jrl3 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Key is gone, and it's locked... What options do I have to get it opened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Has your door locks been swapped at some point? Usually the door and glove box locks are the same key unless one or the other has been swapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Pick it! This is a random skill I learned having to open my employee's cabinets when they lose their key and being locked out of other things. I've built picks out of paper clips and it's scary easy to get some of these locks open. Seriously....I opened our sentry lock box with a nail file. Other day someone accidentally tossed a document in a shred bin no one had a key. Less than 10 minutes it was opened. That was a name brand pad lock too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Smokeyyank said: Pick it! This is a random skill I learned having to open my employee's cabinets when they lose their key and being locked out of other things. I've built picks out of paper clips and it's scary easy to get some of these locks open. Seriously....I opened our sentry lock box with a nail file. Other day someone accidentally tossed a document in a shred bin no one had a key. Less than 10 minutes it was opened. That was a name brand pad lock too. Lockpick skill:100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrl3 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: Has your door locks been swapped at some point? Usually the door and glove box locks are the same key unless one or the other has been swapped. yes, previous owner did it. I actually had truck shipped to me and title is in there and driver forgot to give me that key... so it's kind important lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrl3 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Smokeyyank said: Pick it! This is a random skill I learned having to open my employee's cabinets when they lose their key and being locked out of other things. I've built picks out of paper clips and it's scary easy to get some of these locks open. Seriously....I opened our sentry lock box with a nail file. Other day someone accidentally tossed a document in a shred bin no one had a key. Less than 10 minutes it was opened. That was a name brand pad lock too. I'm afraid I might get in trouble if I learn that skill LOL, but honestly, I might try that. If I get impatient though, can I just squeeze the crap outta the handle deal and break it and buy a new one for cheap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Take it to a locksmith, he can pick it and then make a key for it or maybe match it to your door key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Can the seller mail you the key? It is rightfully yours. But in the meantime head to the lock smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 3 hours ago, jrl3 said: I'm afraid I might get in trouble if I learn that skill LOL, but honestly, I might try that. If I get impatient though, can I just squeeze the crap outta the handle deal and break it and buy a new one for cheap? It's what I would do to start. Here's a good start https://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/lock-picking/how-to-make-a-paperclip-lock-pick-that-works/ I'd avoid breaking stuff but I get that logic...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 6 hours ago, jrl3 said: break it and buy a new one for cheap In general you should never purposefully break anything on these trucks. Parts are scarce and its getting worse as the years go by. You never know (or at least I have trouble knowing) if the part I just broke is a $1 best buy at rockauto or a $300+ ebay item that shows up one or twice a year. Besides, enough things on your truck will break that you didn't mean to do that its worth not adding to your "fix it" list. IMHO anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Smokeyyank said: Pick it! This is a random skill I learned having to open my employee's cabinets when they lose their key and being locked out of other things. I've built picks out of paper clips and it's scary easy to get some of these locks open. Seriously....I opened our sentry lock box with a nail file. Other day someone accidentally tossed a document in a shred bin no one had a key. Less than 10 minutes it was opened. That was a name brand pad lock too. I agree with this. YouTube has plenty of tutorials on it. I've done it just for fun on padlocks, not hard at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrl3 Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 thanks guys, gonna try my luck with lock pick, and if I can't get the hang of it I'll go see a locksmith. Was hoping I could just remove the glove box or something easily, guess that's not really an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now