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locked keys in truck, expert help please!!!

15K views 17 replies 15 participants last post by  trd3rz  
#1 ·
i need advise on how to bend a wire hanger to pop my lock open, i've tried for over an hour with no luck so here i am asking for your expertise in wire hangers
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please help, thank you
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#3 ·
If yours is anything like mine, you won't get a coat hanger wire in there to unlock it. The entire locking mechanism wire is covered by a thick plastic stationary tube. I had to yank the tube out when I put the power locks on mine. Like he said, pop the ext cab glass off. If you only have a single cab, better hope you have full coverage and bust a window out.
 
#6 ·
well, when i did this recently, i called Toyota. see, i paid for the roadside assistance when i bought my taco, but anyway. the guy that came out was just some regular truck modder like me, even had a pik of his truck in his wallet.. how cute. so anyway, basicly he pulled out this thing that looked almost EXACTLY like a wire hanger, but stronger. it had a strong tip in it and it used the window for leverage, pushing against the lock, and pulling it up. he first asked me if i cared that my lock might have a few scratches in it. i of course could care less. popped it right away. mind you, this is after 20 min of him trying a slim jim.
 
#11 ·
Go to the dealer, give them your VIN and have them cut you a new key.....$4-$8.

Or if you are determined on using a hanger you have to bend it so that it will come up on the other side of the glass and then you have to be able to get enough friction between the hanger and the lock tab to pop it up.
 
#14 ·
Here is a rough sketch of what the japanese car entry tool looks like. The blue in the pic is your window and the grey thing is the lock that you have to pop up. The end of the tool that goes inside has a rubber tip so that it can grip the lock tab.......good luck
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this is exactly what the tow truck driver used.
 
#15 ·
key a spare key in wallet
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Ditto
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Ditto on the ditto. Except one time I went camping and took everything out of my pockets so I didn't lose anything dirt biking and then I hit the lock just by force of habit!
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Thank God that there was this tore up shack in the woods and the ONLY thing in it was an old coat hanger, I swear, true story.
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#18 ·
hey thanks guys for the ideas, i missed my job interview
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but i had a spare key locked in a safe, hehe shoot i've been stumped twice. i'm gonna take a look inside of my door so i'll know how to unlock the door from the outside whenever i do this again, thanks all
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