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Originally Posted by justplugit
Evidently car thief's have a new way of getting your car/truck. They write down your vin # located on the left side of your dash board, take it to a dealer tell them they lost their keys and they cut a new one. Thief goes back to your car opens the door, drives off undamaged car to the chop shop. You can take a 3x5 card and just lay it over the # on the dash so you can remove it if stopped by the police.
I would think the dealer would require registration or license before cutting a key unless they say they're locked in the car.  |
Many newer models require a service appointment to have the car to reprogram the computer anti theft system and to program new key with puter chips built in.