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Post #443,600
by CRConrad
11/7/23 2:14:14 AM
11/7/23 2:14:14 AM
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New Locksmith spent hours doing what?
Trying to make a key for you somehow, or finding a source for factory blanks?

And above all, did you pay him for those hours? Just wondering how this works in general, what the customs are in the US.
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Post #443,603
by boxley
11/7/23 3:46:19 PM
11/7/23 3:46:19 PM
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New Re: Locksmith spent hours doing what?
he had blanks with te correct chip but it was not a factory chip. He was not able to get past the immobilizer. The cost of the the visit and a key is $200. He did not ask for payment since he was unable to get the keys to work. I was able to get the truck and the buick to his shop to get keys mae for them and spent $150 for that.
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #443,604
by drook
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11/7/23 4:21:12 PM
11/7/23 4:21:12 PM
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New There's more of that in our future
Security is good, but when everything requires factory access or an active account to unlock it, we don't really own our stuff. They should include this in right-to-repair conversations/legislation.
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Post #443,605
by boxley
11/7/23 4:27:11 PM
11/7/23 4:27:11 PM
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New or opensource the code if you no longet intend to support it
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #443,606
by Andrew Grygus
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11/7/23 10:29:27 PM
11/7/23 10:29:27 PM
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New There is no place so "secure" as a "safe place".
Post #443,608
by CRConrad
11/8/23 3:08:35 AM
11/8/23 3:08:35 AM
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New K, gotcha, thx.
     lost set of car keys - (boxley) - (10) - Nov. 7, 2023, 12:10:52 AM EST
         Locksmith spent hours doing what? - (CRConrad) - (5) - Nov. 7, 2023, 02:14:14 AM EST
             Re: Locksmith spent hours doing what? - (boxley) - (4) - Nov. 7, 2023, 03:46:19 PM EST
                 There's more of that in our future - (drook) - (2) - Nov. 7, 2023, 04:21:12 PM EST
                     or opensource the code if you no longet intend to support it -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2023, 04:27:11 PM EST
                         There is no place so "secure" as a "safe place". -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Nov. 7, 2023, 10:29:27 PM EST
                 K, gotcha, thx. -NT - (CRConrad) - Nov. 8, 2023, 03:08:35 AM EST
         That's my jam - (drook) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2023, 10:02:31 AM EST
             That, and the opposite: "Where is...? Oh, duh!" - (CRConrad) - Nov. 8, 2023, 03:13:44 AM EST
         I was locked out of my 2004 VW for about a month. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Dec. 25, 2023, 07:44:20 PM EST
             In 82 I lost the keys to my 77 Impala - (crazy) - Dec. 26, 2023, 04:26:59 PM EST

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