kang
Senior Member
I got this email and I wonder if its true. It surely can't be that simple???
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Hi All.
Please share this information with your family, friends and clients.
VIN NUMBER - WARNING!
So simple, I would have NEVER thought about someone doing that!!!!
Here is INFO worth the price of your car.... WHAT WILL the car thieves
THINK OF NEXT?
The car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or vehicle,
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 Chrysler-Dodge, GM & Ford 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.
The Car Dealer's Parts Department will make a duplicate key from the VIN
#, and collect payment from the thief who will return to your vehicle.
He doesn't have to break in, do any damage to the vehicle, or draw
attention to himself.
All he has to do is walk up to your car, insert the key and off he goes
to a local chop shop with your vehicle.
You don't believe it? It IS that EASY.
To avoid this from happening to you, simply put some dark tape
(electrical tape, duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN Number Metal
Label located on the dashboard.
By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you CAN cover it so it can't be
viewed through the windshield by a car thief.
I urge you to forward this to your friends before some other car thief
steals another car or truck.
I slipped a 3x5 card over my VIN NUMBER.
PASS THIS INFO ON TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS NOW!!!! "
So is there more info the dealer needs before you get a new key? I know that with most cars these days its not simply a matter of cutting a new key, there's also the issue of programming it etc so I hope its not this simple.
"
Hi All.
Please share this information with your family, friends and clients.
VIN NUMBER - WARNING!
So simple, I would have NEVER thought about someone doing that!!!!
Here is INFO worth the price of your car.... WHAT WILL the car thieves
THINK OF NEXT?
The car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or vehicle,
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 Chrysler-Dodge, GM & Ford 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.
The Car Dealer's Parts Department will make a duplicate key from the VIN
#, and collect payment from the thief who will return to your vehicle.
He doesn't have to break in, do any damage to the vehicle, or draw
attention to himself.
All he has to do is walk up to your car, insert the key and off he goes
to a local chop shop with your vehicle.
You don't believe it? It IS that EASY.
To avoid this from happening to you, simply put some dark tape
(electrical tape, duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN Number Metal
Label located on the dashboard.
By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you CAN cover it so it can't be
viewed through the windshield by a car thief.
I urge you to forward this to your friends before some other car thief
steals another car or truck.
I slipped a 3x5 card over my VIN NUMBER.
PASS THIS INFO ON TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS NOW!!!! "
So is there more info the dealer needs before you get a new key? I know that with most cars these days its not simply a matter of cutting a new key, there's also the issue of programming it etc so I hope its not this simple.
