I explain how to decode a second hand ABUS 160/50 using a couple of different methods. Potti314 taught me pretty much everything I know about combination locks. See his excellent video: • (picking 378) The secr...
I went fishing and someone locked a gate behind me, was stuck in the woods for an hour before I came across your video. Made a shim from a plastic package and managed to get home. Thank you so much for this.
Thank you man it worked, my father came to me and asked me to try and solve a abus lock with a chain on it so we can lock out boat, came to him 5 min later with an open lock :)
Thank you for the guide, helped me to eventually open an old lock with a forgotten code that have been laying in a drawer for at least a decade. Thing is the right number is not situated opposit to the holes on the wheels but at the right number. After I discovered that it was an easy pick.
Well done for getting it open - excellent! Well done for figuring out the correct numbers in relation to the holes too. I find on one side (left or right) the holes line up differently as opposed to the other side. If you do this method for other types of locks (it works on some models), align up all the holes (probing the same side for each wheel) and then turn all the wheels one position on, see if it opens, turn all the wheels one position on, see if it opens, etc until it opens. Cheers!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! My dad showed me this lock when i was a kid because he forgot the pin, many years later i was able to pick it in a few seconds thank your video!!!
Worked a treat, sort of. Used a shim made from soda bottle and slid it back and forth on the left side. Felt a slight catch on the otherwise smooth surface. Did not advance 5 steps. The lock opened smoothly.
I just decoded an abus bike combination lock using mostly this method. I used the popcan triangle to align all the dials to the same "groove pattern" (e.g., smooth from the top, small bump in the middle for each dial), then just kept turning all the numbers together one rotation at a time till the lock popped. Maybe I got lucky. Thanks for this.
So happy to find this video I’ve had one of these padlocks laying in my shed for years was always just a random lock with no code but got it open and have the code now thanks to this video
Thanks very much! My version wasnt really the same as the one you had, with a longer head and single lock and not double locked but still a 160/50. But i tried what you did, and i couldnt really feel them. But i went ahead and used a flashlight on my phone and i could see the groves/pins with my own eyes on the left side! So made them all point upwards and it opened! Barely needed any tools at all to crack it 😂 great content!
Oh that's fantastic! Yes using a light and/or camera zoom on your phone is an excellent decoding device. Well done for persisting and getting it open 😜😜
I found one of these locks that someone had forgotten somewhere. I wanted to use it, so to unlock it I started with 0000 then 0001 and so forth...I got to 0160 and then I found this video and got it unlocked right away. The number was 5*** (in case the owner sees this, haha), so I had a lot of turning to do with my noob technique. Thanks mate!
I also found one just same way as you. Came here to see if there's a way to pick it. I followed Swynndla's instructions step by step and I feel all the gaps on zero but it still wouldn't open.
So much fun and information from an little ABUS is amazing. You probably found all ways to get into this lock nondestructively,. Very well investigated and demonstrated - thanks for the entertaining video buddy. If you find another one to buy cheap, you can open up one and look inside.
Thank you! :D :D Yea I found that when I "false" locked it where I could see one of the locking bars, and when I press on it with a pick (to tension it) and I turn each wheel, I can see the locking bar retract in a bit on the true gate and also a false gate on the other side of the true gate - amazing that it has false gates also! I'm tempted to drill out those rivets (although I've never drilled metal before) but it's a nice lock - I'm not ready to destroy it yet ... but yes you're right it'd be interesting and also good for my learning.
Yes - I don't know why they are there. They will be the ones I feel on the right side of each wheel (the true ones being on the left of each wheel) - if I understand correctly.
In fact you don't even need a thin metal sheet. I used to decode one by taking a look inside the wheels in clear light. I was able to see a small notch. By setting all the notchs updwards and rotating all the wheels at the same time, you easily can unlock it. I did that when I was a kid :)
I have both the wetter and pat. pend versions. The wetter is super simple to decode but the pat. pend seems to not be possible to decode for me. I could only find a cut in the first wheel but no in the others. The pat. pend also seems to be much higher quality. No rust unlike the wetter and is much smoother.
Is it the same make & model lock? Does it make different if you try the left vs right side of a wheel? Can you look with your phone's camera zoomed in with a light to see you can see anything between the wheels? That's all I can think of at this stage.
Both methods didn't work, maybe newer Abus 160/50 are updated, not the same info on back of the lock as in video, but one of the comment helped to figure it out and after few hours it's done!
On the back of the lock in video it's written "Pat. pend.", on the one I have "ABUS D-58292 Wetter", that's the only visible difference. eldontyrellcorp comment helped, I used magnifier and it was quite easy to see mini pimples on left side of the wheel. As I followed video instruction, couldn't feel/find anything on the right side and on the left side my "instrument" was going in the same deep on every number, but maybe I just was too lame to do it correctly. :)) Anyway, because of your video I found a right way, thank you! P.S. the right numbers are on the other side of the ones where you find the "pimples", or in another words just five numbers more or less.
I was able to identify the code with both methods, right and left of the wheels, but the lock won't open! - could the lock be broken? I managed though to open a 160/40, 3 digits...Thanks for the video!
Yea sounds like the lock could be broken. When you use left vs right, is the left big hole 5 positions away from the right little hole? When it's at the combination that it should be (that you decoded it to be), does it help if you push down and then lift up? ... and lift up hard (it could be stiff or jammed). Also, another way to see if you've set it to the correct combination is by trying to turn the change dial ... it will only turn (a lot) if the correct combination has been dialed in. If it turns (a lot) yet the shackle wont open, then the lock is broken. If the change dial wont turn (a lot) then it's either the wrong combination or the lock still could be broken, but there are other things we can try. Lemme know!
Well I have tried everything now... the left side, the right side and even just looking at different angles as someone mentioned in the comments but I can not manage to find anything that feels different. I have seen this video at least 10 times now... is it possible they made new revisions of that lock which can not be picked as easy?
I don't know if they have made a more recent version ... does it still say "Pat. pend." on the back? If so then it'll still be an old one. It's possible that the gaps are extra tight on your one. Tip 1: Make sure your probe is thin enough - do you have thinner cans? Tip 2: make more than one probe, and try bend the tip slightly outwards or inwards, as sometimes it helps to have a slight angle before the probe will drop in. Tip 3: See if you can visually see the gap / indentation between the wheels using a torch and a magnifying glass or using the zoom on your phone's camera. Tip 4: Try to make a "shim" that can fit down the side of the shackle to tension the bar at the back as described in my video at 8:35 ... it has to be thin enough to go down in the gap by the shackle, but strong enough to tension the bar. You might be able to use some sort of modified hair clip. If you're able to tension it, then turn each wheel until you feel a difference (a jump or a sudden looseness). Start with the wheel that is "binding" (tougher to turn when tensioning the bar). Let me know how you get on - good luck!
@@Swynndla I will try my best. It says "ABUS No. 160/50 ABUS D-58292 Wetter" on the back. I saw another video where someone used a piece of paper on the left of the wheels and when it was the correct number it went slightly deeper but that does not work neither. I will take all your advice and see what I can do. I will attempt at cutting more pieces of metal and bending them to see if I can figure something out. Even with light and a magnifying glass I see nothing when it comes to the correct numbers.
my abus 160/50 opens always, no matter what the code is 😞 and all the zeros have little hole on both sides so your method does not work with other numbers
@@Sebiesia You should be feeling for dips, not elevations? Also, did you turn then all by one, test, then by 2, test, then by 3, test ... etc all the way around?
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I went fishing and someone locked a gate behind me, was stuck in the woods for an hour before I came across your video. Made a shim from a plastic package and managed to get home. Thank you so much for this.
Oh that's fantastic! I'm so glad the video helped :D :D ... and well done for making a quick shim out of the materials you had!
Thank you man it worked, my father came to me and asked me to try and solve a abus lock with a chain on it so we can lock out boat, came to him 5 min later with an open lock :)
LOL that's fantastic! :D :D Well done.
Thank you for the guide, helped me to eventually open an old lock with a forgotten code that have been laying in a drawer for at least a decade. Thing is the right number is not situated opposit to the holes on the wheels but at the right number. After I discovered that it was an easy pick.
Well done for getting it open - excellent! Well done for figuring out the correct numbers in relation to the holes too. I find on one side (left or right) the holes line up differently as opposed to the other side. If you do this method for other types of locks (it works on some models), align up all the holes (probing the same side for each wheel) and then turn all the wheels one position on, see if it opens, turn all the wheels one position on, see if it opens, etc until it opens. Cheers!
Magic. First method worked a treat for my 160/50. Thanks.
That's brilliant to hear - so glad it helped. Well done for getting it open!
Cheers! Rescued an old lock, took me a couple of minutes, nice!
Fantastic! Glad it helped. :D
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! My dad showed me this lock when i was a kid because he forgot the pin, many years later i was able to pick it in a few seconds thank your video!!!
Fantastic! So glad the video helped, and well done! 😜😜
Finally. After 2 days I managed to open it. Thank you😁♥️
Fantastic that you got it open! Yea they are good locks. Well done!
Thank you! Wit the thin metal trick I rescued a lock from my parents whose combination was long forgotten 😁
Fantastic! I'm so glad it helped. :D :D
Worked a treat, sort of. Used a shim made from soda bottle and slid it back and forth on the left side. Felt a slight catch on the otherwise smooth surface. Did not advance 5 steps. The lock opened smoothly.
Interesting! Thanks for the feedback, and well done for getting it open!
I just decoded an abus bike combination lock using mostly this method. I used the popcan triangle to align all the dials to the same "groove pattern" (e.g., smooth from the top, small bump in the middle for each dial), then just kept turning all the numbers together one rotation at a time till the lock popped. Maybe I got lucky. Thanks for this.
WOW you figured out the correct method! I have videos on that method too, but you figured it out! Excellent! 😜😜
Worked like a charm with the 1st method. In my case both positions - the true and the mirrored one, both were deeper to check than the others.
Excellent! - well done for getting it open mate 😜😜
So happy to find this video I’ve had one of these padlocks laying in my shed for years was always just a random lock with no code but got it open and have the code now thanks to this video
Excellent - glad it helped! :D
I am very grateful for your tips, tray to use your marvellous tool on the right side of numbers, take me 15 seconds to open
15 seconds! - very nice! Well done. Thank you for your nice comment 😁
You saved my day with this video thank you
LOL excellent! Have a wonderful day!
This video rescued my lock. Simple and effective. Thanks 😊
Wonderful! :D :D
I just wanted instructions for changing my code and this video helped. Thanks a bunch.
Great I'm glad it helped! :D Thanks for commenting! :D
Thanks very much! My version wasnt really the same as the one you had, with a longer head and single lock and not double locked but still a 160/50. But i tried what you did, and i couldnt really feel them. But i went ahead and used a flashlight on my phone and i could see the groves/pins with my own eyes on the left side! So made them all point upwards and it opened! Barely needed any tools at all to crack it 😂 great content!
Oh that's fantastic! Yes using a light and/or camera zoom on your phone is an excellent decoding device. Well done for persisting and getting it open 😜😜
I found one of these locks that someone had forgotten somewhere. I wanted to use it, so to unlock it I started with 0000 then 0001 and so forth...I got to 0160 and then I found this video and got it unlocked right away. The number was 5*** (in case the owner sees this, haha), so I had a lot of turning to do with my noob technique. Thanks mate!
Nice! - I'm glad it helped! :D :D
I also found one just same way as you. Came here to see if there's a way to pick it. I followed Swynndla's instructions step by step and I feel all the gaps on zero but it still wouldn't open.
So much fun and information from an little ABUS is amazing. You probably found all ways to get into this lock nondestructively,. Very well investigated and demonstrated - thanks for the entertaining video buddy. If you find another one to buy cheap, you can open up one and look inside.
Thank you! :D :D Yea I found that when I "false" locked it where I could see one of the locking bars, and when I press on it with a pick (to tension it) and I turn each wheel, I can see the locking bar retract in a bit on the true gate and also a false gate on the other side of the true gate - amazing that it has false gates also! I'm tempted to drill out those rivets (although I've never drilled metal before) but it's a nice lock - I'm not ready to destroy it yet ... but yes you're right it'd be interesting and also good for my learning.
It's really cool with the false gates although they are not necessary as the lock usually cannot be opened by pull-picking.
Yes - I don't know why they are there. They will be the ones I feel on the right side of each wheel (the true ones being on the left of each wheel) - if I understand correctly.
In fact you don't even need a thin metal sheet. I used to decode one by taking a look inside the wheels in clear light. I was able to see a small notch. By setting all the notchs updwards and rotating all the wheels at the same time, you easily can unlock it. I did that when I was a kid :)
You have good eyes - well done! Thanks for the info! :D
Thank you, this way by taking a look inside the wheels made it possible to unlock!
I was on my way to tell this but it was already here in the comments 😂
Nice job, I use an old steel tape measure cut up, its a really good source of shim stock for different things
Ah that would work! - thanks for the tip! :D :D Thank you for watching mate. :D
I have both the wetter and pat. pend versions. The wetter is super simple to decode but the pat. pend seems to not be possible to decode for me. I could only find a cut in the first wheel but no in the others. The pat. pend also seems to be much higher quality. No rust unlike the wetter and is much smoother.
That's interesting! I wonder if they decided to save money and make it cheaper, or is one of them is a counterfeit?
Great video!!! Helped me unlock my old abus
That's great news! :D :D
Good non-intrusive entry of the Abus, Swynndla. I actually like that combo lock. Keep up the informational videos. Cheers:-)
Thank you for the encouragement Paul! :D :D ... yea I like that lock too - it's well made.
Nice decoding on that great looking Abus.
Thank you sir! :D :D
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J' ai put ouvert le mien grace a ce tuto .
Génial ! Je suis tellement content que la vidéo vous ait aidé à l'ouvrir. 😄😄
Brilliant! I'm so glad the video helped you open it 😄😄
thank you ! I had a lock stuck on my window for years. But not anymore !
Oh well done for getting it open - excellent! 😜😜Cheers!
Thanks a lot for yours video. It.'s work fine. Thanks again
Excellent! I'm glad it was helpful. :D :D Thank you
A very cool abus my friend nicely done😊👍👍😊😎😊😎
Thank you buddy! :D :D
Fantastic padlock my friend & a great video 😁👍
Hehe thank you mate! :D :D
Its working.
Cheers! 😜😜
Thanks !!!!!‘
Cheers! :D :D
@@Swynndla bought an old boat, and found a rusty 160/50 in a box of equipment
@@Heinrich11 Nice - well done for cracking it ... and happy boating!
It dosent work with the abus D-58292
The ones that say D-58292 may be an updated version ... does it still say "Pat. pend."?
@@Swynndla no it says wetter
I LOVE U SIR, thanks a lot for that best way 😘😘😘
Glad it helped! :D :D
Thanks it's work 👍👍👍
Nice one! So glad that video was helpful 😄
2nd way just helped me get mine open. Thanks!!
I'm glad it helped! :D
Super effective video i reccomend... i unlucked the code of my school lock with this😐
Thank you!
thank you very much, it worked perfectly
Nice! - glad it helped :D :D
I have tried this on a lock I forgot the code to, but I don't really know what to "feel" for, to me everything feels smooth.
Is it the same make & model lock? Does it make different if you try the left vs right side of a wheel? Can you look with your phone's camera zoomed in with a light to see you can see anything between the wheels? That's all I can think of at this stage.
Very nice job my friend.
Thank you sir! :D :D
I need by the Swedish language .
Both methods didn't work, maybe newer Abus 160/50 are updated, not the same info on back of the lock as in video, but one of the comment helped to figure it out and after few hours it's done!
Maybe you're right that you've got a different model. What worked in the end? Which comment helped?
On the back of the lock in video it's written "Pat. pend.", on the one I have "ABUS D-58292 Wetter", that's the only visible difference.
eldontyrellcorp comment helped, I used magnifier and it was quite easy to see mini pimples on left side of the wheel. As I followed video instruction, couldn't feel/find anything on the right side and on the left side my "instrument" was going in the same deep on every number, but maybe I just was too lame to do it correctly. :))
Anyway, because of your video I found a right way, thank you!
P.S. the right numbers are on the other side of the ones where you find the "pimples", or in another words just five numbers more or less.
@@donatassmilgys3190 Nice thank you!
I have the problem on "ABUS D-58292 Wetter" - This one works : th-cam.com/video/_Fz1pO7nI50/w-d-xo.html
I was able to identify the code with both methods, right and left of the wheels, but the lock won't open! - could the lock be broken? I managed though to open a 160/40, 3 digits...Thanks for the video!
Yea sounds like the lock could be broken. When you use left vs right, is the left big hole 5 positions away from the right little hole? When it's at the combination that it should be (that you decoded it to be), does it help if you push down and then lift up? ... and lift up hard (it could be stiff or jammed). Also, another way to see if you've set it to the correct combination is by trying to turn the change dial ... it will only turn (a lot) if the correct combination has been dialed in. If it turns (a lot) yet the shackle wont open, then the lock is broken. If the change dial wont turn (a lot) then it's either the wrong combination or the lock still could be broken, but there are other things we can try. Lemme know!
Well I have tried everything now... the left side, the right side and even just looking at different angles as someone mentioned in the comments but I can not manage to find anything that feels different. I have seen this video at least 10 times now... is it possible they made new revisions of that lock which can not be picked as easy?
I don't know if they have made a more recent version ... does it still say "Pat. pend." on the back? If so then it'll still be an old one. It's possible that the gaps are extra tight on your one.
Tip 1: Make sure your probe is thin enough - do you have thinner cans?
Tip 2: make more than one probe, and try bend the tip slightly outwards or inwards, as sometimes it helps to have a slight angle before the probe will drop in.
Tip 3: See if you can visually see the gap / indentation between the wheels using a torch and a magnifying glass or using the zoom on your phone's camera.
Tip 4: Try to make a "shim" that can fit down the side of the shackle to tension the bar at the back as described in my video at 8:35 ... it has to be thin enough to go down in the gap by the shackle, but strong enough to tension the bar. You might be able to use some sort of modified hair clip. If you're able to tension it, then turn each wheel until you feel a difference (a jump or a sudden looseness). Start with the wheel that is "binding" (tougher to turn when tensioning the bar).
Let me know how you get on - good luck!
@@Swynndla I will try my best. It says "ABUS No. 160/50 ABUS D-58292 Wetter" on the back. I saw another video where someone used a piece of paper on the left of the wheels and when it was the correct number it went slightly deeper but that does not work neither. I will take all your advice and see what I can do. I will attempt at cutting more pieces of metal and bending them to see if I can figure something out. Even with light and a magnifying glass I see nothing when it comes to the correct numbers.
@@MIXT55 doesn't work with me either. Have you found another method or trick?
I have the same problem, on lock "ABUS No. 160/50 ABUS D-58292 Wetter"
I have the problem on "ABUS D-58292 Wetter" - This one works :th-cam.com/video/_Fz1pO7nI50/w-d-xo.html
it really works
Glad to hear you had success! :D
worked good,, thanks
Great! - well done! :D :D
my abus 160/50 opens always, no matter what the code is 😞
and all the zeros have little hole on both sides so your method does not work with other numbers
is it in change mode? or is it broken?
Gonna take it from school because it is just locked into my chair and it is uncomfortable as hell
Oh dear!
I have this lock but forgot the password please help for this
Can you decode master lock 651 with this method
I'm not sure - I'll have to have a look tomorrow to check.
I try with this method and it didn't work, anyway I just subscribed and gave you 👍
Das not work on the ABUS D-58292 Wetter 😢
Ahhh I've heard that - I'll look at that lock when I get one some time.
I felt some elevations on the left side of the wheels. I lined them up and turned them around, nothing
@@Sebiesia You should be feeling for dips, not elevations? Also, did you turn then all by one, test, then by 2, test, then by 3, test ... etc all the way around?
It does work. I used the piece of can on the left side of the wheels.
It took some time but it worked.
Abus D 58292 Wetter.
Thanks, Swynddla!
@@Swynndla Using a light, I can see 4 dips to the left of each wheel on my Abus combo u lock 410-C, 58292
What if we forgot the code, and now its hard to unlock. How can we unlock it
You might be able to use one of the two methods described in this video?
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I have the same lock before me and i cant get it open haha i dont feel it
Have you tried both methods?
Yeah... you let it seem so easy but i dont feel it... both ways :-/
Can I change the password
You can change the password on these locks, yes ... but you have to enter your correct combination first.
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