<VV> Re: thief keys

[djtcz at comcast.net]

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> > write down the VIN # from the label on the dash, go to the 
> > local car dealership and request a duplicate key based on the VIN #. 
> > 
> > I didn't believe this e-mail, so I called a friend at Chrysler Dodge and 
> > pretended I had lost my keys. They told me to just bring in the VIN #, and 
> they 
> > would cut me one on the spot, and I could order the keyless device if I 
> > wanted. 
> > 
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After my mom died in February  I went to her local Honda dealer to get some extra keys for her mid 90s Accord.
Accords of that vintge are often on the top 10 stolen car lists.  I had some service records and the registration, Her and my last names are the same, and I had to show my ID. I got the impression the parts guy would not have made those keys (for a 9 year old car) for just anyone.

At the time I wondered if I were a 20 year old minority kid and walked in with just  the VIN and the sang the same story, if I'd be turned away, or the cops would have shown up.

If you called a buddy at a dealer you may have had a 'leg up."  An interesting test might be to try it for real at a strange dealer.