Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:15 pm
Lishi Ford 8-cut pick and decoder
So I've had my eyes on these Lishi pick/decoders for quite a while. Now that I'm trying my hands a lot more at automotive locksmithing I thought that if this worked it would be worth the money.
I purchased it on sale and with a coupon code bringing the total price down to $106. My work van when I got it takes an H75 so naturally that was the first lock I tried it on. It took me about 4 minutes to get the lock picked and was able to decode just as easily as the literature describes. Today was actually my first time making a key for a customer with it on a 2000 Mercury. The customer had a key for the ignition but it would not work the door. (She bought it from a tow yard) I picked and decoded the lock, and not counting the time it took me to find the right card for the code machine I cut a key for the customer all in about 5 minutes total time.
It is very simple to use, you pick each wafer individually. Sometimes you have to run over some of the wafers a few times before it caves in but it works very well. On the side of the pick there are marks that show you where the wafers are at and once it is picked on the same spot you can read the depths. All around great value if this tool holds up for a while it will make the money back that I spent for it in spades. I have the Y159/Y157/Y154 on order and should get it tomorrow.
I purchased it on sale and with a coupon code bringing the total price down to $106. My work van when I got it takes an H75 so naturally that was the first lock I tried it on. It took me about 4 minutes to get the lock picked and was able to decode just as easily as the literature describes. Today was actually my first time making a key for a customer with it on a 2000 Mercury. The customer had a key for the ignition but it would not work the door. (She bought it from a tow yard) I picked and decoded the lock, and not counting the time it took me to find the right card for the code machine I cut a key for the customer all in about 5 minutes total time.
It is very simple to use, you pick each wafer individually. Sometimes you have to run over some of the wafers a few times before it caves in but it works very well. On the side of the pick there are marks that show you where the wafers are at and once it is picked on the same spot you can read the depths. All around great value if this tool holds up for a while it will make the money back that I spent for it in spades. I have the Y159/Y157/Y154 on order and should get it tomorrow.
