quattro digest, Vol 1 #5297 - 12 msgs

[Joshua Van Tol]

On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 03:56  PM, Pedro Faria wrote:

> Ok everyone
>
> Has anyone seen the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds"
> what happened with the mercedes keys?
>
> my 2 cents
>
> Pedro
> 4kq - took doorhandle numbers to locksmith and got keys
> 2 keys $13 ea. and no ID or such requested
>

Yep, but that number can't be directly decoded from the VIN. That's
number is the key number, and indicates to the locksmith how to cut the
key. In order to get it you need to take the car apart, aka, have the
car in your possession, and be able to open it. The dealer can look up
the key number for a particular car given the VIN number, but they
won't without proper documentation.


>
>> From: "dnuzzo " <dnuzzo at mail.independenceman.com>
>> Reply-To: <dnuzzo at mail.independenceman.com>
>> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Re: quattro digest, Vol 1 #5297 - 12 msgs
>> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 13:13:35 -0400
>>
>> The Porsche/Audi dealer here in Virginia said that they need to see a
>> current registration and a photo ID that matched the registration to
>> get a
>> new key made.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> >Casting Fool writes:
>> >> An aunt sent me this one.  True or false?  A problem with Audi's
>> and/or
>> VW
>> >> buses, or not?
>> >>
>> >> -------
>> >> It seems that car thieves have found another way to steal your car
>> or
>> >> truck without any effort at all. The car thieves peer through the
>> >> windshield of your car or truck, write down the VIN number from the
>> >> label on the dash, go to the local car dealership and request a
>> >> duplicate key based on the VIN number. The car dealer's parts dept.
>> >> will make a duplicate key from the VIN number and collect payment
>> from
>> >> the thief who will return to your car. He doesn't have to break
>> in, do
>> >> any damage to the vehicle, or draw attention to himself. All he
>> has to
>> >> do is to walk up to your car, insert the key and off he goes to a
>> local
>> >> chop shop with your vehicle.
>> >> ...
>>
>
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