Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? July 18, 2007, 11:38:17 AM Came across this when i was looking up some general information about car locks:http://lifehacker.com/software/macgyver-tip/unlock-your-vehicle-with-a-tennis-ball-272105.phpApparently it works on a lot of older euros and imports. :hick: Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #1 – July 18, 2007, 11:42:41 AM Looks like I'm getting a BMW:hick: Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #2 – July 18, 2007, 12:33:10 PM The first time I saw that vid I was talking to the guys at work and the one ownes a newer BMW and he told me that the interior panels are such a tight fit the any kind of compressed air shot thru the door handle are will pop the lock up on the inside. Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #3 – July 18, 2007, 12:51:06 PM I'm sorry, but I don't believe that for a second.Examine the fuzzy surface of a tennis ball. There is no way you could feasibly hold a tennis ball (with a hole) against an automotive lock and force that much air pressure to actually break or disable the lock.I'd like to know how that idea got started. Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #4 – July 18, 2007, 12:55:52 PM Drop the ball in liquid nitrogen...then throw it through the window.... Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #5 – July 18, 2007, 01:01:23 PM Quote from: Chuck W;161659Drop the ball in liquid nitrogen...then throw it through the window....Works every time! :hick: Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #6 – July 18, 2007, 01:08:30 PM "let me get my tool""that ain't no tool its a brick" :D Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #7 – July 18, 2007, 01:18:11 PM Quote from: Chuck W;161659Drop the ball in liquid nitrogen...then throw it through the window....Better have a good insulating glove... Holding it your bare hand, would be about like holding a red hot charcoal briquette... Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #8 – July 18, 2007, 01:24:50 PM Quote from: TurboCoupe50;161668Better have a good insulating glove... Holding it your bare hand, would be about like holding a red hot charcoal briquette...I never said hold it in your hand Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #9 – July 18, 2007, 01:28:14 PM there's also the cell phone trick Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #10 – July 18, 2007, 04:11:52 PM If you kick the rubber door trim on an 85/86 Mustang with power locks, they will unlock. My 85 and Moller's 86 both did this. They might have to be white though :hick: Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #11 – July 18, 2007, 04:45:26 PM Did the door-lock area look dented in from performing this stupid stunt? Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #12 – July 18, 2007, 05:05:17 PM Quote from: Cougar5.0;161712Did the door-lock area look dented in from performing this stupid stunt?Yes right below the lock looked dented. Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #13 – July 18, 2007, 09:03:44 PM Speaking of strange ways to get into a car, ever throw a small piece (maybe 1/4 to 3/8" in diameter) of spark plug porcelain at a tempered glass window?Don't. At least don't do it to a window you care about or might get in trouble for breaking. I can only say that it's a good job I didn't know about that when I was a kid... Quote Selected
Unlock Various Cars With A Tennis Ball? Reply #14 – July 18, 2007, 09:07:07 PM Quote from: Thunder Chicken;161765Speaking of strange ways to get into a car, ever throw a small piece (maybe 1/4 to 3/8" in diameter) of spark plug porcelain at a tempered glass window?Don't. At least don't do it to a window you care about or might get in trouble for breaking. I can only say that it's a good job I didn't know about that when I was a kid...every time i go to the junkyard, hee hee. Quote Selected
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