how to: roof rack removal without key????

[richardkeith97]

so like a small flat head screwdriver and a paperclip??

[Trucidatio]

PM ME!! I worked on racks for 6 years, and I have the 300's on my car. there are simple ways around it without completely destroying it. Ill look at mine tonight and Give you the best solution.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

here's the first link google gave me: http://www.lockpickshop.com/MPXS-14.html

[george graves]

You need two tools. Once to put rotational tension on the lock, and the other to tickle the pins. You poke, and scrape at them while ever so gently applying pressure to the wrench, and eventually the pins stick where they are suppose to, and the lock turns.



A paper clip and something stiffer, like a soda top lid would get it done. The lock will be simular to a garage door lock, or a filing cabinet lock as fat as tolerances and how many pins it will have.

[87e30]

:rofl: No sawzall. :(

[richardkeith97]

he won't let me cut into the car at all

[richardkeith97]

he will not let me sawzall the roof

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

lol ur right i'll get so frustrated. But what should i use to pick it? A paper clip? I'll give it a shot

a paper clip?



Bahahahahahaha

[Bey]

Seriously, cordless sawzall the roof.

^^ That thing works wonders at PnP LoL

Just bend the shit out of the drip rails or cut a section off and slide it off. I did that once but PnP wanted too much for the rack. Then you can pick it open later to try and salvage the lock.

[richardkeith97]

lol ur right i'll get so frustrated. but what should i use to pick it? a paper clip? i'll give it a shot

[MR 325]

Seriously, cordless sawzall the roof.

[george graves]

First time out - it will take you 15 mins to get the first one, then 3-4 mins for each other one. But you don't seem like the kind of guy that can stand still that long.

[richardkeith97]

i'm goin back tomorrow with a bunch of stuff. the last thing i'll do is drill out the locks but i'll have stuff to do it. i could porbably pick a lock but having to do all 4 i'd probably get frustrated

[Atreus]

yeah, time to pick that shit. remember to hit all the tumblers. lol.

or a sawzall, then you get to tinker with it at home. i remember when i first got started on e30's, i took like an hour to remove a fucking steering wheel, because the column was locked. then the junkyard closed and i had to leave. fucking mtech wheel too. argh.

anyhoo, good luck.

[george graves]

I know how to pick locks, but that doesn't help you - I just wanted to post and show off my massive e-cock in front of you with out helping at all.

(no really - picking locks is easy - that's what I would do. A little flaring like that would be simple)