This is why I’m eliminating my lock cylinder… 
of all the people… RICK, how do you know? :eyebrow:
:uhh:
98%of cars electronic or not operate on a rod system, this is BS!
People just don’t read. On vaccum accuated door locks, this will work.
^lol
Here’s an easy fix to her solution.
Instead of carrying around a tennis ball in her purse to get the key she locked in her car… Why not carry a spare key…
wouldnt it?
it’s on the internet. i think anyone who would be into stealing cars would prolly think to check there at some point on how-to.
i blame the internet :tup:
so did any1 actually try it ?
Ok, curiousity got the best of me and I tried it. It makes sense for vacuum operator door locks, but I started thinking about how tightly sealed modern vehicles are and wondered if it might work on other locks. If you force air into the door one of the few places that will easily expand is the pop up lock, especially if the lock part is substantial like on my GTO.
So, despite protest from my dog for taking a Dremel to one of his prized tennis balls, I tried it out. With a dry tennis ball I don’t think it would work on any car. There simply isn’t a good seal between car and ball. But, once I wet the tennis ball I could tell the air was definitely going into the door. The locks on the Expedition and GTO didn’t budge though, so looks like I’m safe.
good to know!
Just because locks are run by air, or vaccuum… doesn’t mean the key hole is going to be able to push air into the system to open the lock.
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The keyhole is purely mechanical. Everything behind the key hole is also mechanical. Unrelated to air. There are tumblers inside a lock, when moved by the ridges on your key, they allow your key to turn. This mechanical, unrelated to air, movement… can then induce a pump of sorts to pressurize or de-pressurize the system to allow lock movement.
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In these vaccuum accuated systems… operated on vaccuum… THEY HAVE TO BE AIR-TIGHT… otherwise a vaccuum … and or a pressurized system cannot exist.
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A plunger would work much better.