Locked Keys in 86.5
11-12-2008, 06:02 PM
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"Cover for lock"? I just tried it on my car which has whatever the factory installed, and it took me less than a minute. There needs to be a different piece installed to prevent the coat hanger trick. Once the coat hanger clears the glass there is nothing stopping it. The process is trivial.
11-12-2008, 09:02 PM
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Puleeze make sure your kids are on the outside before doing "tricks that shouldn't be practiced at home".
01-30-2014, 11:59 PM
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Old Thread...How can this happen?
I left my only keyset in the car, left for a couple of days, only to come home and find the doors locked. Huh? HOW? It' locks itself???
The coat hanger trick had me in the car within, no kidding, 15 seconds....and I'm no locksmith. Could not have been easier.
Good old thread that needed to brought forward again for dolts like me...
Bob
The coat hanger trick had me in the car within, no kidding, 15 seconds....and I'm no locksmith. Could not have been easier.
Good old thread that needed to brought forward again for dolts like me...
Bob
01-31-2014, 12:09 AM
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Actually, James, I just ordered a key after I popped the lock from the fellow in Australia. You send him a picture of your key and he works from that.
Still don't know how it locked itself....
Still don't know how it locked itself....
01-31-2014, 12:13 AM
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the adjustment for the lock motor is slightly off....it is both a switch and a motor. Usually happens when you close the door and you hear the motors cycle... had that happen when I dropped a dog at the vets started removing the 1/4 window but pulled a little too hard and the glass shattered which was O K since I knew where to get replacement glass 
The rubber being more dear.
The rubber being more dear.
01-31-2014, 11:11 AM
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Definitely a technique all 928 owners should know about while at the same time not letting all the would be thieves know. In the old days some used magnetic boxes to store a spare key. In our case it might be a good idea to duct tape a rigid coat hanger hook in the rear bumper.
08-12-2016, 05:07 PM
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Old thread but a good one. On my 82 just got in easily using the hanger method. My seals are old and have gaps so that helped. No damage and when the lock lifts you hear the lock motors engage. Made me happy not to break glass or disturb floor well seals.
08-13-2016, 08:52 PM
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Do you have another 928? If so just stick the key in the lock cylinder and see if it unlocks it. Most of the tumblers in these cars are so worn out you can unlike them with different keys. At 944 fest one year some guys were having some good laughs getting into other peoples cars -- all in good fun of course.
08-14-2016, 04:59 PM
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Do you have another 928? If so just stick the key in the lock cylinder and see if it unlocks it. Most of the tumblers in these cars are so worn out you can unlike them with different keys. At 944 fest one year some guys were having some good laughs getting into other peoples cars -- all in good fun of course.
08-14-2016, 08:47 PM
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When I was a lot younger and slightly less ignorant, one of my learning experiences with cars was when I discovered that the dealers don't have "master keys" - meaning a couple of magic keys that will unlock any of their brand of car. They have "a set of master keys" - meaning one of every key used for that model year. The number of different keys for a particular make, year and model has varied a great deal over the years...