Just how good are Solex locks?

[matty88]

Can they be opened with a screwdriver or coat hanger? Or should I just stick to the standard locks?

[nick 8x]

the whole mechanism stays the same ,just a different key barrel and key,i just put em on my vl calais and still have central locking. the locks arent foolproof it depends how bad someone wants your car

[clixanup]

The standard locks can be opened with a screwdriver. Solex locks are much better, but ANY lock on ANY pre-VN Commodore is easy to circumvent. Especially the door locks.

I wouldn't have believed it until I saw how a VB I had was broken into. Not going into the details here, but let's just say it was a method I'd never have thought of. And Solex locks wouldn't have helped at all.

[luvmycommodore]

When i had my VL an NRMA guy showed me how to break into it and i nearly cried at how damned easy it was!

[VL_WAGON]

Honestly Solex locks are a wast of time stick with standard ones make sure there in good nick other wise they can just be turned with a screw driver. solex locks will have no affect on a car thief. Buy a decent alarm with immobiliser plus central locking on your key ring remote is always a plus.

[HANNIBAL]

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[thelastjenko]

dude the commodore dore are pretty safe they have the theft proof stuff inside the doors safe from amateur thiefs but the pros nothing is safe the solex are good i installed them into my mums car but nothing will stop a piece of spark plug at the window or a BRICK

[Bubbles]

if they want to get into you car, they arnt going to worry about the locks, they will just smach the window. not their car, they dont care. they will only trash it anyway. and that was coming from a cop

[nsladden]

they're good locks but if you lose the little key you might have to smash a window to get in.

[vlv8vic]

they're good locks but if you lose the little key you might have to smash a window to get in.

i cant see how that is any different from any other key to anything else....

[DIXIE]

i can open vl's with a five cent coin. you dont even need a screwdriver...

get solex's, if only to deter young bastards who wanna break in and steal gauges/head unit/speakers etc...

[ucwepn]

My mates a spraypainter and told me when I asked him about solex locks that you can jam a flathead screwdriver underneath and pry it out if you use allot of force, This is a worry ( imay have to fork out for a wicked alarm & immobiliser ( i want a silent alarm that alerts me so I can go out and deal them a bruising)

[Puppet The Sock Carcass]

Im a locksmith and i can tell you now that the solex are slightly less security than your normal key but have the HUGE disadvantage of not having a dust cover to protect the springs and pins so all the dust and sand and crap just goes straight into the lock rendering it useless after a time. Not worth the money.

[Jules86]

Sure if someone wants to steal your car bad enough, they'll smash a window, but if u got ur car parked out the front and they smash a window u'll hear it, round locks will detour the theives away. A screwdriver behind the lock aint gonna make any difference between the locks. Just goto make sure u put them in properly. As for the original locks they just stuff up over time aswell, my mates vl doesn't even need a vl key to unlock the door, and u'll find that if u go walking the streets at night with ur vl key and decide to try unlock random vl's ur key will prob unlock 10-15% of them. I agree with dust and crap getting in them, i was stupid enough to unlock my door after being down the beach having a swim :b: got sand in it but it's still good. Only 60-70bucks for them from supercheap for the 3 set. Fuel immobilisor bout 30 bucks, im happy enough with that considering cars don't get stolen that often in rock vegas.

[sillybilly205]

2 track key for the win over solex!!! i have a pick that can open almost any type Gem lock in a couple of seconds!

[SNY.3LT]

my mates solex key opened my solex lock...... scary thought!