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FT_Guest3342
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Well, that title isn't exactly what I said...
I picked up my new truck on Thursday, by Friday I had already started working on it to reprogram, and make it my own. I read a huge portion of these threads and was, now, armed with knowledge. Shorty antenna was first, I had ordered that weeks ago. Next came Forscan, loaded laptop - check, installed cable - check, made a bunch of changes - check. All is working and I am so happy. For some reason Bambi mode didn't take. Oh well, will check on that later. Mind you I have been in and out of the cab of the truck like 100 times now. All is good. Ok, it's getting to be dinner time. Out of the truck, wait one more thing. What? It's locked. How the heck is it locked. Shoot. Both keys are in the truck. Spare key is in the cubby in console so the secret code can be displayed on the screen. The documents and paperwork are all in their place in the glove box.
Huumm... Think. Think. Think.
There are 4 ways to get in. The remote, that's out, they are in there, in the truck. The physical key, that's on the remote, nobody ever separates those, so that's out. The keypad, yes the keypad, what's the master code, shoot that's in there also. FordPass, yes thank god the internet to the rescue. I think I loaded FordPass on my phone. Wait, where is the unlock button? Crap, it needs to be activated? Last thing call the dealership and have them send it the unlock code. Surely they can do that via the secret Ford web portal. NOOOOOOOOOOO
What now. Search the internet. "how to jimmy f250 door". Man, is there a lot of people talking about how EASY it is to break into this truck. Good thing I already read on the fordtremor.com forum about the Jimmy Jammer and already have them on order. So now all I have to do is break into my own truck without doing any permanent dammage. OK. Vice-grip, hold door handle out, rotate tumbler lock clockwise 1/4 turn. Door opens. Beep, beep, beep. press unlock on remote before horn honks. Wala.
The engineer who is responsible for this locking system should be seriously ashamed.
Follow up: The next day the Jimmy Jammers came in the mail and were promptly installed. Easy install, no more lock on the drivers door. Little warning stickers on the windows for the bad guys to read (yeah right). Also went to the dealer to drop off the second key for my trade-in truck. At the dealer EVERYONE had heard about the guy that locked himself out of his brand new truck.... We all had a good laugh.
I picked up my new truck on Thursday, by Friday I had already started working on it to reprogram, and make it my own. I read a huge portion of these threads and was, now, armed with knowledge. Shorty antenna was first, I had ordered that weeks ago. Next came Forscan, loaded laptop - check, installed cable - check, made a bunch of changes - check. All is working and I am so happy. For some reason Bambi mode didn't take. Oh well, will check on that later. Mind you I have been in and out of the cab of the truck like 100 times now. All is good. Ok, it's getting to be dinner time. Out of the truck, wait one more thing. What? It's locked. How the heck is it locked. Shoot. Both keys are in the truck. Spare key is in the cubby in console so the secret code can be displayed on the screen. The documents and paperwork are all in their place in the glove box.
Huumm... Think. Think. Think.
There are 4 ways to get in. The remote, that's out, they are in there, in the truck. The physical key, that's on the remote, nobody ever separates those, so that's out. The keypad, yes the keypad, what's the master code, shoot that's in there also. FordPass, yes thank god the internet to the rescue. I think I loaded FordPass on my phone. Wait, where is the unlock button? Crap, it needs to be activated? Last thing call the dealership and have them send it the unlock code. Surely they can do that via the secret Ford web portal. NOOOOOOOOOOO
What now. Search the internet. "how to jimmy f250 door". Man, is there a lot of people talking about how EASY it is to break into this truck. Good thing I already read on the fordtremor.com forum about the Jimmy Jammer and already have them on order. So now all I have to do is break into my own truck without doing any permanent dammage. OK. Vice-grip, hold door handle out, rotate tumbler lock clockwise 1/4 turn. Door opens. Beep, beep, beep. press unlock on remote before horn honks. Wala.
The engineer who is responsible for this locking system should be seriously ashamed.
Follow up: The next day the Jimmy Jammers came in the mail and were promptly installed. Easy install, no more lock on the drivers door. Little warning stickers on the windows for the bad guys to read (yeah right). Also went to the dealer to drop off the second key for my trade-in truck. At the dealer EVERYONE had heard about the guy that locked himself out of his brand new truck.... We all had a good laugh.
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