Slim Jim

The Slim Jim is a classic vehicle entry tool that lets players pop car door locks without breaking glass or making noise. A staple of real-world car thieves since the 1950s, the slim jim slides between the window glass and weather stripping to manipulate the lock rod inside the door. In GTA VI's Leonida, it's the entry-level auto theft tool that every aspiring car thief needs in their kit.

A long, thin strip of spring steel with a notched hook at one end, designed to slide into the narrow gap between a car's window and door frame. Simple, elegant, and unmistakably criminal - the kind of thing you'd find wrapped in a towel under the passenger seat of a sketchy sedan.

The slim jim works on older and lower-security vehicles, popping door locks silently without triggering car alarms. It's faster than a lock pick but only works on vehicles with traditional mechanical lock rods - modern cars with electronic locks require an immobilizer bypass instead. No minigame; just a quick animation and the door opens.

N/A - a simple metal strip with no variants.

Sold at pawn shops and hardware stores across Vice City, available from petty-crime fence contacts in Little Haiti, found in the toolboxes of tow trucks and mechanic shops throughout Leonida.

• The slim jim is named after the real-world lockout tool used by locksmiths and, less legally, car thieves since the mid-20th century.
• It's the fastest vehicle entry method in the game but only works on a subset of older or cheaper vehicle models.
• Using a slim jim near a police officer will trigger a wanted level, even though the action itself is silent.
• The tool was briefly referenced in GTA San Andreas dialogue but never appeared as a usable item until GTA VI.