about picking a Kwikset SmartKey lock

[tubarunodamei]

Hi there:

Try to get a new Kwikset SmartKey deadbolt lock. According to the packaging on the box, it says "pick resistant". Is this a true statement for a professional locksmith?
If I lost my key, how do the pros open my door? many thanks.

[xeo]

Forceful Entry: KW1 key blank cut to 33333, turn with vice grips. Voila.

Picking SPP: Very hard, requires delicate balancing of tension wrench so you don't overtension as this will cause the wafers to seize.

[shadowlock]

use a city rake and it'll open ok..

[jones]

Forceful Entry: KW1 key blank cut to 33333, turn with vice grips. Voila.

Picking SPP: Very hard, requires delicate balancing of tension wrench so you don't overtension as this will cause the wafers to seize.

Kwikset seems to have changed their design a bit, last time I tried this the key just sheared off
I did open a smartkey with just a kw-1 blank, as seen on u-tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-9YNcnegjY
This client actually got locked out a few times in the same night, I just kept using the same blank piece
this does wreck the lock, I tried resetting it several times & it would work for a few minutes & then mess up again

[jharveee]

A few places are now selling scopes that let you look into the keyway and read the wafers. Pharmerfreak had a hand in development.
Lockmasters and MBA.
Cost around three hundred dollars.
Cheaper to force open and replace the lock.
Although I have single pin picked one.....once, just to see if I could.

[Papa Gleb]

Seen that one Harvey. Kwikset was always a BS lock company that I never paid attention too but since I tried to pick the one I have and couldn't even get any binder, I realized this new lock is completely different then their tumblers.