trans_am_ta_84

well yesterday i had my keys in my car cause i showed my friend how it sounded and i was pullng a motor so i kept them in my car. well last night i get home around 1 and forgot the keys were in it and locked the doors. how do i break in this car?

nolanr0413

have a locksmith get into the car , it wont cost much and maybe they can pick the lock so that they dont have to get rough with the rubber seals around the door.

dsaint1347

Get a locksmith.
I once locked my keys in the and I tried using a coat hanger to open it, it was by my mothers house and all of her neighbors thought I was stealing my car. So someone called the cops on me they pull up on me and ask for my registration so I showed them.
You would think they would pull out their slim jim and help nope they just laughed at left me alone.
Well at this point I am pissed, so I am trying like hell to pull on the handle hard but keep missing it. All the while not realizing that I cracked my dashboard, made 2 holes on the windshield, broke my rubber seal and chip the paint off the pillar. When I realized this I stopped.
I gave my wife a spare key when I first got the car when I asked her if she had my copy she said no.
When I go to use her car keys to get her coat I looked at her key chain and found my spare Stupid wife

New windshield===$150.00
Used dashboard===$85.00
New rubber seal==$250.00
New smart wife ===Priceless

trans_am_ta_84

damn that sucks i just got a new windshirld put in. how did you manage to crack the windshield?

dsaint1347

The coat hanger was long so everytime I pulled hard and slipped it would hit the windshield without me knowing this. It was dark and in the middle of winter.

icebird_1981

just pull the window outword but dont go nut, r cars are like the easyist to brake in.

dsaint1347

I did not want to try this. I was scared I would break the glass
Suffice to say it would been cheaper if I took a brick and broke the freaking glass

trans_am_ta_84

my friends father is a lock smith i just called him and 10 minutes opened the door. he thought it was hard cause he was trying to get the lock from the back side, then he put one of them things that pulled the window out alittle hit the little unlock button and opened, made me a key, told me 10 bucks but i threw him 20 since he was so quickly here and made me a key and stuff

firedawg225

try calling places with tow trucks. the body shop i worked for we had a kit for opening cars. i can get into my camaro in 2 min or less. If you were to buy the kit it cost about 150 to 200 dollars and it shows you how to open any car. the kit has like 15 peices to it for different cars. Just make sure you don't get someone that wants to use a slim jim. on our cars it hard to use and can bend or brake things in the door

Nick

camarogirl18

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try a slim jim......their illegal but owell

Wishmaster's87IROC

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I locked my keys in the car a few times...I was at the track once and some guys did it with a slimjim...I was then at the store and I did it with a coat hanger......dont try hitting the lock release, youll never get enough force to push it..you gotta pull the lock lever, just keep at it and take your time...keep bending the coat hanger till its just the right shape to get a good piece of the lever and then just pull....

IT CAN BE DONE!..take your time...

see ya

firedawg225

just wanted to know where you got that info?? I know cops where i liuve carry them and in my fire department we use them also. i also know of some body shops that use them also?? just wondering.

bubbakutz

call AAA

SC82TA

If you have t-tops pull the glass and unlatch the t-top and remove said t-top

FLYNLOW92rs

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That is the most insightful idea i have heard in this thread.....

CALL the damn Auto Club

Zepher

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I have the automotive locksmith tools and the way to open a thirdgen is through the slit under the door handle hinge.
This is also the way to open up other cars as well.
I've helped a few people open unlock thier doors, not with my tools but just knowing the proper way for certain vehicles. The kit has step by step instructions and about 10 or so tools.
It's made by MAC tools.

Zepher

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Those tools are only to be used by professionals, it's against the law here in VA to possess these tools if you aren't a locksmith or a shop that would require such tools.

MasterEvilAce

Hasn't anyone thought of a way to protect the parts of the doors inside so you can't break in? I dunno like welding a piece of metal to the insides of the door around certain sections..


Mep :P

Zepher

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If they really want to get in, they'll smash the windows.

bigals87z28

slit under the hinge huh? brb :: runs out to car::

i dont see jack zepher!!! where on the door hinge? i only see an opening where the arm thats attached to the handle goes into the body

SC82TA

Not everyone has AAA

MNformula350

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Use the radio antenna and pull out the door glass and push the unlock on the lock

I can be in a thirdgen in less than 10 seconds using nothing more then the radio antenna.

Odyssey

I agree. I locked my keys in at work and I was able to get in the car in less than 30 seconds with my antenna. Makes you wonder why people still don't have alarms installed on these cars!...

bigals87z28

I dont have one for my car.... i just keep mine locked in the garage under the ".357 Protection Plan"...

MasterEvilAce

DAMN. ANTENNA. DAMN DAMN.

I should have thought about that.. Except it was on a Pontiac car (not f-body) I locked me, my mom, and sister out of the car while we had two carts of groceries (frozen crap, etc!!) (NOT MY FAULT.. the keys for the accessories were on a different key ring than the ignition keys.. she failed to mention this ) We were looking all over for a coat hanger, etc.

My mom even borrowed a lug-nut thing (the name escapes me at the minute.. noo!) and tried smashing the window.. damn thing didn't even get a SCRATCH.

We found a coat hanger at one point, though. And while my mom was trying to get it open I was like "There's no way you can grab the latch with that" ... stupid me, she went for the power-locks and she EASILY got it open. If only we thought of the antenna.. we woulda been out of there real quick.

hotrod87camaro

i never leave my keys in my car, but i have a hidden key somewhere outside where i know where it always is just in case, and it's hidden pretty good too, so i don't have to worry about someone finding it.

dans82bird

Since when is a slim jim illegal? I bought one about a month ago... LMFAO! Breaking into thirdgens is freekin easy, takes me about 10 seconds... lol

Y2KFirehawk

A funny thing that I realized after having my car broken into was... The people who actually KNOW HOW TO break into our cars, are the people who WOULDN'T do it in the first place, yet the people who DO break into our cars are the ones that have no clue and mess up my entire door skin and everything to remove the key hole and unlock the door...

Freeze

I have a second set of keys and a second remote for my keyless entry at home. I also carry a spare door key in my wallet. But after reading your stories I think I should really get an alarm.

1991tealRSt-topGuy

Zepher

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On the drivers side door, the little slit towards the back underneath the handle where the assembly goes in, that is where you put the tool.
I'd post a pic of it, but then everyone will know how to get into a 3rd gen without breaking anything.

hotrod87camaro

you already told everyone how, might as well show us.

hotrod87camaro

where did you get that from? how much?

camarogirl18

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firedawg.......um im not sure where you can buy a slim jim.....yes they are illegal (well around here anyways )but anyways my grandfather has one & thats how i knew about them~~Sweet Kitten

firedawg225

No prob just wondering thanks for the info. i know of a couple of places to buy them but i'm also a firefighter so i can get them in a firefighter catolog.

biff85ta

Pull the window out insert arm push pwer door locks open door worked like a charm for me.

85SportCoupeto89RS

Hmm no one's mentioned this yet. If you have Camaro with the power release on the hatch you can slide a yard stick inbetween the weather stripping and window glass. Slide it until it pushes the button back far enough to pop the hatch. Can be done in under than 30 secs. I always always go thru a routine when I get out of my car, wallet, keys, lock, shut the door :sillylol: every time :sillylol:

Zepher

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I'll think about it.

Diabolical

hmmm *checks pockets* damnit, i locked my yardstick in the car too!!!!! :sillylol:

MX265

Over in the HELP! section (red packages) in Advance Auto, they have "Emergency" tools to unlock our door (Slim Jim). They are about $7.00.

Need4Speed1387

Never stolen a car before but third gens are soo easy to get into:

get one of those aluminum/metal yardstick dealies that are used for drawing and bend it like this:
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then just slipit between the window and the door right above the keyhole and it should feel kinda spongy. push down and it should unlock. i have a website saved about how to steal a 3rd gen but i don't wanna post it cuz last time it got locked!!!

kristopheer

or you can get a thin metal ruler and cut it like this:


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Rage13

damn, don't any of you guys just carry a spare key in your wallet?

bigals87z28

dam, dont any of you guys have microsoft paint? lazy SOB's... i found out not to long ago, that i no longer need a key to start my taurass.. most of the time... I can pull it out when the car is running and hook it back to my belt so i dont lock it in my car. Its such a bitch to break into my taurass.. i had to do it 2 times..

trans_am_ta_84

haha you guys are funny..

bigals87z28 dam, dont any of you guys have microsoft paint? lazy SOB's...

kristopheer or you can get a thin metal ruler and cut it like this:


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i have NO idea what thats supposed to be lmao.. anyways, i didn't have a spare made yet because i just got the car like 2 months ago and it's not even on the road. but the guy made me a spare key and told me to duct tape it behind the plate.. like thats going to help it's not like i am going to carry a screw driver with me at all times. can't put it it my car cause if i'm locked out i can't get in my car obviously, so i'm just going to stick it home and if i'm ever locked out somewhere i'll have somebody bring me the key.

bigals87z28

the plate idea gave me an idea... how about the rear license plate? it folds down, and would be a good place... hummmm maybe... but i always check if i have my camaro keys on me before i shut the door. its a habbit. Maybe if you put like 200 keychains on the key, you wont lock them in the car, cause you will not forget thoes keys?

lockdude

You can tell by my name, I consider myself an expert on this subject Yes, these cars are a breeze to open. the 4thgens are just as easy. If you want to keep your radio, get an alarm. If you want to keep your car, don't disable the VATS system. Technically, car opening tools are against the law in VA, but it's not enforced. In this state, it's even considered a breaking-and-entering tool in my hands! There is no locksmith liscence in this stupid state, even though we tried to get it changed. A spare key in the wallet is the best idea, and calling AAA is the worst. AAA pays diddly-squat for locksmiths, so the good ones(like me) don't do AAA calls. Chances are, the guy that comes out will f*&$ up your car.

1MEAN92RS

Everybody should seriously have one of these. A real lifesaver, esp. when out on a date!

Y2KFirehawk

That's pretty sweet! I got something similar to that!

trans_am_ta_84

never saw them keys before!.. as for the license plate that folds down.. didn't know that either, i got an 89 trans am i it doesn't.