I used the (home-made) master key to hit the sixth pin/wafer. This allowed me, with some jiggling, to turn the barrel about 45 degrees (or half-way between the lock and unlock positions). It would turn no further, but while jiggling, the barrel started to come out of the capsule; with a bit of coaxing I could get the barrel out completely (while in the 45 degree position). I still couldn't open the box, but then I slotted in a barrel (from a bike carrier) for which we had the key, and presto, roof box is open!
I haven't been able to reproduce this on bike carriers or roof racks, and didn't try on the capsule again (will try again when I next see my friend), but it could well be that Thule roof capsules are quite insecure, or it's by design for this kind of situation.Statistics: Posted by askvictor — Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:40 am
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