(1351) Review: Bypass Tool for Smartkey (Weiser, Kwikset & Clones)

[@farmer170371]

Great video. Simple looking tool but does a great job. Customers will love the ‘no damage’ piece of mind.

[@darknature79]

I got my 1st pick set 3 days ago and my kwikset on my front door was my 1st try and I tried until my fingers hurt and figured I just suck at trying. This video has made me feel so much better lol

[@JustaSimplefact]

The kwikset in this video is a more modern, but fairly common, SmartKey model. You can identify them by the little rectangular hole to the side of the keyway. If that's what you were picking, no surprise you didn't have any luck. Normal run-of-the-mill kwiksets look exactly the same and are for the most part fairly easy. But believe me when I tell you, every single lock you encounter could potentially be the bane of your existence, no matter how crappy. To learn to really pick a lock correctly takes constant practice. An intimate understanding of the mechanism will combine with your muscle memory to form a mental picture of what exactly you are doing/feeling. Your fingers will bleed, your back and legs will ache, your picks will break. At the end of your journey, once you master the craft... you will still be defeated by a god damn kwikset.

[@dark666105]

Should make a lock display panel out of plexiglass so we can see things like this at work.

[@manp1039]

that is an excellent idea!

[@bennybands5752]

Yup

[@trevormaclise4161]

Yeah man, why don’t you build it?

[@hunterbriggs5247]

@@trevormaclise4161 I have never laughed so hard in my life 🤣😂😅😭😆💀🤣😂😅😭😆💀🤣😂

[@Aliyah_666]

@@manp1039 Yeah it's a great idea kylis can build it and you can pay for it all... 😆

[@williamjones6053]

This is awesome as a construction contractor that works on several hundred rental properties this will save me hundred bucks a pop ..thanks

[@r0cketplumber]

The tab that gets caught by the custom tool can be hidden behind a washer glued on with epoxy, then the latch reassembled into the door. I'll do that for the locks I installed on my house, so even with that clever tool *and* the accessory kit, you'd have to brute-force it.

[@nasketballer48]

Before finding your channel, I’ve been practicing with this exact lock and I’ve gotten so frustrated only to find out that it’s not entirely me, it has been the tools I’ve been using. Thank you

[@thumperlockpicking9269]

As long as there's Engineers,they will always make these kinds of tools. I love the thought that went into this.

[@notme8099]

thumbs up it amazing, i wish i was an Engineer! Its 2020 guys lighten up!

[@june-p2h]

This has got to be the best advertisement for kwikset smart key I've seen. I really doubted that they were bump proof before seeing this video. So sounds like a kwik set smart key and a bottle of super glue for that face plate will make our doors more secure.

[@kiltedthistle]

Bill I just made a super simple bypass tool that fits in my pick set thanks to this vid. Thank you .

[@PovlKvols]

What a neat tool for a crappy lock design! :D Very nice video.

[@Lunas2525]

Povl Kvols it gets worse I have one you can pull the guts out of with an Allen wrench loosen the set screw you can pull the knob off and the lock is held on with a c clip pop it off the whole lock cylinder comes out

[@kg4boj]

@@Lunas2525 No you can't. When the leversets that use the setscrew are locked the hole in the stem doesn't line up and hence you can't remove the lever.

[@Lunas2525]

Peter Carlson I checked when I assembled it nothing with the set screw changes locked or not I just need the Allen key it came with I can back it out pull the lever off and the ONLY thing holding the lock in place is a c clip. Mind you the Allen key is a lot longer than typical. But when you get it to that point a flat head screw driver can open it. And it will take you some time to sit there taking apart the lock.

[@pete_lind]

Outdoor lock should be screwed from inside only and there should not be anything you can remove outside ...good example Abloy www.bcsiteservice.com/product/abloy-high-security-dead-bolt-lock-with-double-cylinder/ You can also improve that lock .... grind that part the bypass tool grabs totally off or round it up ... other way is to cut a small piece of pipe that you fit on to that to block the tool grabbing , it would just be a free wheeling part on it .

[@kg4boj]

The only way to get to the outside lever retaining screw is when the stem is turned to the unlocked position. It actually has a hole through it that does not allow your allen wrench through the handle to it unless it's unlocked. Not only will the allen wrench not reach it, but the set screw cannot back out far enough to remove the handle. You can see that as part of the instructions on reversing the levers on kwikset's website. Pull the stem out and you will see why you can't get it while locked, the stem is in the way of the set screw and thus has a hole in it for access to the allen key... They of course put it in a direction that it can only be reached in the unlocked position. www.kwikset.com/Customer-Support/Product-FAQs/faq/50160000000HiyHAAS.aspx

[@buildersmark]

Great video, Just proves once again that a lock only keeps an honest person honest...Thanks Bill

[@enginepaul8099]

That's 100% right. San Francisco's head locksmith told me that same thing years ago. I had a shop that was almost impossible to enter through the doors or windows - so they ripped off part of the siding and helped themselves and took off before the cops came. If they want in, they will get in.

[@tomduke558]

That is what throughout the us, all the locks are as primitive as if in the 1900s

[@jasperlockkey6929]

Cant believe Im watching this.....over a year ago I was looking for other ways to defeat kwikset locks other than picking them so I made a tool very similar to this from a chevy linkage rod and found this method to work consistently, only difference is a standard kwikset has to be drilled with 3/16th bit in the 3 or 6 o'clock position depending on the orientation of the door.....apparently pot metal was less expensive then 😑 so there wasnt a pre-casted sqaure hole like there is on this one. I need to start patenting my ideas obviously. This channel is always in my feed.... good stuff guy!

[@brendand1325]

Dammit! That was beautiful work! And we couldn't even see it. Except for the part when we could. Great video!

[@melindagrimes6579]

No idea how I got here but I love it ! Love your voice and your teaching style !

[@therealca1eb]

this is the 1st of your videos I ever watched. thanks for so all of the entertainment & education you brought to the community. I hope you enjoy your retirement, you will be missed but not forgotten.

[@gaucin]

Every time I watch these videos, it makes me think of my home security. It also makes me want to be a lock smith.

[@safeshowroom]

But you won't.

[@gaucin]

@@safeshowroom I agree not till something major changes in my life that makes me take a chance.

[@dennispannell273]

Makes me want a shotgun!

[@jesseparent7558]

for those of you interested on what's going on inside the lock-me! great video as always bill

[@jayztoob]

I hope Bill returns to KZbin someday. I felt like I lost an old friend when he "retired."

[@FOXTR0T1]

I wish I knew about this tool 2 years ago when I lived in my old apartment. We had the same locks on every door and had people ask me multiple times to pick their locks when they’d lock themselves out. Always told them I just couldn’t do it, and just to wait until morning for maintenance.

[@frollard]

Dead horse alert: Your audio is awesome! That buzz is gone! I haven't seen the last month of video - been busy with work...but the audio matches the effort you've put into it! Awesome!

[@AquaTech225]

The tool works on standard and smart key kwickset knobs if anyone is wondering. So yeah the standard kwickset is easy enough to pick. But this bypass works also.

[@bradw0535]

So long as there are products produced with a weakness in its design, there will be folks coming up with ways to exploit those weaknesses. Always amazed at how much new stuff keeps being developed. Cool stuff! Thanks for the video Bill, great review and demonstration!

[@WayneRandall]

Everytime you see Bill's face, it's all blurry. Bigfoot is always blurry, too. Therefore, Bill = Bigfoot. Big question though, is Bill Bigfoot's Clark Kent, or vice versa?

[@YTANDY100]

@Wayne Randall as you never see either bill or bigfoot he (they) could (both) be superman (supermen ?) , hehe :-)

[@WayneRandall]

@@YTANDY100 I've never seen a blurry Bigfoot in a blurry cape. But I certainly won't rule out the possibility Bill wears one. Did you ever see Bill's video where he picks a lock 'under real pressure'? Takes a bigger man than I.

[@olifuckoffski2400]

You never see em together

[@51-FS]

And we have never seen bill and bigfoot at the same time...

[@RWBHere]

@@51-FS And you never see a yeti and the LockPickingLawyer together either. Funny, that... 🤪

[@stevemartinism]

Another teachers aid . So cool to know how to do this.

[@chaddles623]

That is a Micro PDR (Paintless Dent Removal) tool also just with the tip bent a little different. I have one from doing PDR back on the day to remove hail damage from cars.

[@Shipfixer]

Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe a C5?

[@ASAPLocksmith]

Real slick tool, I might have to buy one, Locksmith ledger had a write-in trick using a flat steak knife slide between the lock body and the door but it would marr and scratch the door frame pretty badly.

[@skygh]

Great stuff. Regrettably Kwikrap sticks this cylinder in many other lock styles and brands(RIP Baldwin) without this access but there are tons of these locks out there. I bought the visual reader with mixed results.

[@thespiritof76..]

Thank goodness they made an accessory kit available...

[@markgloverville]

Thanks, now I have to change my locks to a more high security level. Thieves can gain access to these tools quite easily.

[@bilbusb]

reality is that the person who breaks in will do it by kicking in your door or breaking the window next to the lock.

[@yourmom1302]

Truth is most not all but most thieves will just break something to get in. It's actually very rare for someone to take their time to bypass locks. Better off getting a bigger dog then trying to put to much security into a lock.

[@dennismcgill4041]

The cover on my kiwksets do not remove as you indicated. Glad I didn’t spend the money until I had looked at my kiwksets and tried to pry off the cover.

[@Blaculo]

I love bypass tools!!

[@ericwes7351]

Wow! Nice touch with the epoxy putty.

[@TowFan]

I've been a investor/landlord for over 10 years. After replacing numerous door locks I came across these kwikset lock. It was so convenient to rekey my own locks. There is so many reasons I needed to replace the original key. The first problem I found was locksmith could never pick these locks. They needed to destroy the lock. If the lock needs to be destroyed I might as well do it myself. This is when I learned how easy it was to get into these locks, or should I say pretty much any exterior door knob. Honestly it is so much cheaper to replace the lock rather then pay a locksmith to open a door even if they could save the lock. For this reason I thank you for sharing your knowledge. It's especially helpful during a eviction. I need to know what I'm doing because the constable is not going to wait around for you to fail at opening the door. I might still use one but not as a only way to lock the door. A deadbolt is a must.

[@jeremiahkennedy1683]

Saves time and money? Can't beat that! Great review Bill

[@BuzzinsPetRock78]

ow...the joys of american doorknobs :) I'm glad I haven't seen any of these on external doors for years over here....

[@lmars5933]

Fantastic video buddy I always learn something from you great video best one o. Ytube .Thank you 😎🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟

[@markleng67]

This tool is for locksmiths. Thieves don't care about damage.

[@johnfrancisdoe1563]

Mark England But spies do, they don't want obvious signs they bugged your home to film your daughter/wife naked or find out next years product plans the company you work at.

[@kg4boj]

@@markleng67 I'm a locksmith and don't know any locksmiths who would have use for such a tool. Locksmiths who depend on gimmiks and bypasses like this we call 'hacksmith's" or "drill jockey's" .

[@johanandersson2165]

Peter Carlson. so what do you do whit customers that have this kinds of lock.. destroy the lock and install a new one ?

[@mal13able]

EXCELLANT DEMO ,THANKS BILL,i give you a big thumbs up,cheers Mal

[@bentonjackson8698]

Does this work on the deadbolt? Because I usually don't even bother locking the knob, I just lock the deadbolt.

[@jpo30318]

I had same question.

[@MerkDolf]

Now I want to go to the store and pick up a dead bolt to check it out and see if it could work on one. Of course before I saw this I would have just said two locks to pick more time required so lock them both.

[@bosnianbill]

No, only the knob version.

[@PandaFPV]

No.

[@orale_vato]

The kwikset deadbolts are easy to open without any form of destructive entry. Every customer that watches me grimaces at first when they see me pull out a thin blade and drill bit(and drill) which is literally all you need to disassemble any kwikset deadbolt externally without any damage in 30 seconds or less. Once opened I just have to reassemble it and ask the customer to test it to verify no damage was done and their key works as it should. Majority of my customers are impressed after and will tell me they thought I was going to destroy the lock by drilling it lol I should also add this same blade and bit method works for all the big box store versions of the Baldwins with smartkey cylinder AND even the Schlage keyway version....

[@itsup2u2007]

A month ago I saw this video and made this tool, and it worked.

[@glennwyant9533]

I'm sure all you guys complaining about the price of a 'bent coat-hanger' have your own hand make rakes and picks also. Because why pay forty bucks for a pick set when you can just grind down a butter-knife? Do you guys make your own drills and screwdrivers also? Because this thing is a tool, folks. By the looks of it, a well made tool, precisely engineered to the job.

[@ComandanteJ]

40 bucks for a small bent piece of steel wire half-covered in rubber is expensive, no matter how you put it. The margins must be astronomical. I'm not saying it's not worth buying it, but the manufacturer could sell it at 10 bucks and still make lot's of profit on the thing. That's what makes it "expensive" for me. When the price for the final customer is way more than the total manufacturing costs. The same thing happens with a lot of automotive tool brands.

[@stevewalston7089]

+Glenn Wyant - Some people don't understand supply and demand, engineering costs, the value of a well designed tool, or the value of time. If you are a locksmith, it might pay for itself after the first use. For everyone else as a hobbyist, go ahead and make your own and stop complaining. Have you ever made anything out of wire of this gauge before with precise bends? Good luck, and let us know how it turns out. Be sure to keep track of your time.

[@alexrowland]

Why tip someone for a job I'm capable of doing myself? I can deliver food. I can drive a taxi. I can, and do, cut my own hair. I did however, tip my urologist, because I am unable to pulverize my own kidney stones.

[@Jasonrotfl]

Alex Rowland Dwight Shrute

[@truckerallikatuk]

Plus the grade of wire has to be right to pull the bypass over and over.

[@deniszen5089]

Nicely done bro. I would suggest putting acouple layers of no stick painters tape down so as to give a smaller gard against scuffs and nicks. But very good. 👍👍👍

[@ashscott6068]

7:48 "Widen the hole just enough to slip your tool up inside..."

[@shivashakti6212]

" very nice" (borat)

[@casewhite5048]

sounds great

[@50450720]

You might need to add a little lube prior to sticking your tool in the hole.

[@DB-et2vs]

Ashley sticks her tool into many holes.

[@allbundys]

Enough about they sex...how bout the lock!!!

[@tonymontana897]

Another awesome lock picking chanel ! Thanks Bill.

[@OctaApe]

Well, I'm out of jail now.

[@ElPasoJoe1]

I did not hear the click. I am old and heard too many things that went BANG when I was young. But I loved the video as I do all of these. Thanks...

[@DonzLockz]

Great detailed demo Bill, I want to win but also want some stickers too.😁 Entering now...😎👍🏻🇦🇺

[@bosnianbill]

On the way to your PO Box!

[@DonzLockz]

@@bosnianbill oh wow, really Bill? I strangely would love some Lock Lab stickers. I think I previously mentioned sending anything via my fellow picker buddy Squint in San Antonio. Save some cash on postage. 🍺😁🇦🇺

[@bosnianbill]

No worries, I put them into an envelope and used one of those international postage stamps.

[@DonzLockz]

@@bosnianbill thanks so much Bill, much appreciated.😁🍺👍🏽

[@winddealer1]

Convinced on my first Bosnianbill video. Liked and Subscribed.

[@NEBoddy]

Hopefully it works better than the HPC Schlage "F" series tool. But it's a Kwikset. Not exactly a high ticket item. Nice for a non-destructive approach for knobs. Limited to those only though. Deadbolts not so much.

[@Biokemist-o3k]

This will save so many disgruntled customers. I know the was 5 years ago however I am just starting a mobile locksmith service.

[@charlesrknottsjr]

How would that wrok if the lock was on the left side of the door and the door was recessed 3 inches. The tool would not work?

[@JustaSimplefact]

The door could be recessed 3 feet, the knob is still on the door. The video stated that if the knob is on the left side, than the pawl will be on the bottom, I'm not sure if there are holes on both sides, but in that case the hole that Bill used would now be on the right side giving you access.

[@JJ-dx8if]

Good job now every bad guy know how to get in my house thanks to you thanks so much now I will have to buy a more expensive and secure lock for my house!

[@bosnianbill]

You are welcome. Do you think for a minute that criminals didn't already know about this vulnerability? These locks have had this design defect for at least 20 years, probably more. And yes, you really ARE welcome for the education and making your family and possessions safer.

[@ccadama]

@@bosnianbill Thank you. I understand that the technique demonstrated was intended for the legal locksmiths and others who have a legal need to gain entry. For those who are sufficiently parnoid, defense-in-depth. Metal door jambs, centrally monitored security system, cameras, etc. Again, thank you for the education. Some lock designs are somewhat better than others. It's just how bad I'm willing to accept for my situation.

[@MitsumaYT]

Your face is a secret? Not that I ever thought about it or mind but I noticed the blurring of your reflection. 40bucks for a wire though, I have the feeling copies will just pop up quick for a lot less, can probably make your own as a locksmith just from this video.

[@aweyeahstin]

I imagine BB to look like Richard Karn from Tim Allen's old show Home Improvement haha

[@hollywood2671]

Lol the wire is a tempered wire and yes you can make your own but when you factor in your time. It's easier to buy the tool.

[@torchofkck4989]

Holly Wood , I've made a lot of tools, not just for locks & doors... but, job in public works (current), production, maintenance, security services, & tinkering ... when you say what is your time worth. sometimes you have to ask yourself, is it cost effective to wait just for the convenience ? not to be rude, just saying.

[@kg4boj]

Most locksmiths with any signifigant experience are experts in making wire tools for their own unique applications. They know your shop will only buy one then copy them for everyone else in the shop.

[@lordvalen8133]

Too bad you can still see his face if you slow it down before he turns the display.

[@ryanclay959]

I saved the link to this tool and kit to a page on my phone so I can order it later. I do plan on getting good enough at lock picking so I won't need it but I still want it :)

[@BlueandWright]

Can't pick a smart lock, so this is going to be a good tool to have. Planning on ordering one myself!

[@ryanclay959]

@@BlueandWright I will have to learn about smart locks. I was given a new TRU-BOLT Grade 3 Bump Protection Door Lock and it seems to have serrated pins in it or something like that? I have not been able to pick it open yet. But yeah I'm going to order that bypass tool

[@creatip123]

Kwikset CEO, after watching this video: Okay, who designed those locks? Consider yourself FIRED!!!

[@DeadlyVenomKing]

Sounds like a inside leak

[@garrisonaw]

@@DeadlyVenomKing why does it sound like an inside leak. As long as there are locks, there will be people who develop tools for opening them - some of them locksmiths, and some criminals. Locks only keep honest people honest. It's been that way for centuries - long before Kwikset ever existed. That's why there are different grades of locks. The better the grade of lock, the harder they are to defeat, but there's no such thing as an unbeatable lock.

[@manp1039]

@@garrisonaw it seems like this design flaw is fixable.. perhaps even with a part the manufacturer could make and provide to lock owners.. something to block access to the middle piece.. and perhaps a harded steel ring that can be inserted under that steel bit with the hole in it?

[@tomduke558]

@@manp1039 that's a notch on the steel liner for the decorative brass cover to click on by its dimple... Yup, solution is don't cut that notch, make a likewise dimple or punch a square recess without piercing the material through

[@twistnineninesix]

@@tomduke558 watch the entire video though. that's what the accessory kit is for, to drill that missing hole.

[@Barnacus]

lol open the door for the customer so he can go get his check book lmao that’s good

[@xincarceratedx]

lol for all of you wondering what the censored section is, it's his face, and you can see it in other sections if you go in a frame-by-frame progression ;)

[@randybeaumier]

Excellent video. I didn’t even know this tool existed. Great job KZbinr. I did like and subscribe.

[@suspiciousperson5324]

An old, experienced locksmith I know used similar locks but he always 'touched' an arc welder tip to all locks, leaving a 'bump' of welding slag. Now I know what he was doing - making it impossible to mess with the locking pawl!

[@robertnoyes1115]

You are so good at locks always empressed y your teaching thanks

[@torchofkck4989]

Okay, Now y'all have made & played, With this tool... For those who wish / want a cheap & easy defeat of this bypass (as follows, if knobs aren't already equipped): * get a 1-1/2" pvc solvent coupling * cut off 1/2" from the end (from both ends if for 2 doors) * remove hand assembly & Slide pvc over the perma-sduds (w/female thread to accept mounting screws) * reassemble the handset to the door.

[@TimGray]

Video is probably using the old easily picked locks. The latest gen had things added. Would LOVE to see this done on the latest smartkey lock to see if they really did improve it.

[@MerkDolf]

Why does that door knob remind me of a inside door knob and not a exterior one? That sure is a pretty fancy coat hanger you've got yourself Bill.

[@safeshowroom]

You can also unlock a car with a coat hanger but it doesn't work best and you kinda look like a jackass.

[@abc123fhdi]

so smart key locks are harder to pic than regular locks, good to know. Thought I got them just for convenience to re key easily. I think mine doesn't have this hole to put the tool in and it won't work on the deadbolt.

[@hene193]

Why anyone uses these anymore? All these problems should be solved with abloy lock. That is what we use here in Finland. All door locks.

[@bosnianbill]

I could not agree more. Unfortunately, building contractors use these pieces of junk because they are cheap and easy to install. I'd estimate that about 70% of new home construction has these type of locks. As most homeowners are not educated about lock quality, they simply say "ooooohhhhh, shiny lock! VERY classy!" and leave them in place. Yes, Abloy disc detainer locks are unquestioningly the BEST locks but they are not yet very common in the US.

[@stratsteveo106]

@@bosnianbill i just got hired as a locksmith and the first job i did was install these locks in a retirement community. I want this tool!

[@torusbrane5629]

Medeco locks are my preferred choice here in the U.S. But they’re even expensive to homeowners who are serious about lock security. Now electronic deadbolts are starting to take over.

[@padlok1520]

i last worked in a shop in 99 but back then abloy cost about 6 times what a kwikset cost, so that's probably the reason

[@tucstwo]

Which are even stupider and made out of plastic.

[@nematollahemami7708]

thank you very much, how about a deadbolt lock ?

[@DoRC]

Thats just laziness in manufacturing. Those holes could have been just dimples to hold the cover but holes were easier.

[@RWBHere]

They could also have shrouded that latch, to stop a tool from engaging with it.

[@57thorns]

This seem to be an intrinsic weakness of the door knobs. Having the door knob stuck out with the keyway inside it this way makes for a weakspot.

[@AquaTech225]

The new ones are dimples. But they sell this tool with an add-on drill bit ect. To make that hole where the dimple is to unlock it and epoxy to refill that hole that was made.

[@tomduke558]

@@AquaTech225 then they have to upgrade the design by adding a steel tube covering that locking slide on the spindle

[@AquaTech225]

@@tomduke558 very much so. Lol I just don’t see kwickset doing that. Aside since Bill made this video. Or we all commented. LockTech made a smart key Bluetooth decoder tool for any generation of the smart key series. For $345 This tool was great it just did nothing good for deadbolts. Had it been able to do some of the deadbolts would of been awesome

[@ragingbullwarboy2956]

Another great video bill. I will have to get that tool soon

[@Gerling2day]

This used to work. Kwikset now has the cover screwed down prior to installing the handle set. The only cover that can now be removed is inside the house.

[@johnterry1503]

Man I always have trouble with those smartkey lock thanks for the video

[@tomduke558]

I had involved in a series of production development in an OEM manufacturer for lock brands of kwikset, Baldwin, Master Lock, Schlage , dorma and kaba, I'm intrigued to learn how the de-application is carried out on those locksets... This kwikset keyed-entry knob is actually of low security as you'd just have to knock off the knob to break in... I don't remember the steel liner has notch on the rim for the crooked tool to go thru, until i see the little gap between the rose cover and the mounting bore... such tubular latch set utilizes a spindle and slide mechanism on the chassis for locking/unlocking(as you rotate the turn button indoors), it becomes vulnerable once there is a way to penetrate thru the mounting to its interior cavity... Suggestion is use a mortise lock with both a latch and a auto-throwed deadbolt for maximized security..

[@nukeyjarom]

Hello BosnianBill. Have you seen the tool for the levers? They would be BBT-202 and 203. I'm looking around for a picture but I'm not finding anything to show how different the tool could possibly be. Thank you for your channel. I'm a big fan. I'm very committed to providing honest and fair services in Huntington Beach, CA.

[@bosnianbill]

No, I haven’t seen them yet, sorry. It looks like Brockhage introduced a bunch of new bypass tools and hasn’t updated the photos yet.

[@nukeyjarom]

Bosnianbill I figure it’s probably intentional as those tools don’t seem very hard to duplicate. 😏

[@theintruder77]

Thieves and burglars don't waste time with lockpicks and other tools to gain access to any residence. A size 12 workboot does the trick or a hammer to break the glass sidelight next to the lock. Get a video security system and that may help a great deal. Once the thief sees this he /she will go next door.

[@mcyoungla]

Wouldn't a bump key be quicker?

[@billygallegos3968]

You can't bump kwikset smart keys because of the cylinder design. regular kw1 lock yes it would be faster

[@65Superhawk]

I just had a smith come last night. They bypassed my kwikset with a large sheet of thick plastic. $125 later, I felt used....

[@julpatt00]

But they did the job YOU couldn't do. Don't blame the professional for using different techniques. He got the job done. And it sounds like he didn't do any damage. Besides, it sounds like he came to you in the evening. There's usually a higher fee for that. If you work late, don't you charge O. T. ?? Think about it.😉

[@MorellioBenoir]

So I actually got the new smart key to play with that does not have the hole. It actually looks like instead of the hole there is a wall with a post behind it to give it a little reinforcement. Still looks like it'd be easy to drill through. Also there are guards on the top and bottom, but like you say the tool should still work. The lock mechanism the tool gets at has the same part number as yours; 27642. I can't see the part number of your backing, but the new one without the holes is 22290.

[@BrockhageCorporation]

Here is a video that explain what to do with the Grade 2 versions that don't have the hole. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3zGqGene5KriaM

[@AquaTech225]

I wish their were a tool for the dead bolts

[@bryce909]

Great video, and additional info. To show exactly how it works 👌👌I'm a visual learner and this was very informative! I was going to buy this tool but the only issue I see is I need something that will work on deadbolts as well and I don't think this will do the trick anyone that can point me in the right direction please

[@JamesBond-be4cw]

Well... I'm going to have to take off my lock and superglue that hole and that cover...

[@AquaTech225]

Wouldn’t matter. Lol they sell the tool I believe with a package up that comes with the perfect sized drill bit to make the hole. One of the other versions that hole is filled/don’t exist. And you pull the beauty ring off an make that hole

[@Froddofromtheshire]

I work as an apartment maintenance tech. I replace about 3 of these a week. This is an invaluable tool to save hundreds a month.

[@57thorns]

Do you have the entrances manned 24/7, because the locks are not going to protect anything?

[@AltonRowell-gb1lb]

I heard someone trying to pick my lock. It was around 3.00am. I fired 2 blast of 12 gauge buckshot true the lock. I found blood and fingers on my porch. I washed of the blood and barred the fingers.

[@mvproductions6948]

*buried*

[@williamjones6053]

You should have went to jail for a long time ..our justice system is broken

[@Matthew19002]

Lol wish I knew that the two times I locked my keys in my room. First time I punched a hole through the door and reached in and unlocked it. Later I had a knob pop off in my hand when a door was having trouble closing so I took my rubber mallet and went to bash the knob off and giving me more faith in house knobs it actually smashed tf out of the knob before coming off, but back to my loss of faith the lock itself flew out of the knob from the second impact even though the assembly almost distorted beyond being able to turn the knob from the inside when I was done. But I had a spare knob and reversed engineered the assembly and took the knob I had but lost the key to that was worn out and knocked the lock out of it and fitted the one I had a key to in it. I will say I don't recommend that for an outside knob because the lock may pop out easier from extra wear put on the internal clips and in both locks removal it looked like part of one of the pressure locking tabs identically snapped off then after reassembly I had to metal work the base of the knob to be flush again. But seeing this I've lost faith in house locksets again, though this could easily be avoided if you had some sort of metal or even wood ring in the outside of the housing to reject the tool or coat hanger wire. But all the more reason to not screw up and forget your keys lol.

[@1prozzak6616]

I've been seeing a lot of those deadbolts & doorknobs on sale recently, now I know why.

[@mydemon]

You should first demo the tool and open the door in 5 seconds for shock value. Then once you have everyones attention, explain all the details.

[@FPS-WIFI]

Would this tool still work if the dead latch switch was engaged by the door frame?

[@57thorns]

Very good question. I noticed it was there but did not think about it being divorced from the frame. Sure, most installations are probably not professionally quality (while being paid makes you a professional, it says nothing about the quality of your work).

[@ordinarynonplayercharacter2142]

Local burglar was caught by a vigilant home owner. The only tool he was carrying was an old rusty crowbar. These fancy things are for pro locksmiths and hobbyists. A motivated criminal can Undo just about any lock/door/window with elbow grease.

[@thespiritof76..]

Not quietly

[@repentorperish1405]

That particular lock has given you a pretty generous slide back space to work through once you've pryed the cosmetic covering off it's press fit. Others, perhaps a bit more upmarket (because of the underside contour of the door handle) only allow you about 1 to 1.5 mm slide back, ...and which may require some extra 'space making' work.

[@GeorgeLiquor]

Water is wet

[@davidasholesjr181]

Excellent! Being a handyman and maintenance guy for a property manager, I'm having to rekey things. But, if someone gets locked out, I don't need to go through a long lock picking process. Too bad this was a year ago. I would like to win one. I might also like to buy things from the website. I will look into it

[@noahway13]

What should be a crime is $40 for a piece of wire.

[@kxjx]

You are paying for the time it took to design it. You don't refuse to pay an architect because all he gave you was paper with lines on it

[@BillKinsman]

So amazing that you make it look so easy.

[@AppleBag1000]

wonder if the coat hanger that i use to open my cay after a long day on the bottle will open that as well

[@WOR159]

Deadbolts? I come across Smart deadbolts more often than smart locking knobs? It would be great to see this for smart kw deadbolt.

[@ivanwesley8182]

Great video, as always

[@Daddypants11]

You getting savvy with them shiny locks bill!

[@Mike.Rowphone]

Excellent as always , good info Sir

[@donaldmoore2938]

I call the "lockpick lawyer" master I just figured out this guy's name is Bill I know his voice too

[@richardparker7969]

What's the best advice for starting out in locksmithing.?

[@safeshowroom]

Run

[@jonsmith2217]

This message actually is to everyone and you can repost it if you like. You better run a very low overhead because the criminal crime ring cartel HomeAdvisor is into locksmithing but most don't know it. Not the best time to go into business right now because things are only getting Tighter and a massive Financial storm is on the horizon and it's coming. But don't let me stop you from going into business go right ahead but don't invest money that you don't mind losing or you can afford to lose it is the best thing that I could tell someone in starting a business. Even if you're not in a major metropolitan area HomeAdvisor is still advertised in your area which will cost you jobs. When people get screwed literally from HomeAdvisor they're wanting to pay Home Advisor a visit. but they can't find a physical address nowhere for Home Advisor it doesn't exist. Home Advisor are the ZIP code guys they always ask you what ZIP code you are in that's the giveaway to 98% of the time they're scammers. That is because you can't sue a company with no physical address. HomeAdvisor has no physical address at all and we all know how big they are advertised on radio TV phone books social media and more. If people don't believe this look for yourself you will not see a sign that says HomeAdvisor on it hanging on home advisors front door or in their lawn of their office anywhere it doesn't exist at all. HomeAdvisor is Nelnet student loans in Lincoln Nebraska in a 7 to 9 story building that's their major call center unless they've moved. And they have a guard on the main floor you have to check in before you even go up and see Nelnet student loans. Home advisor which everybody calls the locksmith scammers and their other 199 different professions they screw the public over on. HomeAdvisor is permanently ruining America and other countries because of America they keep legislating these jobs. Now locksmiths in many of states you have to have thousands of dollars take testing pay fees and all this BS just to get to work and even if you make it over that big timely costly nerve racking firewall with all that time and money you still got to compete in business. if you're in a major metropolitan area with home advisor or if you're not even in a small town home advisor it's still costing you jobs why you ask? Because in a small town by the time a person is locked out of their home. A person calls to reach a real locksmith in the area they can not get through home advisors advertising blanket over America most times to call anyone else or give up after the first four through six calls reaching home advisors call center. but the public don't know this.. So people sleep on the couch, break a window, or several other options these days. In a tighter economy in America now it's only getting worse people just don't want to spend money because most don't have it and are losing they're extra spending money as things get tighter. HomeAdvisor is nothing but a multi billion-dollar criminal crime ring. With bait and switch pricing. HomeAdvisor is generally their double triple or more higher than the highest price locksmith around. No one can stop Home Advisor and you can't locksmith in a major metropolitan area without getting destroyed by the criminal cartel Home Advisor which is Nelnet student loans SAME COMPANY. HomeAdvisor is advertised in all 50 states and 6 countries. one of Google's biggest advertisers I think is Home Advisor. Also HomeAdvisor has thousands and thousands of different company names, fake addresses and different phone numbers so the public don't even know what they're looking at online. It's real sad that we're losing these professions forever America can't even fix the HomeAdvisor problem let alone I think have a chance of keeping the right to bear arms. And the last thing you want is registration in legislation because the government will not help you with Home Advisor locksmith scammers. It's like registration and legislation leads to confiscation same way with legislation and registration with locksmithing, air duct cleaning, garage door and more it leads to Total Control and just BS. . And at the end of the day can the states have passed laws and locksmithing they still haven't fixed the problem HomeAdvisor is still out there scamming people daily. So all the laws they passed were all a waste of time and money it stopped no one but made the problem worse. And they put hard-working business owners out of business permanently and forever across America thanks big government for always making it worse. And it the end of the day the government has done nothing about Home Advisor it's only gotten worse over the years. I think HomeAdvisor is so big of course the government knows HomeAdvisor is a criminal crime ring but I think Home Advisor and the government are in bed together they seem to be. On another note Think all these shootings are real? Check out the fake sniper police shooting in Lancaster County California around September 2019. Even the Lancaster County California Police Department and television said it was all fake a made up hoax. So my question is how many other shootings are fake? You definitely can't believe the television. Television the greatest form of Mind Control ever invented.

[@alkraus8818]

So, could you file down the edges of that Locking Paw...less to "grab" makes it impossible to grab.

[@Brian-bc8ds]

In the last six months I've drilled one SmartKey lock, and frankly I probably shouldn't have. The rest have been picked. They really aren't that difficult.

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

Nicely done. Thanks for posting.

[@leviathan68w78]

Then what do you do for the deadbolt? Most houses now have deadbolts too.

[@s0men00bb]

Nice bypass tool , thought for a moment that it's gonna be kind of decoder tool , and , for this type of keyhole , there's a tool called "Sputnik" , originally made in 80's , in West or East Germany , by some criminal gang. It got its way to legal use , and , there are 6 and 7 arms versions , depending on how many pins are inside lock. 5 pins - 6 arms , 6 pins - 7 arms. Extra arm does nothing except that is used for rotating core more easily.

[@cjfdaniels]

I'm guessing that a cheap fix to this bypass would be a half inch diameter pvc tube cut to the length so that it fits between the rose and the cam that would slide over the locking pawl preventing access. I haven't tested it yet but it looks like it could work?

[@tessjones5987]

Great instructional video. Thanks.