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View Poll Results: how long does it take to get into a ba falcon with just a coat hanger.
0-5 Seconds 28 28.28%
5-30 Seconds 30 30.30%
30 Seconds - 2 Minutes 14 14.14%
2 Minutes or more 27 27.27%
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Old 11-02-2007, 11:59 PM   #31
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if all else fails.... breakup a spark plug and throw the pieces at your window (if it's tinted, I don't think It'll shatter, but worth a try) ;)
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Old 12-02-2007, 08:35 AM   #32
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5 seconds including bending the coat-hanger? Some tall stories on this forum.
"Yah, I dropped my engine in, took my 8 seconds, I was on the phone".

On a serious note, can you change your entire locking system?
If someone had the keys to my car I'd be calling into the local locksmith.

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Old 12-02-2007, 11:00 AM   #33
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where the hell did you get a coathanger from?? unless you locked them in your car at home i supose lol

ive only ever locked the keys in the car once! lol my bf's EA Ghia, which has central locking btw! lol, while we were on holidays in QLD we had stopped to get some oil from AutoRice(tm) and i was driving and we got out, and on his car you can just push the lock down and close the door and its locked, well silly me left the key in the ignition! Didnt realise til we got back to the car and wanted keys to get it! oh ooooh! Lucky Ben had a spare in his wallet!
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Old 12-02-2007, 03:36 PM   #34
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i located a coathanger in the mens cubical
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Old 12-02-2007, 05:36 PM   #35
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ummmm, just wondering, i have a au and am not able to lock the doors with out the key. now shutting them in the boot is an honest mistake, but having them in the car?!!! did ford go backwards with the locking or something? i havent had this problem since my au, but in the days of XD, XE it would happen from time to time, and they were easy to get into.

i would also like to know how you managed to lock keys in a ba. as stated above, in the boot is possible but the cabin area won't lock with a door open. unless you can lock it with a rear door open.

actually if you unlock and open and shut a car door and don't put the key in the ignition it will relock itself in 90 sec i think. used to on my ef. haven't tested my ba.
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Old 12-02-2007, 06:38 PM   #36
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I don't know about this instance and the locking of both sets in, but ANY Ford tibbe key will lock the car... For shits and giggles I lock drivers keys in there cars all the time.. And yes I have a permanent coat hanger bent to shape and can get in in less than 30 seconds
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Old 17-02-2007, 09:31 AM   #37
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but more to the point why keep your spares in the car?
The same reason that females leave the spare key at home or in their handbag... which is in the car
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Old 17-02-2007, 05:21 PM   #38
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^When spares are $200 each, I don't have alot....if any :/
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Old 03-06-2007, 06:14 PM   #39
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including making the coat hanger into shape... just on about 5 seconds....
aww crap that it cant that easy to pinch a car can it?
doesent the ford run dead lock's
i had to smash a window to open the boot to retreve a set of key's then i could
only reset the alarm bye starting it and pressing the remote uptine times
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Old 03-06-2007, 06:51 PM   #40
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It is easy because the people doing it know where to slide the hook, what to feel for and when to pull up.

If you pulled the door trim off, and inspected the internal workings of doors you will soon be just as good.

I do think there is an aftermarket item for falcon and the competition that is a bit of pressed sheet metal that covers the internals of the locking mechanism and is just pop riveted into place.
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Old 03-06-2007, 07:04 PM   #41
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spares were only in the car by fluke that i had thatday had the car in the ford dealership getting a new ac unit fitted
Ha ha ha, good old Ford hey!
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Old 03-06-2007, 07:05 PM   #42
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use ur fist (put it through the window) it will take you 2 seconds flat.
remember to cover kncukles with something that will stop broken glass.

now all funny business aside... i'd be rather worried if i owned a BA/F
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Old 03-06-2007, 10:11 PM   #43
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A mate of mine had an old commodore (VH I think). He locked his keys in the car one day so we called the NRMA. While we were waiting another commodore the same pulled up. So we asked if we could borrow their keys. He tried them and Bingo the door was open. No wonder old cars are stolen so much.
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Old 04-06-2007, 06:31 AM   #44
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At a guessover 2 minutes, but then if it is the same setup as an EL falcon less than 30secs, as i have seen my better half do it.
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Old 04-06-2007, 09:22 AM   #45
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A mate of mine had an old commodore (VH I think). He locked his keys in the car one day so we called the NRMA. While we were waiting another commodore the same pulled up. So we asked if we could borrow their keys. He tried them and Bingo the door was open. No wonder old cars are stolen so much.
I had a mate with a vh and he could unlock his car and start it with as 5 cent piece. Lets just say that it could have been a cheap steal.....

I have heard that if you lock your keys in your car and your spare is at home then if you can get a person at home to press the unlock button next to a mobile phone anf you put your mobile next the the car the it will unlock it.

I have never tired it so i can vouch that it will work.
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Old 04-06-2007, 06:36 PM   #46
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Watch A.C.A tonight they will be showing you how to break into houses dead easy...
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Old 05-06-2007, 12:09 AM   #47
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I have heard that if you lock your keys in your car and your spare is at home then if you can get a person at home to press the unlock button next to a mobile phone anf you put your mobile next the the car the it will unlock it.

I have never tired it so i can vouch that it will work.
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Old 05-06-2007, 12:43 AM   #48
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5 seconds including bending the coat-hanger? Some tall stories on this forum.
"Yah, I dropped my engine in, took my 8 seconds, I was on the phone".

On a serious note, can you change your entire locking system?
If someone had the keys to my car I'd be calling into the local locksmith.

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I have used a pro tool from a locksmith mate when doing a repo a couple of times , it basically goes insert > squeeze >click/turn your in >sitting insert >squeeze>turn>start and drive , only thing to slow it down is a solid properly fitted wheel lock that blocks access to the columb top , they take maybe 20 seconds if your slow to cut the wheel and drag the lock off (unless it's stainless and wraps the brake peddle) then it's another 20 seconds ...
and if the finance guys want the car a tow truck will skull drag it , and people don't even ask (sand or powdered glass under the tyres
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Old 05-06-2007, 02:15 AM   #49
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VK commadore is the worst. Door would open with my house key and ignition would start with a screwdriver.
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Old 05-06-2007, 03:03 AM   #50
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use ur fist (put it through the window) it will take you 2 seconds flat.
remember to cover kncukles with something that will stop broken glass.

now all funny business aside... i'd be rather worried if i owned a BA/F
Why should ONLY BA/F Owners Be worried?

I have used the same technique to get into all sorts of vehicles for guests at the hotel I Work at, for staff as well.

Used to take me 5-10 seconds to get into my old XF and Navara as well.

And if i really wanted to get into your car i would, for the same reason you mentioned. the ol' fist through the window(TM) technique is one that is universal in vehicles everywhere.

i back what was said earlier (and i work in the security industry) "Locks are only there to keep the honest people out"

Take the time to cover up valuables in your cars and you wont be a target, i lock my ipod in the cupholder, if i have to leave the wallet in the car it goes under the seat, computers, laptops etc.. all go in the boot

Getting into a car is one thing, getting away with a car is another...
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Old 05-06-2007, 04:12 PM   #51
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my suzuki swift had the RAA dude swearing and cursing for half an hour trying to get into it but that was cos of worn locks that kept locking them selves back down, great fun eventually i just told him to reach down and pop the rear hatch and i was in in 10seconds. :

but yeah locks dont keep those who really want in, out!
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I locked my keys in the EA about 18 months ago, and as i was waiting for the missus to bring the spare, coppers pulled up and asked me for I.D etc... they thought i was stealing it, lol.
When she couldnt find the spare i called RACV, the guy was new and he also locked his keys in the service ute, poor bugger....haha
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Old 24-06-2014, 06:11 PM   #53
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I just locked my key in the boot today and it took the RAA guy in Broken Hill 3 minutes to get into the car so much for for BA security

Now starting it I am not wire but I am sure there is a way
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Old 24-06-2014, 07:02 PM   #54
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I locked the key of a brand new rental VF commodore in the boot, took the bloke 30 seconds to get in with the inflation balloon and wire. Had the 'attempted theft' warning for a day afterward.
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Old 24-06-2014, 09:34 PM   #55
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My xp would open up with any key, and you could start it with your thumbnail.

Never got stolen.
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Old 24-06-2014, 10:27 PM   #56
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Had a camira wagon and all u needed was a steel ruler down the rubber.
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Old 24-06-2014, 10:58 PM   #57
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Do you think it would be more secure if the car was unlocked and the windows wound down?

Maybe it gets rid of the thrill of the chase that way...haha
In Townsville i got so sick of the parkys breaking into my GQ patrol all the time for small change that i used to leave it exactly as above. It saved me having to clean the windows everyday
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