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rwc
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AAA plus membership. 100 miles towing, all the maps you could want, and a few other benefits. I've not locked myself out but I "rescue" a co-worker or friend at least once a year.
I assume the "slim jim" crowd carries them in their wallet? Alonside the two screwdrivers, coat hanger and a selection of wood wedges maybe. If you are slick enough to have any of those things around, you should be slick enough to carry an extra key.
My last 3 Ford trucks have had a keypad on the driver's door...punch in my 5 digit code and I'm in without keys....suprised it isn't a more popular option.
My last 3 Ford trucks have had a keypad on the driver's door...punch in my 5 digit code and I'm in without keys....suprised it isn't a more popular option.
CajunBass
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I locked the keys in my Kia Sportage once.
I unzipped the back window, and reached in and unlocked the door.
I unzipped the back window, and reached in and unlocked the door.
You can avoid a great deal of trouble by simply keeping a duplicate car key in your billfold. Do I follow my own advice in this matter? Yes. Have I always done this? No. When & Why did I start doing this? Don't ask! 
Spare key in your billfold(or purse, for the ladies). Notice how many of us latched onto this idea? It's true, great minds run in the same gutter!
Spare key in your billfold(or purse, for the ladies). Notice how many of us latched onto this idea? It's true, great minds run in the same gutter!
Hard drive magnets, zip ties (black ones), or something similar will keep a slim-jim stuck to the underside of the car.
Not exactly true. Most cars built after the late '80s can't be gotten into with a slim jim. They will usually have a strip of metal or plastic over the lock area inside the door which prevents access. A coat hanger used like a slim jim will not open the door. A coat hanger used like one of the several tools made to open newer cars will work just fine. This also means that you should find out what tool is appropriate for your car. The venerable slim jim may not work on your vehicle.
All bets are off with economy cars. I've seen '89 Ford Rangers that couldn't be opened with a slim jim, but my '96 Mazda can be opened with just about anything.
You can also force the window. Most window motors use a worm gear that cannot be turned backwards, but you can stretch/snap the cable, or break teeth on the main gear. It's going to cost you at least $50 to replace it (depending on what you break), but forcing the window will get you in real quick.
Sheldon J
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upgrade your car, combination door locks, then all you have to do is remember the numbers, as much as you must have spent getting in this might be the cheaper solution.
Play the odds
The last 5 vehicles I have owned, 3 big V8 GMs, 2 Jeep Grand Cherokees, latest a 04, have all had button on belt entry, an alarm (not factory!!) that will not allow key start if activated. Key over visor.
Observe area, press button, step in, slam and lock, key retrieved, drive off.
If you do not lock with the lock button, the car locks via alarm as soon as you start the engine.
Have a friend who goes to matches with me! Poor English, I go with him! We tend to go to the local ones in own vehicles, all the gun gear is in personal vehicles, he works for City PD, on one occasion, he throws vest in rear, slammed door, he is locked out!! Engine running (hot here!) a trooper was visiting same range, flagged him down, slim jim produced (his first shift without a FTO!) we then spent a while showing him how to use it! And we bought the coffees.
The last 5 vehicles I have owned, 3 big V8 GMs, 2 Jeep Grand Cherokees, latest a 04, have all had button on belt entry, an alarm (not factory!!) that will not allow key start if activated. Key over visor.
Observe area, press button, step in, slam and lock, key retrieved, drive off.
If you do not lock with the lock button, the car locks via alarm as soon as you start the engine.
Have a friend who goes to matches with me! Poor English, I go with him! We tend to go to the local ones in own vehicles, all the gun gear is in personal vehicles, he works for City PD, on one occasion, he throws vest in rear, slammed door, he is locked out!! Engine running (hot here!) a trooper was visiting same range, flagged him down, slim jim produced (his first shift without a FTO!) we then spent a while showing him how to use it! And we bought the coffees.
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