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PLEASE HELP OPEN MY SUITCASE!

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fitnessforlife · 14/07/2015 21:17

If you've lost the combination code for a suitcase, how in the world does one get it opened?

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AuditAngel · 14/07/2015 21:21

Is it a rigid suitcase? Does it have a zip?

There is a Utube video of airport workers opening locked suitcases by moving the zips all the way to one end then forcing a pen into the zip and "peeling" it open

onefootinthebed · 14/07/2015 21:25

I done this on a work overnight stay, I ordered a sandwhich and I knew it would come with cutlery and I cut through the lock with the knife it took forever , then I got a new lock the next day.

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fitnessforlife · 14/07/2015 21:36

Its a large soft (fabric and plastic) suitcase (travel) yes it has zips. its hasn't got a padlock, the combination numbers are on the actual suitcase. I've looked on youtube and saw the video showing how to look for the now with a dent and align them, but this is a very high quality suitcase and there are no visible dents whatsoever.

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snozzlemaid · 14/07/2015 21:39

Start working your way through the numbers. 001, 002...
You'll get there eventually.

AuditAngel · 14/07/2015 22:53

Try obvious combinations. I use my birth month and year. Every padlock in our house has the same.

Mrsmorton · 14/07/2015 22:56

I did this for a pad lock. Started at 001, combination was 966. I've had better days.

msgrinch · 14/07/2015 23:00

Try the last combination you remember using then a few digits around it. I stupidly set mine to a memorable date but got one digit out of synch. that or a crow bar.Grin

greygreybeige · 14/07/2015 23:01

mrsmorton

I've had better days

Grin that's really tickled me

Twunk · 14/07/2015 23:02

I'm sorry Mrsmorton but that just made me lol Grin

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fitnessforlife · 14/07/2015 23:25

Suitcase belongs to DS 15 Angry who hasn't the foggiest idea what combination he may have used, can't even help with wether the second part of the lock shifts to the side/or which side, once the correct code is put in. Its a bit hopeless really.

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Cinnamoncookie · 14/07/2015 23:26

I had to go through the numbers once on a padlock, decided it was odds on if I started at 001 it would turn out to be a high number. So I started at 999 aned worked down. Result ? 104. FML.

It only took about an hour, though, OP Grin

crispycookie · 14/07/2015 23:32

133 (that's my suitcase combination, might be yours too?) Grin

Try the obvious first - 000, 123, 999?

catzpyjamas · 14/07/2015 23:34

007??

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 14/07/2015 23:35

They usually slide to the left.

The one we were given was 000

Just work your way through in one direction.

Good luck.

catzpyjamas · 14/07/2015 23:36

If it's a Master Lock , you can try this?
"Forgotten Combination

Step 1
Pull the body of the lock and the U-shaped ring away from each other to put pressure on the mechanism inside the lock. Pull the body of the lock away from its attachment, or, if the lock is not attached, apply pressure on the U-shaped ring away from the body of the lock with your fingers. Keep holding a firm, steady pressure.

Step 2
Roll the dial closest to the U-shaped ring slowly, while keeping steady pressure on the mechanism. The dial will get difficult to roll over three consecutive numbers, and one of those numbers will click. You should feel and hear this small click, and that is the first number to your combination.

Step 3
Repeat Step 2 with the middle dial, and then the farthest dial. Leave the dial set when you find the click, moving onto the next dial. The combination will reveal itself, letting you pull the U-ring away from the body of the lock."

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fitnessforlife · 14/07/2015 23:38

I've tried the numbers suggested, no luck.

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fitnessforlife · 14/07/2015 23:39

Does anyone think Timpsons might be able to unlock it?

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catzpyjamas · 14/07/2015 23:40

What make is it?

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fitnessforlife · 14/07/2015 23:51

Linea New Hylite 4-Wheel Large Suitcase.

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catzpyjamas · 15/07/2015 00:10

I'm struggling to find an answer for you but I would give your DS the challenge of trying each possible combination. If it's three numbers, that's 1000 options so an hour of his time at most and may focus his mind to remember the code

catzpyjamas · 15/07/2015 00:15

Have you tried resetting the lock with a pin?

PLEASE HELP OPEN MY SUITCASE!
AnulTheMagnificent · 15/07/2015 01:09

Stick a screwdriver under the edge of the lock?

CorporationPop · 15/07/2015 01:30

No need to try any combinations, just stick something sharp inbetween the teeth of the zip, and peel it open.

smilingbuddha · 15/07/2015 02:52

I used the first 3 digits of my home phone number

unlucky83 · 15/07/2015 03:14

I can crack combination locks like posted upthread if you wriggle the hasp as you turn the dial nearest the lock you can feel it ....
Having said that the house we bought had a master lock key safe fitted and none knew the combination ... I tried to crack it but wasn't sure how it opened ...I thought at one point I knew the code but it didn't work and it seemed too obvious... I then tried every combination starting from 9999 but gave up . I then found a you tube video and ended up using a piece of a plastic milk carton (can't remember what they recommended it was something thin that I didn't have ) and eventually cracked it - to find the code was what i had thought .... you guessed it it was 0000

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