GWiens2001 wrote:It is absolutely not the same as picking a wafer lock.
It won't open by bumping, but bumping would destroy the lock so fast it is not even close to funny. As for 'pick proof' - it is not pick proof. Have picked it myself, and I am not the greatest at picking. But you need to understand how the lock works to effectively pick the lock. And do not use heavy tension.
Gordon
You were right. I know I'm resurrecting an old topic here, but the sidebar on older generation 1 and 2 Kwikset Smartkey systems DID allow picking since the sidebar didn't prevent binding individual wafers and the wafer true gates were bigger than the false gates.
On the newest smartkey gen3 locks I actually want to say this is a decent product. I really like it anyway. It's 100% impossible to pick UNLESS, you use a shim to tension the sidebar. There are videos of people doing this online, and I can confirm it does work. It's also still DIFFICULT at this point.
The kind of people that can do that won't be burglars anyway more than likely. In any case, their gen3 is also drill resistant, and to the best of my knowledge their you can't use dumb keys or force them to turn and unlock the lock. You can get it to turn, but it won't engage and unlock.
The gen3 is vastly better than the previous two, and I will say it seems like a solid product. A little improvement protecting the sidebar in gen4 and they would have an amazing product.
