quattro digest, Vol 1 #5297 - 12 msgs

[Pedro Faria]

In the movie there was a crooked guy in the service dept that got paid some
money under the table to make keys based on VIN, I understand it was a
movie, but we really dont live in a perfect world

under the right circumstances and factors a man will do anything for money

i think i'm up to 4 cents now lol

Pedro


>From: Joshua Van Tol <josh at spiny.com>
>To: quattro quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: quattro digest, Vol 1 #5297 - 12 msgs
>Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 16:37:42 -0500
>
>
>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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