SouthordPadlock Shims

Excellent quality padlock shims made of out very thin but strong spring steel. I was able to test them successfully against all of my shimmable padlocks, and they were surprisingly robust. My only gripe is that the price is quite high and they are somewhat consumable - if you only have one or two locks to reasonably have to try and shim, I'd recommend cutting up a Coke can and making some disposable shims instead.

These work really well on some locks, though most high quality older locks and even some cheap modern ones are resistant to shimming. A good choice of sizes & better quality than the ones I’ve used before, they will still distort, break & fall apart though. Pretty expensive if you’re just curious about how they work, but a useful addition to the kit for professional users.

this item works very well. tried them out on and old padlock an it did what it was expected to. the shims are very strong and are durable and will last a very long time just as long you are careful with them. you get 4 sets of different sizes, 20 in all. item arrived on time from uk bumpkeys and I have had no problems with the package or postage. anyone looking to shim a padlock should look no further. even though they are expensive you will be satisfied with them. I was very suspect at first but was shocked and surprised at how well they worked. this item will make anyone buying a padlock think very hard at what they are trying to secure with the type padlock they will buy in the future.

Hard spring steel shims in a good range of sizes fits most none ball bearing shackle padlocksYes they are expensive compared to the soft mixture of metal shims but these work and they don’t 🤔I would recommend as I have opened hundreds of padlocks with these shims 👌

Very robust. Cheaper shims will bend and deform in anything but the weakest of locks, but these won't. Great for quickly opening many padlocks.

Much higher strength than others. Really pleased. Bought for geocaching and worked well.

No good and flimsy

Great once I figured it out it was scarily easy. Got me out of a pickle. I would recommend them to my friends but then they would know my secrets....