Kwikset Lock Defeated by a Plastic Bottle Lock Bumping

An old key, a file to modify the key and a plastic bottle. Recipe for defeating just about every Kwikset® brand lock out there.

That's the very same lock I had on my front door before I knew better by the way.

You might as well leave your house unlocked as a better alternative to locking with Kwikset. A picture is worth a thousand words and video is more. As the video speaks for itself, it really doesn't keep out those who wants to get in, yet if you lock yourself out on the way to get the newspaper in your pajamas, it's still a hassle.

Kwikset Locks are capable of causing just as much hassle while providing next to no security.

Used in demonstration is a single keyed Genuine Kwikset® brand with bittings 53322. The bump key used was an old key cut to 66666 key, which has a valley height of 0.21 inches and the bump hammer is a plastic bottle I had lying around.

Kwikset is probably the most common lock for homes nationwide and not only is it stupidly easy to defeat, the design only allows for 7776 possible keys.

$150 will buy a nice lock like a Schlage Everest Primus, Abloy Protec or BiLock that is not so easily defeated. Why would you skimp out on $150 on your $300,000 house that you pay $30 a month to the alarm company?

To bump, you need a key you can modify or a blank. Kwikset keys are as common as screw drivers and works in every KWIKSET® brand locks, except the new SmartKey which I don't know much about. Sometimes it works the first time, sometimes takes like six tries, but still...

I think it's a worthwhile to have a locksmith install a better lock and beef up the frame.

If you'd rather not pay someone to do it, you can get it online at places like www.bayarealocks.com or eBay...