Re: RE: And when you lose your keys and transmitters.......

From: Patrick O'Day (fogbot@home.com)
Date: Wed Dec 13 2000 - 19:05:47 EST


Good question. Is it legal to block the view of you VIN number with
something in the windshield?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Wilson" <jeffalso88@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: And when you lose your keys and transmitters.......

>
> >One could go to a locksmith with the VIN and get a key made. To get a
>new
> >remote one would go to the dealer or you could go to the dealer to >do
> >both.
>
> One question about this. What if I looked in the windshield of a truck,
> wrote down the VIN number as it appears on that wonderful little plate on
> the dash, and go to a locksmith. I tell him this sad story that I lost my
> key and need a new one, cuz I'm stupid and don't have a spare. Now,
> imagine, this ISN'T my car, rather one I thought I'd like to own but am
too
> poor to, so I've got this bright idea to write down the VIN and get a key.
>
> What keeps a Locksmith from cutting a key and giving it to a would be
theif?
>
> Just an thought. The way you wrote it, makes me suddenly paranoid someone
> could easily get into a car. However, I guess its tough as if it wasn't
> someone would have done it already?
>
> Jeff
>
>
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