Just bought a car it has a locked padlock on the rear seat tether. Not doing any harm but would rather it gone. Been to a few engineering shops and no one seems to have bolt cutters. Seems an easy solution rather than going to a locksmith. I'm on Auckland North Shore. Anyone have any advice?
My thought.-OR if its an accessory type then just unbolt it and throw a plastic plug in there
marte,
Oct 20, 1:07am
Sparks would be a bad thing. I'd try different keys untill I find one that fits & see if it could open it.
tygertung,
Oct 20, 1:19am
Bolt cutters won't work too good on hardened steel. Try a hacksaw on the lock body.
serf407,
Oct 20, 1:22am
600mm bolt cutters mitre bunnings etc will have them. Most padlocks are butter. The locksmiths usually have 'open most things key sets'.
intrade,
Oct 20, 2:19am
most padlock upen if you put a openend spanner and a screwdriver chisel under and push the spanner down. took 5 secounds to remove the locks on my container that i could not think off where the keys had gone and a old big padlock on my toolshed that had a lock on since 30 years from when i got it. was 10 secounds to pop that with a openend spanner
intrade,
Oct 20, 2:24am
yea lockpicking lawyer one is what i done to pop them. i got a round mako one for 10 bux on the container and the new container has a antitemper cover for normal locks.
I used a dremel with a cutting disc, went through a Hardened MasterLock like cheese.
socram,
Oct 20, 3:05am
Surround the area with a damp cloth and use the angle grinder with cutting disc.
nice_lady,
Oct 20, 3:21am
Hubby assures me he's done it with relative ease using bolt cutters.
apollo11,
Oct 20, 3:39am
Most cheaper padlocks are ridiculously easy to pick. A steel insert out of a windscreen wiper blade will do the trick.
onl_148,
Oct 20, 3:51am
Gee I'm surprised that not one of the engineering firms offered to cut it off with a grinder / cut off disk. A packet of mallowpuffs for their smoko room should get you 3 minutes of the apprentices time with a cordless grinder. and yes just drape the surrounding area in a wet towel.
stevo2,
Oct 20, 4:46am
I'd happily do it for you but you're a bit far away. Cheers Stevo
mrcat1,
Oct 20, 4:49am
A cordless drill with a 1/4" drill bit straight thru the tumbler where the key goes in, there's normally a dimple there to guide the key, run the drill in then turn with a screw driver.
m16d,
Oct 20, 4:51am
I once had a padlock and no key, so I stuck a 3/16th drill in the Makita and drilled into the key hole. must have hit all the tumblers right because it opened in seconds.
m16d,
Oct 20, 4:52am
Ha Mr Cat. beat me to it by 2 minutes.
h.e,
Oct 20, 5:36am
don't use a grinder. the sparks stick to glass like you wouldn't believe, and every single one will leave a pit mark when you scrape them off, leaving an insurance claim. Bolt cutters or a drill
tgray,
Oct 20, 5:39am
I used the old 2 spanner trick and it worked! took about 15 seconds. Can't believe how easy it was. Thanks for the advice guys.
intrade,
Oct 20, 5:58am
yea lol now you never buy another padlock as thats all it takes a thief to get inn. The lockpicking lawyer you can subscribe to i only subscribe to good channels and i am subbed to that. also DrLock.com.au he has a lot of automotive lock stuff is another one to subscribe for locks
oldfrt,
Oct 20, 2:56pm
go to a building site. most chippies have a bolt cutter i have one
shakespeare6,
Oct 20, 7:27pm
Yep- by far the quickest and easiest solution without over thinking it. I’ve done a few locks in my time at work we call it the “universal key”
Pays to hold the padlock with some vice grips while you drill it. Skinned a few knuckles when it grabs
tim41,
Oct 21, 8:30am
you must have some crappy bolt cutters
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