Well techinically a cop did it, I left my keys in the ignition at school, luckily the campus police building's right next to the lot so they slim jimmed it for me, only took like 2 seconds lol.. goes to show you probably shouldn't leave anything in your car, much less your keys.
On an odd note they didn't ask for any proof if that was my car or not lol..

 

trust is a wonderful thing. good thing this thread wasnt about your car getting jacked

 

The 2nd gen is the easiest car to get into in a hurry. All you need is any slim fairly stiff piece of metal. Above the door handle just go straight down through the window sill. The door will unlock! I can do it almost as fast as I can by just unlocking it with a key.

 

Doesn't take long to smash a window either.

My work van was broken into this week, about $6000 worth of stuff stolen.

 

My window was smashed just last week, CD player stolen. Too bad thief didn't know about the metal trick.

 

Wow, my car must have super anti-theft locks on it, or something. When I locked my keys in my car (before I learned to carry a spare in my wallet) it took the pop-a-lock guy over 15 minutes to do it. He was so embarrased he didn't even charge me for it.

 

+1 to embarrassed guy that doesnt charge! At least it was free. I should probably learn to slim jim it, just in case i lock my key in there.

 

I managed to slim jim mine with a bent coat hanger a few weeks ago. It was one of those super thick metal ones and it still bent it up. It also helped that my door panel was off so I could go to the other side and look at what I was doing.

 

I recently locked my keys in the car and used a pressure guage to get it. I just put it in the keyhole and moved it up and down till It went in as far as the key would normally. Takes about 5 seconds to do.

 

wow thank you mazda for making our cars very easy to be broken into............

 

an alarm is a great investment..

 

Any car can be slim-jimmed in under 30 seconds by a professional. And the thing with the locks not needing the right keys is just from lack of maintenance of the lock, apparently. That is also pretty standard. For example, I had a friend who could turn on his Ford truck with a popsicle stick. Another guy didn't even need a key for his Chevy.

 

I used my friends cavalier key and got into my car Why is it easy? The key didn't even have teeth on both sides. I didn't have to force the key, just needed a little jiggle.

 

That's because the drivers door and ignition locks and keys get worn down over the years... and when you get a key copy made, it's based on the worn down key rather than the original code... that's why a lot of old cars have "slutty" locks.

At least, that's the theory the guy at the dealer gave me as to why my passenger side lock doesn't work with my key...

 

some what not relevant but when i ght my miata the po had used a old worn key and it wouldnt bope the pass side door or trunk. but he had the orignal key and it worked like a charm

 

one time i locked the keys out of my car in another town. we pulled the antenna off the jeep parked next to me and bent the end and jimmied the door in no time. bent the antenna back and put it back on the jeep....

 

The locks are worn down and dirty. Cleaning them will go a LONG way.

 

I actually use a bump key to start my car. Mostly as a lockpicking expirement. Plus I can open ony other 2nd gen with it. I proved this at a local car meet much to the humor and un nerving of the other gatherers (I asked permission before I did it). This was to prove a point...locks are not secure, it is the illusion of security. Car manufacturers make locks to the degree they feel most consumers won't complain. It's economics meets security.

 

Watch out, because over zealous use of a coat hanger can damage the lock mechanism. I did this to the passanger side door on my track car when I locked the key in. I eventually realized that with the door panels off I could just hook the hatch release lever on the drivers side, rather than try and jimmy the lock.

Luckily I am gutting the doors anyway, so a damaged lock is not a big deal for me.

-b