snofler
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I'm not going to play a memory game with him.
Jan 7, 2024 3:22 PM
snofler
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I'm not going to play a memory game with him.
CheeseborgarSoop
Locksmiths don't fuck around. That is a crazy skilled profession.
oldguyexlurker
My dad used to do this in the middle of the night in the Watts area of LA in 1968-69 while repossessing cars. Not exactly the safest place/time/occupation for a young white guy. And he had some really frightening recollections regarding knives, machetes, guns, chases, etc. But he did teach me later how to use his key cutting tools, re-key locks, identify key blanks and cuts... Still can't use his lock picks worth a damn, though. Ran across his (apparently required) PI license decades later.
NiftyGoblin
An old boss I had, had a Subaru and one of the other employees had the exact one. They didnt know how exact until my boss jumped in the subaru to go pick up some pizzas and quickly came back realizing he got in the wrong one. His key opened and started that thing no problem. Was maybe 15 years back, so not horribly long ago.
Klaaism
Watch as I unlock this motorcycle using another motorcycle!
sowasvonsowas
MarcoPoloOnPollo
Pretty sure I saw this guy in The Matrix: Reloaded.
RandAIFlagg
DidItForScience
Just shows you how basic the keyways are. I once stuck a random desk key into my dad's motorcyle and it turn on. But for some reason it wouldn't go back the other direction to turn off. Took me like 5 minutes to get it out.
Sechran
RalphH
soo, the butler let him in?
Jessebob42
This guy.
Cpthornswoggler
I could start my first bike with a screwdriver, it wasn't a well bike.
smugg77
i could open my first ford in the late 70's with almost any other ford key
Bunnies007
I could start my bike by just pushing the pedals around, it wasn't a motorbike.
kEMup
I get that it wasn’t a well bike—so dirt bike or road bike?
Cpthornswoggler
A tzr 125 with very banged up Loctite racing colours.
BeverlyHillsBillie
That's amazing!
certainlynotaserialkiller
no, its just a really shit and word out lock.
Strategicgnomer
It's not real, you can't tell a pin's set height (or wafer as is more likely) like that. You could if you already picked it, but then he wouldn't be able to insert the key. It's just not a real skill anyone would be able to cultivate. More likely he practiced making this key or this lock is so shit he could make any key work.
Davedavedavedavedave
Modern cars only have about 1000 keys per model, so it's possible to walk to a different vehicle, open and start it before you realize it's not yours.
MapleSyrupMafia
Not really. We're no longer in the '90s, the chances that your key can unlock another car is slim to none. And if by some magical unicorn you could unlock another car, it won't start... All modern cars that still uses a physical key have chips in it, said chip is coded into the immobiliser, if it's not recognized, the car won't start. Source: Mechanic who code keys on a weekly basis.
Volpe42
They have chips in the key now to help with that
UncleMeaty
GM cars used to have two different keys. One for the doors and one for the ignition. Made it a lot more unlikely you had a matching pair.
GreaseMonkeyOfLove
Unlikely, but more than a handful did end up driving away in someone else’s car.
certainlynotaserialkiller
modern cars just have a button.
Davedavedavedavedave
If you look inside the fob, you might just see a key!
ThailandExpress
For the outside lock on the drivers door if the battery fails, it does not start the car
zorecati
While not quite at this level, I cut a key while looking at the original through the locked door window on a toyota camry some years ago.
NotAPervert
Did it work though
zorecati
Yes lady got in her Toyota. I worked in parts and cutting keys was one of my jobs. Usually it was done with a key code but I duplicate a key by eye with the hand cutter. This was in the mid 90s.
Trollero
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Lucky it's one of the older models, without a security chip in the key.
TK421isAFK
And a shitty wafer lock that has a tolerance of something like 2mm.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Right, I think that's why some manufacturers started adding the chips. My ECU won't start without the chip. Bike will power on, but not run.