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DECODING THE
HU162 LOCK
PART 2

We decode in the same direction

as we picked the lock; towards the
spring. We very gently run the lift
arms reading arrow along the line
until it makes contact with the wafer, Position 2 decodes as a number 4
we then use a little more pressure key cut.
to push past the spring until the
3
arrow stops again. This will be the
key cut reading you need at its
second and final stop position after
pushing past the spring.

Decoding is straight forward -

we start at position 1 and work
through to position 8, writing our
decode down as we go with the
lock held in the picked open position.
Let’s decode this lock:

1 Position 3 decodes as a number 4

key cut.

Position 1 decodes as a No 2 key cut. Position 4 decodes as a number 2

key cut.
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Position 5 decodes as a number 1 key cut.

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Position 8 decodes as a number 3 key cut.

So, the lock has given us a decode of

“24421413”, this is our Lishi decode,
but if you enter this decode into the
cut to code machines it will cut the
wrong key every time. This is due to
how the cut to code machines read
and measure these keys, which I will
Position 6 decodes as a number 4 key cut.
explain in the next section.
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The first generation of Lishi HU162 8
cut tools only has 4 cut heights on the
grid. This doesn’t prevent you from
decoding the lock, the 5 cut sits well
above the 4 line on the grid, the same
distance from the 4 line as the 3 line
sits from it, so it’s easy to spot. Later
generations of the 8 cut tool have all 5
cuts on them.
Position 7 decodes as a number 1 key cut.

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 Posi- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
How to work out the cuts to tion
enter into your cut to code Top 2 x 4 x x 4 x 3
machine to cut a working key Track
from the Lishi decode. Bottom x 4 x 2 1 x 1 x
Track
With the HU162 8 cut lock, it is not
To explain this more clearly, here is a
quite as simple as picking and
photo explaining where the cuts you
decoding the lock, then entering your
have decoded sit on the key:
decode in the machine and cutting a
working key like with other locks.
Why is this?

The reason is that the most common

cut to code machines from Keyline
and from Silca only decode the top
track of the key. The Lishi tool is giving
you decoded cuts from both the top
track of the key and the bottom track
of the key, so it’s not the format the
machine wants the cuts entered in.

Therefore, we must do a little work

with our Lishi decode to work out
So, from your decode positions 1,3,6
the cut format that the cut to code
and 8 sit on the top track of the key,
machines want us to enter the cuts in
and positions 2,4,5 and 7 sit on the
- this isn’t difficult to do.
bottom track of the key.
Despite the Lishi tool picking and
Knowing this, we can fill in the empty
decoding the lock in a 2 down 2 up
spaces with the correct opposite
format, this isn’t how the lock and
values, remembering that:
key interact, so the decoded cuts you
have will interact on the key different-
ly to how many imagine. 1 cut on top always sits next to a 5 cut
on the bottom.
Our Lishi decode of “24421413” needs
2 cut on top always sits opposite a 4
to be entered in the following format: cut on the bottom.

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3 cut on top always sits opposite a 3
cut on the bottom.
You can simplify this a little without
4 cut on top always sits opposite a 2
cut on the bottom. writing tables down. From your
Lishi decode of “24421413” simply
5 cut on top always sits opposite a 1 reverse the values in positions 2, 4,
cut on the bottom. 5 and 7 of the Lishi decode and it
And vice versa.
becomes “22445453” which is also
When filling in the blank spaces the full cuts for the top track of the
marked with an X on your decode key, so be ready to enter into your
with the correct opposite values, you machine.
will quickly have the full key as in the
below photo: I hope this guide will simplify
picking and decoding this lock and
understanding how to work out
the correct key cuts to enter in your
cut to code machine in order to cut
the correct key.

With practice, this takes just a few

minutes to work out from the Lishi
decode and makes short work of
this well engineered complex lock.
Therefore, from the full photo
above, we now have the full key.
The complete top and bottom
tracks of the key are now known.

So, with Keyline and Silca machines,

they want you to enter the top E N J OY E D T H IS
track cuts of the key only. A R T IC L E ?

LET US KNOW
For this lock for Silca and Keyline
machines, you would enter the
full top track of the key into the
machine - “22445453” is what you
need to enter in order to cut the
correct key on these machines.
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 cut to code machines.
HU162 9 CUT
WITH 3 I decode the ignition lock with the
SIDE CUTS Lishi 9 cut ignition tool and got the
GUIDE following decode from bow to tip,
positions 1 to 9. My decode was
343344441.

Working out the correct side If I entered this into my Ninja Laser,
cuts from a 9 cut HU162 from the it would cut the wrong key, and
decode given by the HU162 9 cut you won’t work out the side cuts
ignition 2in1 pick and decoder. from this reading easily, so I simplify
this below. I will start with how to
In this section of the guide, I want work out the side cuts and then
to discuss how to work out the show how to cut this on Ninja
correct side cuts when all you have Laser.
is the 9 conventional cuts obtained
by picking and decoding the ignition My Lishi pick read a decode of
with the 9 cut ignition 2in1 tool. 343344441. Pictured below is how
the tool has read the key in photo
It is not quite as simple as just picking form. Black values are the top track
and decoding the lock. What you of the key and red values are the
will need to enter value-wise into bottom track of the key.
your cut to code machine will
be determined by your machine
choice. The cutting cards for the
side cuts differ on Silca cutting
cards and on Instacode, so depending
which machine you use will determine
which cutting values you use.

Also, how your machine cuts the

key will also have a bearing on how As we know from the previous
you enter what you have read. I will site reading guides, the 9 cut lock
show how to enter what you have follows a pattern of 1 up, 1 down,
read on the Ninja Laser machine, so 1 up, 1 down, 2 up, 1 down, 1 up, 1
it’s relevant for those using Keyline down. The above photo shows how

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and on which track the tool reads out the side cuts needed on the
the key. top track and on the bottom track
of the side profiles.
We know from the site reading
guide that positions 1 to 3 only use The top side cut side is the side
4 key cut heights, 1 to 4, but positions with the groove in the key!
4 to 9 use 5 key cut heights, 1 to 5.
We also know that every cut on top If using the Instacode cutting cards
track has its opposite cut sat opposite where the side cuts highest cut is 4
it on the bottom track and vice and deepest cut is 1, then the side
versa. cuts will be the same as conventional
cuts, as follows:
Knowing this is important as it
helps us work out the full key - full Top track side cuts will be the same
top track cuts and full bottom track as top track conventional cuts, so
cuts. top side cuts will be 313.

Below is the photo of the full key. Bottom track side cuts will be the
Again, the top track values are in same as the bottom conventional
black and bottom track values are cuts, so the bottom side cuts will
in red. be 242.

If using Silca cutting cards, it will be

the opposite as they use 1 as the
highest cut and 4 as the deepest
cut, so the side cuts to enter will be
as follows:

Top track side cuts will be the same

So, from our tool reading of as the bottom track conventional
343344441, I have shown you cuts, so top side cuts are 242.
where on the key this is read from,
and in the above photo, how to Bottom side cuts will be the same
work out the full top track and bottom as the top track key cuts, so the
track cuts. side cuts to enter will be 313.

From this photo, it is simple to work So, they are opposite values on the

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side cuts depending on what
machine you use to cut them by So regardless of which cutting
code. cards you use, you can simply work
out the side cuts needed.
Below is the side cut photos for this
key I decoded. The values differ for Which machine you use determines
Instacode card users and Silca card how you must enter the decode
users, so I have listed Instacode values you obtained from the Lishi 9 cut
in black and Silca values in red. ignition tool, so knowing your
machine and how it requires the
TOP SIDE CUTS key to be entered is really important.

For instance, when using a Keyline

machine - in this case, the Ninja
Laser - you have to do some work,
following how I have done it in this
guide.

If I was to simply enter what I read

with the Lishi tool into Ninja Laser,
then it would cut the incorrect
key. As you are aware, the decode
from the Lishi tool was 343344441
- now if I enter this in Ninja Laser,
BOTTOM SIDE CUTS it doesn’t know what track to put
these cuts onto, so it puts them on
the top track. Compare the below

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 We know that the top was read
on positions 1356 and 8, and the
bottom track read on positions 247
and 9. This is the same throughout
the 9 cut series.

Once we have the full top and bottom

track decoded, we enter just the
top track values in the Ninja Laser.

It will then want the side cut value

on top side track, as Ninja follows
Instacode, enter the cuts in positions
1 to 3.

Ninja doesn’t want you to enter the

opposite true values for the bottom
side cuts. Instead, you enter the
photos: 1st is the actual key, and
same values as the top track. It
the next (above) photo is what Ninja
then knows what to cut there.
Laser wants to cut from the Lishi
decode entered directly:
You have your Lishi 9 cut ignition
tool decode of 343344441, so
You can see that the key would be
understanding the series, you
totally incorrect as Ninja has applied
know this relates to top track
my reading from Lishi to the top
positions 13568 and bottom track
track.
positions 2479. Now you can begin
your full key table.
To get around this and enter and
cut the correct key every time, you
must:

Get your decode from the Lishi tool

in this example: 343344441.

Make a table up so you know

where this has read following the
correct configuration of series.

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Fill in the blanks inserting the
exact opposite value into the grid.
Remember in positions 1, 2 and 3,
only 4 cut heights are used.

1 sits opposite a 4 cut

2 sits opposite a 3 cut
3 sits opposite a 2 cut
4 sits opposite a 1 cut

Now you need to remember that Due to how Ninja Laser inputs
positions 4 to 9 use 5 cut heights, the cuts, we must now enter just
so in these positions: the complete top track of the key,
313344245, as per the below photo:
1 sits opposite a 5 cut
2 sits opposite a 4 cut As you can see, it’s the same as our
3 sits opposite a 3 cut complete key pattern. We must
4 sits opposite a 2 cut now enter the top side cuts, which
5 sits opposite a 1 cut will be the same as the first 3 positions
of the key cuts. We enter 313 as
If we follow these tables, we can infill shown.
the gaps on each track with the
correct cut until we end up with
the complete conventional key cuts
on each track, as in next photo:

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We must also enter the same value You can now proceed to cut the
for the bottom side cuts with Ninja: correct key on Ninja Laser from the
decode you obtained from the Lishi
You can now see that I have the 9 cut ignition tool.
same side cuts for top and bottom.
It is important you know which side
TOP SIDE CUTS track values your machine uses -
either Instacode or Silca values, and
also how you must enter these into
the machine to cut the correct key.

An exercise I suggest trying is using

my Lishi decode of 343344441,
enter this in your machine and
compare the key photo to the key
displayed on your screen. This will
show you how you need to adapt
your reading to fit the machine.

Then, do the same with the side

BOTTOM SIDE CUTS cut readings until you get the same
pattern as the above photos.
You will then know your machine
and how to perfectly cut these keys
in the future.

E N J OY E D T H IS
A R T IC L E ?

LET US KNOW

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AS K T H E Question 2:
support or charging

E X P E RT
in vehicle, instead
I used battery support you should connect
on my 2017 Vivaro the negative lead to
van to charge the a good earth on the
battery and add vehicle.
a spare key, now I
have my info screen You will get away
Are you a locksmith unable to connect to with it nine out of
unable to get a job auto stop start and ten times, then when
done? Got a burning other modules. The unlucky this happens
question, but not sure service light is on and it can be a head
who to ask for advice and comes up saying scratcher. From the
on the latest products battery charging issues you have, it is
and tools? World leading fault, van starts fine just a blown 5-amp
auto locksmith professional and drives fine on all fuse, but the fuse is
Martin Pink is here to keys including the hard to find unless
help! Each issue he will new one. Recovery you know where it
be answering some of have been out and is. The fuse that will
your auto locksmithing diagnosed BCM fault, have blown is a 5-amp
questions, so if you’re in have I corrupted fuse hidden inside a
need of expert advice, something doing the plastic moulding on
get in touch! spare key? the power distribution
unit, this is attached
Question 1: Answer: to the battery and sits
How do I make the at the back of the
Toyota magic chip for I have had this before, battery box and
older 4c models? the issue isn’t with battery. Remove this,
your key, but will open the moulding
Answer: have been caused and change the
You need a tool that can by putting battery 5-amp fuse and all
write manually to 4C support on the vehicle will return to normal.
cloning chips, Silca RW4 and charging the
allows this as does some battery in vehicle. As It’s also worth checking
other tools. You need to stop start is fitted, the wires on the plug
write the following logic you will have an AGM that connect to the
to a 4C cloning chip like battery with a current negative post current
GK24, GK100, TPX1, ews sensor unit on the sensor unit, these are
head as an example. The negative post. You prone to split chafe
logic to write is: should not connect and you can get a
7E 00 00 00 00 00 00 to the negative post short which blows
00 00 00 00 7E 00 00 when adding battery this fuse.
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