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This article is from the Locksmithing
FAQ, by Joe "Spike" Ilacqua spike@indra.com and Henry Schaffer
hes@ncsu.edu, major data collection effort by Scott Anguish
sanguish@digifix.com with numerous contributions by others.
09 Can the Club be picked? Is the Club any good?
Stan Schwarz <stan@cosmo.pasadena.ca.us> writes:
I used to have a "Club", purchased on the recommendation of a
coworker. The first time I tried picking it, it took me
approximately 30 seconds, using the cap of a Papermate Flexgrip pen
for tension, and a bent jumbo paperclip to rake the pins. With
practice, I was able to reliably pick every "Club" I encountered in
5-30 seconds using these tools.
However, it doesn't really matter, no car thief is going to pick it,
they are going to cut the soft plastic steering wheel with a hacksaw
or bolt cutters and slip the Club off.
It has also been claimed that the Club can be broken if you grab it
with both hands, put your feet on the dashboard, and push with your
legs and pull with your arms as hard as you can. Be sure to wear
gloves!
The Club is useful as a deterrent, a car thief may pass over your
car for something easier. But if a thief wants your car, the Club
will not stop him. An alarm with an ignition kill and a theft
recovery system like LoJack is a better, but more expensive, option.
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