Access Tools RCBMHD Heavy Duty Button Master

purchased in JUL '22, I've used this item on 3 separate occasions over the last 2 years. Very handy! I just wish they offered a longer, slightly stiffer version too (because I want one, not because I've needed one. Ever.) But hey, this 36.75" version hasn't failed me yet. I am no professional. I just watched a professional open my door once in about 2 minutes then charge me $100, and I thought, "hmm, that looked easy." Turns out, that's because it is. Get this loop grabber tool, a plastic wedge, 1-2 air shims, and a 40-50" all-metal car door handle/lever opener and you'll figure it out with a couple of online vids and 30 minutes. Wedge door open, insert shim & inflate until your grabber tool fits thru the door seal. Just don't bend your door or overstress your door catch where the body meets the door by the outer handle. Common sense and observation will tell you if you're overdoing it. Or, at least it did, for me and my '05 dodge ram 1500 ST 4wd 5.2L Quad Cab. I've unlocked front door twice& back door once with zero problems.

A must have for helping in lockout situations!

One of the things I found most frustrating when I started to provide lock out service with my roadside assistance company was the relative lack of information available on what tools I needed to have in my toolkit. The last thing I wanted was to show up for a lock out and be unable to perform the service, or worse, to damage something in the process.What I ended up doing was buying the majority of tools available and seeing what worked and what didn't.At this point I have done more jobs than I can even count and it always comes down to 3 tools. This is the third of those tools, after my inflatable wedges and long reach grabber. It is often the easiest and quickest option to use this tool to grab the manual lock. The rubber coating on the loop provides a good grip and the heavy duty version allows you to put some real tension on it without it slipping from the loop.This version , I found to be far more effective than the lower priced alternative button grabber that is listed. As s-someone else mentioned, it comes with the offset already bent into the tool. While the basic model will come coiled up and you must straighten it out, the heavy duty model is much thicker and will come ready for use. I think it would be a bit too thick to be re-bent in the same fashion.I highly, highly recommend this tool. While it is something you could possibly get by without, I wouldn't want to try it. I found this model to be superior to any tool of similar design listed on this site. For the price, it will pay for itself very quickly in saved time and frustration alone.I attached a couple of pictures of the regular and heavy duty version side by side.

I was a little nervous at first, but this tools is awesome, and heavy duty

Works good easy to use

I have the first gen design and it works well. Never a problem using it..but I certainly didn't want to run into a situation where I wasn't prepared.so I stepped up to the HD unit...I've already used it and it worked flawlessl y

While this is expensive it is like any tool where you get what you pay for. This is the kinda thing where you can mess around for three days trying to figure out a problem or get this and open your door in thirty seconds. It took longer to make space to slide this in then it took for this to actually grab vertical lock and pull up. I used on Honda Odyssey that had broken key fob actuator. Use a plastic pry wedge and rhino air shims. The total cost was less than the $100-$150 a tow truck would charge and next time it will only cost me my time.

Best lock out tool out there so much easier like two seconds and your in veh. Strong 💪 dependable thank you so much for a wonderful Strong dependable tool save people lives in different ways thank you again