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


The original manufacturer of slim jims was HPC Inc. The term has now fallen into the generic for all forms of car lockout tools.
HPC Inc. originally manufactured "Slim Jims", but the term has become generalized for various automobile lockout tools.
 
== See also ==
* [[Bypass]]
* [[Loiding]]
 
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Revision as of 23:13, 2 January 2011

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.

HPC Inc. originally manufactured "Slim Jims", but the term has become generalized for various automobile lockout tools.

See also