Welcome to TradeLocks guide to picking and decoding the BMW HU58 door lock using the Genuine Lishi pick and decoder tool Vol.1. There are two versions of the latest Genuine Lishi HU58 tool, one is a single lift tool, and the other is a twin lift tool. It’s very much down to personal preference which you use, as both do the same job.
BMW HU58 Lishi Tool Picking Decoding Tools
The key point to remember with the twin lift tool is that unlike most twin lift tools, you must still decode the lock in the opposite direction to you to pick.
As stated, it is down to you which tool version you prefer to use. For this guide, we have chosen the more common single lift tool.
BMW HU58 Lishi Tool Picking Decoding Guide Tool Rules to Remember
Some important info on how to use the tool to get the most from it:
- With all tool versions, we must always decode in the opposite direction to which we picked each wafer.
- When decoding, you will need to know which axis is which in order to cut the correct key. This is simple if you remember the following:
A axis – positions 1,3,5,7,9 and 11 (all odd positions)
B axis – positions 2,4,6,8,10 and 12 (all even positions)
- If you’re attending keys locked in boot, all HU58 boot locks pick anti clockwise to open. If you pick and turn it clockwise, you will deadlock it and make more work for yourself.
- With HU58 boot locks, if the locks keyway is vertical, then it is not deadlocked and just needs picking once anti clockwise. If the locks keyway is horizontal then it is deadlocked and will need picking twice anti-clockwise, once to the vertical position then again to open.
Remember these simple tool rules and you will have no issues with this lock.
Key Details
The key is an external four track key, so it’s cut on four sides and every side of the key interacts with wafers in the lock at the same time.
The key houses 12 key cuts, six on each axis, using four key heights with Cut 1 being highest and Cut 4 being the deepest key cut.
The key cuts on Instacode card number 815 and key series BHO1001-BH241450.
The key cut measurements are:
1 cut – 7mm
2 cut – 6.4mm
3 cut – 5.8mm
4 cut – 5mm
Lock Details
The lock is a four track lock, using wafers in four rows in each corner of the lock. The door locks house all 12 wafers and the ignition houses just 10 of the wafers in positions one to 10. Both positions 11 and 12 are not used in the ignition.
Be aware there are two versions of the door lock used – some have all 12 wafers in them, but some only house wafers in 10 positions. In this version of the lock, there will be no wafers in positions three and nine, these positions are blanked off.
If you get a door lock without wafers in positions three and nine, it is crucial you don’t try and pick these as they will feel like binding solid wafers, but as no wafer will move, the pick tips can snap off if you try with too much force.
To check which lock you have, with no tension on the pick at all, check positions three and nine by feeling if a spring and wafer is felt or if they are solid. If the spring and wafer is felt, they can be picked. If it’s solid and there’s no wafer or spring, remember to leave these positions well alone. All wafers in odd numbered positions are Axis A wafers, and all wafers in even numbered positions are Axis B wafers.
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