Locked out
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Locked out
Ok. So I have a 1950 Ford F-1. Only the passenger side has a lock.
I was working on the truck and accidentally pushed the passenger side lock forward and closed the door.
I am locked out. Suggestions?
I was working on the truck and accidentally pushed the passenger side lock forward and closed the door.
I am locked out. Suggestions?
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If locksmiths are too expensive where you live you can drill the lock cylinder out without damaging the truck. .That's about the only option that doesn't risk sheet metal or glass damage other than cutting the seal out of the back glass as JP Mallory suggested. That isn't a terrible idea if the rear window seal is burnt up anyhow. If you work on the lock it will give up but I am guessing the truck isn't sitting in your driveway where tools are handy?
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Thanks guys.
I am at home. I have access to tools. I could get a locksmith, but I do not know what to use. I don't know what to tell the locksmith to use. A lockpick won't work. I have keys.
What do you mean, "if you work on the lock?
What is the best way to get it open? This is not a standard assembly.
Will a flat bar work?
I am at home. I have access to tools. I could get a locksmith, but I do not know what to use. I don't know what to tell the locksmith to use. A lockpick won't work. I have keys.
What do you mean, "if you work on the lock?
What is the best way to get it open? This is not a standard assembly.
Will a flat bar work?
Last edited by Breaker1212; Jun 15, 2021 at 01:03 PM.
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Thanks guys.
I am at home. I have access to tools. I could get a locksmith, but I do not know what to use. I don't know what to tell the locksmith to use. A lockpick won't work. I have keys.
What do you mean, "if you work on the lock?
What is the best way to get it open? This is not a standard assembly.
Will a flat bar work?
I am at home. I have access to tools. I could get a locksmith, but I do not know what to use. I don't know what to tell the locksmith to use. A lockpick won't work. I have keys.
What do you mean, "if you work on the lock?
What is the best way to get it open? This is not a standard assembly.
Will a flat bar work?
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I am sorry - it is a standard F-1 mechanism (which is not a standard lock for any normal locksmith who comes out).
What is the normal way to open this for a locksmith?
What is the normal way to open this for a locksmith?
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I’d try the coat hanger through the door jam or vent window trick. If that doesn’t work, knock the hinge pins out and remove the door.
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anyway to get at it from the bottom? maybe get a coat hanger and go between the door and the body and maybe somehow hook the handle. i have also seen on the you tubes a guy put a bunch of tape across the top of the window. the strips were hanging down. probably the whole length of the window if not more. he then gathered up all the strips and he and a friend pulled down on the glass until it went down enough to reach in. this was on a newer car so it might work or it might not.
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Has anyone had success with a locksmith with a slim jim between the window and the door skin - or success with a locksmith at all?
Tell me, is the passenger door supposed to unlock if it is locked when open and then closed? Mine does not.
Tell me, is the passenger door supposed to unlock if it is locked when open and then closed? Mine does not.
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Locksmiths and policemen open some cars around here about every day. This isn't a 1998 Crown Vic though. I suspect you haven't called any and asked. It doesn't matter much what we think they can or will do. A locksmith may be able to make a new key. He won't do it for free.
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First off the lock is is a standard pin and tumbler style, very easy to pick by anyone with a rake and tension bar and basic skill. Second there are special tools any competent tow truck will have that can grab the lock bar inside the door and manipulate it. A standard slim jim will not work, it is not designed for the truck style of locks.
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I have heard a few people mention keys.
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Am I missing something here? I have my full set of keys - in hand. The passenger side will not open with the key when the inside door handle is pressed forward - is that correct? Because it sure isn't working for me.
Thank you!
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Am I missing something here? I have my full set of keys - in hand. The passenger side will not open with the key when the inside door handle is pressed forward - is that correct? Because it sure isn't working for me.
Thank you!