Lishi Lock Picks

Lishi Picks for Lock Picking

A Lishi pick is a 2-in-1 pick and decoder cut for one exact keyway. You pick the lock one position at a time with a numbered scale telling you where the lifter is, then read the cut depths off the grid while the lock is open. That gives you the key code, so a key can be cut to match. They started as car tools, and we now carry Lishi-style tools for the Yale rim, Euro and dimple cylinders on UK doors.

How to use a Lishi pick

1. Match the tool to the profile. A HU66 won't open a HU101, and a Yale rim tool won't fit a Euro cylinder.
2. Insert it fully and apply light tension through the tool body.
3. Work one position at a time. Feel for the binder, lift until it sets, then move along the scale.
4. Decode while it's open. Read each position's depth off the grid to get the bitting.

Which UK door locks can our Lishi-style tools open?

• For Yale rim cylinders, the round outside cylinder on a night latch, use the Yale rim pick and decoder, which fits 5 and 6 pin Yale profiles.
• Yale Euro cylinders, the long barrel through uPVC, composite and multipoint doors, need the Yale Euro pick and decoder.
• For ABUS/CISA, Mul-T-Lock 3DS, ISEO R6 and TESA T60 dimple cylinders, choose the matching Dangerfield dimple pick. Each one comes with a spare pick and a hex key.
• The Yale Platinum 3 Star (D, E and F codes) has its own Platinum pick and decoder, with a dedicated section for the slider.

Need both Yale tools? The Dangerfield Yale Lishi-Style Set puts the rim and Euro picks in a magnetic case and saves you 15% on buying them separately.

We also make Lishi-style tools for the Yale Superior 1 Star and APECS Three Star. Match the cylinder format and the keyway, not just the name on the door.

Car Lishi picks by make

Car Lishis are named by keyway, not by car. For VW, Audi, SEAT and Skoda you'll want the HU66 or the newer HU162 series. Ford uses the HU101 and HU198, and the HU101 also covers Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo. Vauxhall and Opel use the HU100, BMW uses the HU92 and HU100R, and Mercedes uses the HU64. Peugeot, Citroën and Renault run on the VA2T, VA6 and HU83, while Fiat uses the SIP22. Find your model and year on our vehicle list, then choose the profile from the Lishi 2-in-1 range.

Carrying more than a couple? The heavy-duty magnetic Lishi case keeps them sorted and protects the tips. Use Lishi tools only on locks you own or have clear permission to work on.