Nifty Ways To Unlock Car Jacksonville Locksmiths Swear Can Work

If you've got an automobile, you've probably locked your keys inside at least once. Hopefully you were at home when it happened and had the advantage of having some necessary unlocking implements on hand. The best scenario is the one in which you have a spare key, and can find it. Otherwise, there are techniques to unlock car Jacksonville locksmiths use themselves.

If sneakers are your shoe of choice, the strings will come in handy to unlock your vehicle. It only works, though, on older cars with pull up locks. You start by tying a small loop in the center of the shoestring. The string has to be worked all the way down the window until it reaches the lock. You loop the string around the lock and pull up.

A method that is familiar with most drivers is the one that involves a coat hanger. This probably isn't an item you carry around with you, but when you get locked out outside a dry cleaners, this will work eventually. You have to straighten the hanger, then create a hook. The hook goes inside the window weather stripping.

If you've got a Phillips head screwdriver and a metal rod handy, you can unlock the door in just a minute. You have to watch what you're doing though. Jabbing metal down into the door can do a lot of damage. You don't want to make a bad situation worse. If you know how to unscrew the antenna, that can serve as the rod. You could also consider walking to the nearest hardware store to get the supplies you need.

Slim jims will work on cars that have manual locks. You've probably seen car thieves in the movies using this implement, but according to the experts, it works in real life just as well. You can buy a slim jim in an auto supply, hardware, or home improvement store for less than ten dollars. You could spend more and get something a little more substantial if the tool is something you think you'll need on occasion.

People who unlock cars for a living often use inflatable wedges to create enough space between the door and the frame to get a tool inside the vehicle. These tools are great because they won't scrap your paint or hurt the inside of the door. This wedge uses air instead of metal to create pressure.

A really cool trick, that experts say actually works, uses a tennis ball. This method will be helpful if you get locked out parked beside a court. You have to make a hole in the ball, place the ball over the keyhole and push. They say the pressure this causes will unlock the door.

You may never lock yourself out of your vehicle. When you do, you will quickly learn what a nuisance and time consuming inconvenience it can be. Once it happens, you'll probably make having a spare key cut a priority.