Josh-the-Locksmith
25 Years Experience
Austin, TX
Male, 46
I've been a locksmith since 1998. I did automotive residential & commercial work from 1998 to 2008. From 2008 to 2018, I did some residential, but mostly commercial work. I have been project managing & estimating since 2018. I used to locksmith in the Chicago area, now the Austin area.
I have never heard of that tactic before. Locksmiths typically don’t use brute force to gain entry. If we can’t pick a lock, we usually drill the lock because it can usually be replaced with parts on our vans, or in rare circumstances, at least install a temporary until an exact replacement can be ordered. A good locksmith typically doesn’t do any damage to a door while gaining entry. I would think a soldier in that scenario doesn’t care what damage he does.
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I think you’re referring to the ignition lock ears? If they are not staying when pressed on, you’ll have to replace the ignition. A local locksmith should be able to do it easily since I assume you have the working operating key.
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Well that’s about as vague as it gets. If you can send me a photo of the front of the lock and where the plate is missing on Twitter @ATXJoshL, I can probably help you.
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It’s very possible! If not me, I have plenty of coworkers who could. You can message me on Twitter: @ATXJoshL
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Sounds like it needs to be reset. Either it needs to be repaired, which is doubtful unless it was abused, or the combination was improperly set to begin with.
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I haven’t worked on cars in 10 years. I don’t recall if they do or not, but I am inclined to think they probably do.
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