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= Slim Jim =
= Slim Jim =


Slim Jim is the trade name for a brand of automobile [[bypass]] tools that allow entry to locked car doors. A slim piece of metal with a hook on the end is inserted between the car door window and the door frame and used to directly manipulate the [[latch]] mechanism.
[[File:Slim Jims.jpg|thumb|right|A standard Slim Jim bypass kit.]]


HPC Inc. originally manufactured "Slim Jims", but the term has become generalized for various automobile lockout tools.
'''Slim Jim''' is the trade name for a brand of [[bypass]] tools that open automobile doors. A slim piece of metal with a hook on the end is inserted between the window and the door frame and used to directly manipulate the [[latch]] mechanism.
 
HPC Inc. originally manufactured "Slim Jims", but the term is generalized for a variety of automobile lockout tools.
 
 
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== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 17:04, 18 November 2013

Slim Jim

A standard Slim Jim bypass kit.

Slim Jim is the trade name for a brand of bypass tools that open automobile doors. A slim piece of metal with a hook on the end is inserted between the window and the door frame and used to directly manipulate the latch mechanism.

HPC Inc. originally manufactured "Slim Jims", but the term is generalized for a variety of automobile lockout tools.


See also

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