Shady Locksmiths
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Look out guys seems there are some shady locksmiths out there. I guess what they have been doing is parking next to trucks and then walking by and looking at the VIN. Then I guess from that they can make a key for it. A friend of mine caught someone looking in his windshield of his dodge the other day. He since then put a little piece of paper over the vin.
Last edited by NavyPowerstroker; Aug 22, 2006 at 05:53 PM.
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interesting. i wonder what they were trying to accomplish? make an exact copy of they key. nice whats this world coming to?
thanks for the tip i will keep that in mind. although odds of this happening are rare ,but ya never know
thanks for the tip i will keep that in mind. although odds of this happening are rare ,but ya never know
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They actually write up tickets for covering the VIN up here in MN. Might be stolen don't ya know. So install a kill swich and alarm for those nice locksmiths.
Sam
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Originally Posted by Spamjohnson
They actually write up tickets for covering the VIN up here in MN. Might be stolen don't ya know. So install a kill swich and alarm for those nice locksmiths.
Sam
Early 99 PSD CC LB 4WD (now with slide in camper)
Sam
Early 99 PSD CC LB 4WD (now with slide in camper)
your'e kidding? that state is getting worse and worse. you guys need to vote
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Keys
There is NO correlation between the VIN and the key number. The only way for anyone to get the key code is to run an OASIS report on the truck at a Ford or L/M dealer. That will show both the key code, the keyless entry code, and any warranty history.
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Originally Posted by NavyPowerstroker
Look out guys seems there are some shady locksmiths out there. I guess what they have been doing is parking next to trucks and then walking by and looking at the VIN. Then I guess from that they can make a key for it. A friend of mine caught someone looking in his windshield of his dodge the other day. He since then put a little piece of paper over the vin.
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So they could be pulling the VIN to clone the vehicle.
http://www.insidercarsecrets.com/car-thieves.html
http://www.insidercarsecrets.com/car-thieves.html
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