Lock your keys in the car? Unlock it with a Tennis Ball!

[Golden_Rhino]

Tried it on a 2000 Grand Am. No dice.

[Ron Burgundy]

Doesn't work on a 2001 Accord.

[NoMeansYes_]

doesn't work on police cars, especially when they are inside it.

[Lonhro]

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doesn't work on police cars, especially when they are inside it.

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lol

[Dadswell]

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Actually, this is not a myth. Certain makes of vehicles in the early 80's had locking mechanisms that were pressure tight. This resulted in certain devices that used a quick blast of air to cause the locking mechanism to trigger, thus unlocking the vehicle.


I have done this with a tennis ball and the tapered tip of a disposable pen. I believe that this flaw was recognized fairly quickly, and only a small range of cars was affected.

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[Blarg]

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doesn't work on police cars, especially when they are inside it.

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lol

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nh

[MrX]

A lot of car doors from the early 90's are very easy to open with random car keys manipulated carefully. I have even used a metal nail file to do it a few times (including on my old '94 Saturn). Ignition is much more fickle and needs the exact cut. I have not tried this in many years but it used to be simple, my wife taught me this and she and I impressed many people at partys who had locked their keys in their car.

[BCPVP]

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A lot of car doors from the early 90's are very easy to open with random car keys manipulated carefully. I have even used a metal nail file to do it a few times (including on my old '94 Saturn). Ignition is much more fickle and needs the exact cut.

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I've found this to be the case whenever I cut keys. Keys that don't work for the ignition can still open the door.

I'm having a hard time visualizing how this works for even certain cars. I've never heard of a car key that didn't need to have torsion applied once the pins were lined up. And even just a puff of air shouldn't perfectly align the pins in the first place.

[Salva135]

I've never tried this, but I read that if you have a spare electronic door opener (at your house, for instance), then you can call someone on your cell phone and have the person on the other hand open your car door with the spare opener by having him/her point device at the cell phone, and then you point your own cell phone at your car door. Supposedly this works will work no matter how far away the person on the other end of the line is.

[edfurlong]

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I've never tried this, but I read that if you have a spare electronic door opener (at your house, for instance), then you can call someone on your cell phone and have the person on the other hand open your car door with the spare opener by having him/her point device at the cell phone, and then you point your own cell phone at your car door. Supposedly this works will work no matter how far away the person on the other end of the line is.

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WTF?