The Car Hack – How to break into just about any car

by Frank | Aug 16, 2011 | How to Drive a Tank...

If you enjoyed the How to Hotwire Cars chapter in How to Drive a Tank then you’ll love this add-on from my friend, dbase guru and lifehacker, Steve Smith. Here he’s compiled a list of YouTube tutorials, demos and documentaries on car entry, everything from hi-end difficult to crack security to popping the lock with a tree branch (I kid you not).

So enjoy, and let us know what works for you when you lock yourself out next time.

1. With a piece of string:

2. With an air pump/wedge, and a piece of wire:

3. With a coat hanger:

4. With an old fashioned hammer:

5. With a specialized car key-blank a.k.a. a Jiggler:

6. With a claw hammer and a bush branch:

7. And if you want to watch something more in-depth with hi-tech crims stealing hi-tech $100,000 cars and the very best security to order:

Golden rule is: get an alarm.

All of the kit you see in these vids, including key cutters, diagnostic tools, key/dash scanners and editors can be found online at shops like the following:

US

http://www.lockpickshop.com/

Europe

http://www.autotools-shop.com/

UK

http://walkerlocksmiths.co.uk/

http://www.ukbumpkeys.com/

Coat hangers, branches and hammers can be found in all the usual places of course. Although I would always opt for a centre-punch over a hammer any day. As always I’ll try out all of these techniques for myself in the coming weeks and post the results here.

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