, and that's enough to get me to put the keys in my mouth.

Jon

On 11/2/2011 5:16 PM, Jon Danniken wrote:
WW wrote:

One vehicle I have will not let me lock if the key is still in the
ignition switch. The other vehicle I have a extra key in my billfold
that will let me unlock the door. WW

Mine chimes at me, and that's enough to get me to put the keys in my mouth.

Jon


I have a friend that has an Altima with electronic key fob. If the key
fob is left in the car, even in the trunk, you can't lock the car,
nohow, not even with another key fob. I can see it now, a problem in
the electronics module in the car, might not let you lock your car.

On Tue, 1 Nov 2011 20:29:11 -0600, "WW"
wrote:


"Metspitzer" wrote in message
.. .
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.


One vehicle I have will not let me lock if the key is still in the ignition
switch.

My Toyota was like that, but the beeping when I had the door open and
the key in the ignition (and the radio on iirc) drove me crazy, and
since I couldn't find the beeper, I disconnected the key switch.

Now I'm on my own.

The other vehicle I have a extra key in my billfold that will let me
unlock the door. WW

I should do that. Do they still sell the "credit card" like things
that fold out two keys?

On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:35:28 -0400, Metspitzer
wrote:

This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.
It worked fine on the old "knob" style doorlocks up until the early
seventies but does NOT work on today's "pick proof" tapered buttons as
shown on the website. Butcher cord has been used to steal a LOT of
cars over the years.

Metspitzer wrote:
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.

Hi,
Many new cars does not have that knob to pull.
We have family menbership for AMA(AAA counter part up here)
One phone call does it all. Jump boosting. unlocking a door, changing a
flat tire, towing,etc. Family rate is 92.00 per year. I think it is
wortth money. I works out of province too thru an affiliates.

On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:41:03 -0600, Tony Hwang
wrote:



Metspitzer wrote:
This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.

Hi,
Many new cars does not have that knob to pull.
We have family menbership for AMA(AAA counter part up here)
One phone call does it all. Jump boosting. unlocking a door, changing a
flat tire, towing,etc. Family rate is 92.00 per year. I think it is
wortth money. I works out of province too thru an affiliates.

$92 per year, when you could get a spare key made for $1.92 to put in
your wallet and it will last the lifetime of your car.......
Some people just dont get it!!!!

Of course if they help with other things such as flat tire, towing,
etc. then it's not a bad deal....

On Nov 1, 6:35*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
This seems to have a very low probably of working. *Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String

I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. *The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. *The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. *Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. *He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.

If that is a true story, that is one of the biggest morons I've ever
heard of of. And what do you mean by "lucky for him the windshield
wouldn't break"?

On Nov 2, 12:59*am, Ron wrote:
On Nov 1, 6:35*pm, Metspitzer wrote:

This seems to have a very low probably of working. *Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String

I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. *The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. *The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. *Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. *He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.

If that is a true story, that is one of the biggest morons I've ever
heard of of. And what do you mean by "lucky for him the windshield
wouldn't break"?

Well, generally the windshield is the most expensive piece of glass on
any car, and the hardest to replace (at least on a late model car, as
they're typically all glued in now.) On a car with a large glass
hatch, I suppose that might be more expensive, but still. Oh, and how
are you gonna drive home with a bigass hole in the windshield, unless
you happen to have a pair of goggles in the glovebox? seriously.

If you're gonna bust something, bust a door window or quarter window
(assuming the latter is the gasketed type.) Also those will shatter
cleanly and not spiderweb but stay in place like a windshield.

nate

On Nov 2, 11:30*am, N8N wrote:

Well, generally the windshield is the most expensive piece of glass on
any car, and the hardest to replace (at least on a late model car, as
they're typically all glued in now.) *On a car with a large glass
hatch, I suppose that might be more expensive, but still. *Oh, and how
are you gonna drive home with a bigass hole in the windshield, unless
you happen to have a pair of goggles in the glovebox? *seriously.

If you're gonna bust something, bust a door window or quarter window
(assuming the latter is the gasketed type.) *Also those will shatter
cleanly and not spiderweb but stay in place like a windshield.

There is nothing hard about replacing a windshield if you know what
you are doing. When I was in the glass business I could replace most
windshields in 20 minutes or less. And not much has changed since I
quit the glass business in '02. If anything a lot windshields are
even easier to replace on cars produced since I got out of the
business, because they are flush mounted in urethane w/o any moldings
to remove. I look at cars these days and think to myself how easy
todays auto glass installers have it.

Door glasses are very time consuming to replace. You have to remove
the door panel, clean out all of the glass in the door including the
frame if the vehicle has one, install the new glass which sometimes
has a bunch of attachments, make sure it rolls up correctly, put the
door panel back on, and then vacuum up the mess inside of the car.

AFA vehicles with a rubber set quarter glass, those were pretty much
done away by the late 80's mid 90's. Off of the top of my head the
full size Ford Broncos, Chevy Suburbans, Isuzu Troopers, Jeep
Cherokees and other SUVs (if that's want you wanna call them) were
about the only vehicles that still had rubber set quarter glasses
going into the 90's. Replacing a quarter glass on a lot of "older"
vehicles is also a pain in ass if you have to remove any of the
interior. A lot quarter glasses today are a piece of cake because they
are flush mounted and set in urethane. Again, todays auto glass
installers have it easy.

The bottom line is, Camaro boy is a moron. First of all for trying to
break the windshield, and second of all for not knowing that it's a
laminated piece of glass. I can't believe that if he was trying to
break the windshield with a "big rock" that he didn't at least break
the outer layer of glass.

A tip, if you ever have to break a piece of glass on your vehicle to
get in, call Safelite Autoglass (you can reach someone 24/7) and ask
them what the least expensive piece of glass is to replace. Sometimes
the smallest piece of glass isn't always the least expensive to
replace.

On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:35:28 -0400, Metspitzer
wrote:

This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String

Very clever.


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.

If one is going to break in with a slim jim, and probably by breaking
the window, it's better to do so on the passenger side. A friend
locked his keys in the car in Cambridge Md. and the cops there are
nice enough there to break in with a slim jim. But in doing so he
unhooked the rod inside the driver's door, and my friend had to go in
through the passenger side all day. He had passengers during the
day, so we broke even, but when he went home, until he fixed it, it
woudl have been better if the pasenger door lock didn't work and his
door did.

(I fixed the lock before he left. )

"micky" wrote in message
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On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:35:28 -0400, Metspitzer
wrote:

This seems to have a very low probably of working. Anyone ever done
it?

http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Your-Car-with-String

Very clever.


I was at Atlanta raceway one weekend in the infield. The driver of a
new Camaro had locked his keys in the car. The guy was trying to
break the windshield with a large rock to get the keys. Lucky for him
the windshield wouldn't break. He went around to the driver side and
broke the drivers' window.

If one is going to break in with a slim jim, and probably by breaking
the window, it's better to do so on the passenger side. A friend
locked his keys in the car in Cambridge Md. and the cops there are
nice enough there to break in with a slim jim. But in doing so he
unhooked the rod inside the driver's door, and my friend had to go in
through the passenger side all day. He had passengers during the
day, so we broke even, but when he went home, until he fixed it, it
woudl have been better if the pasenger door lock didn't work and his
door did.

(I fixed the lock before he left. )

Actually, the rear doors are the easiest way to get in, particularly if the
buttons can be seen. Bend a piece of stout wire in two L's, making a boxy
looking J. Put a couple of shims between glass and gasket. Make one L
about 3" long, the other 2". You're trying to go under the bottom part of
the window and come up under the button with the tip of the wire. You can
also do it with a slim Jim, just feel around in there, and when you see the
door button move, you've hit a component.

Be very careful when pulling or pushing, as a lot of the pieces are held
together with just a plastic keeper. Lincolns take about two seconds with
this wire. Stainless steel filler wire is the best, as it doesn't bend
easily, and will stay stiff when you hit the right component. Slim jims
should have different ends, one with a J, the other with a V. That way,
whether you have to push or pull, you have the right configuration.

Sometimes the slim Jim has to be repeatedly curved so it gets over to the
mechanism. It ain't very hard once you've done a couple of hundred of them.
On the front door, you keep your finger on the outside of the lock so you
can feel when you touch the component inside. After that, it's just
mentally visualizing what's in there, and bending the slim Jim to catch what
you need. Trips to the local junk yard are a good thing, too, if you're
going to seriously get into this, as you can see the mechanisms exposed. It
is surprising how very simple some of them actually are.

Steve