After recently reading a number of blogs and tweets from Terry Whin-Yates from our parent company www.mrlocksmith.com about locksmith scams throughout the USA and Canada I have to sit back and wonder are people really so easily taken advantage of? that people believe that a true professional with training, insurance, a vehicle, inventory and a [...]
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As you can see I have written on the Ford Focus ignition cylinders and their issue previously. I have recently found out just how bad the situation can be. Recently while working on a Focus ignition cylinder I was having a lot of difficulty getting the cylinder to turn, in fact it was to the [...]
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It is the practice of most businesses the purge data every once in a while. Automotive manufacturers are no exception, this is really coming to light in the last while because the Ford Motor Company has purged all the key codes for vehicles 10 years or older. So don’t be surprised if you take your [...]
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I very recently wrote about the weak leak being your key. Here is an example of that going to the worst degree. I was called by a client whose key would not turn in the ignition, the vehicle was a Chevy Blazer, when I arrived I found the client out of frustration had taken a [...]
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The saying a chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link is so true, and keys are the weakest link in your locking and ignition systems of your vehicle. If your having issues with your key turning in one or more locks or the ignition lock the first thing to check is the key. [...]
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We talk all the time about later model vehicles, the ones that take us to work, to shop, take the kids to practice and do all the everyday things that need to be done. There are of course other groups of vehicles out there, collector and antiques being one such group. With this group of [...]
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Ford on the left side and Mr. ProLock’s fob on the right On October 20th I was called and by a client wanting to replace a lost set of keys and a keyless entry fob, the client had called around and checked pricing from me, from other Locksmiths and from the Ford Dealer. The Ford [...]
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It’s a good thing I listen, Terry from Mr. Locksmith in Vancouver told me to keep ignition lock cylinder kits on hand for the Ford Focus(I keep 3 at all times). This past Sunday I had a call from a gentleman with a 2000 Ford Focus his key would not turn in the ignition. I [...]
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