ATL: How do you use a Slim Jim to open a car?
Ask The Locksmith Question:Locked my keyes in my car while working on it in the garage. It is a 1988 Eagle Premier made by AMC. Will a slim jim work on this car, and does the opening in the slim jim face rear or front? How do I work the slim jim to open it? Where in the window do I put it? Step by step instructions would be helpful. Thanks
Hi there...
I hope you understand, due to liability reasons (not to the least), we are not able to offer advice or instructions on how to open your own vehicle.
If we offered instructions or advice, and a customer damaged his/her vehicle trying to follow those directions without being trained in it, we could conceivably be held liable. Not probable, but an expense no locksmith company is willing, or should have to, bear.
Locksmithing is a highly skilled field. Yes, there are untrained people who can open "some" cars with Slim Jims. Few of them do it without causing damage. We know, we get called out to repair that damage on a daily basis. Some damage you can see right away; weather-stripping torn, window tint ripped out, etc. Other damage is hidden; internal linkages knocked askew, internal linkages broken irreparably, windows broken, etc. This can incur sometimes astronomical future costs for the customer.
We wish you the best of luck...
San Diego Lock & Safe
We're not your normal locksmith company™... :)
