You can't. You need a wire with a hook because the locking mechanism is on the other side of the window. and you don't pull up, you pull toward the front of the car, only if you can get a hold of the bar.
The lock assembly is located in the center of the door panel of 1987 Buick LeSabre. Use of a Slim Jim is only legal for locksmiths and law enforcement officers.
I am locked out of my Buick park avenue and have a slim Jim but don't know how to use it
If it's electric you have to "pop" it from the middle, NOT from where the key lock is. CAUTION....CAUTIONOne needs to be VERY Careful about USING A slim Jim on some of the Later model cars (not sure if Buick falls in this category) which have air bags in the door panels. I'm told by the local police department that they will no longer do this to unlock a car. Another police department had a policeman killed when he inserted a slim Jim into a car door and hit the air bag mechanisim. The air bag exploded forcing the slim Jim upward through the neck and lower throat of the police officer....KILLING HIM.
You dont
Lots of practice...
I can attest that it works. Using an upward motion with a slim jim ... just a few inches in from the window trim.
The old "slim jim" worked good on older vehicles from the 80's and older. Vehicle manufacturers have redesigned car doors to block the old "slim jim" from working.
165 HP, slim to none compared to it's Buick Grand National brother
What ever you do, don't do the driver door. There is a 99 to 100% chance the lock will break and then the door will only open from the inside. That's why AAA will not be responsible for the outcome of slim jiming your doors. Do the passenger door on a two-door or the driver rear on a four-door. Take it from someone who has been there more than once before they learned.
A Slim Jim is meant to be used by professional locksmiths. They are used to slide down a vehicles window, such as a 1998 Honda Civic, a unlock the doors locks.
the lock mechanism is in the rear, right under the lock, all you do is take the slim Jim and push the mechanism down and forward.
calling a locksmith is the best bet. I tried a slim-jim and couldn't get it to work.