A Slim Jim (more technically known as a car lockout tool) is a thin strip of metal roughly 60cm long and about 2-4 cm wide marketed under Virginia locksmith services a 24/7 company that provide all type of locksmith services. Slim Jim are used to unlock your car doors without use of a key. It acts directly on the levers and interconnecting rods that operate the door, completely avoiding the complexity of dealing with the lock mechanism itself. The hooked end of the tool is slipped between a car's window and the rubber seal, catching the connect to the lock mechanism. With careful manipulation, the door can be opened. suggested use for a professional locksmith.

Unskilled use of the tool will often detach the lock rods, leaving the lock inoperable even with the key. This is often a clue that someone has attempted to break into a locked car. Newer cars have also incorporated internal defenses against this tool such as barrier blocks on the bottom of the window, preventing entry, and also shrouding the operating rods and the lock cylinder to prevent manipulation of internal linkages. Others have designed the operating rods to be easily disconnected when engaged with a lateral force – as is often created by the lifting action of the tool.(if you don't know how to use it ,don't even try!!).



in modern vehicles there is a chance for setting off the side airbag deployment system of the vehicle, possibly causing injury to a person attempting to use a Slim Jim. However, this has not been verified and most manufacturers state it is impossible.