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Introduction
Hi All I have only been doing auto locksmith work for about 18 month and still have a lot to learn. The majority of keys I do is via OBD, but I have added keys via data from ECU, FEM etc. I am located in North East England.
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May '25 •
Stolen keys recoding lock barrels
I understand this is a timely procedure what sort of money can be charged for doing this? is there a big benefit to replacing all the locks? is that more expensive on equipment that you could be charging the customer in labour? I would be interested to here different opinions on the subject
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Mark, some locks are easier to do than others. I carry HU100, HU101 and Tibee wafers as these seem to be the locks I tend to work on the most. Sometime you can buy a full lockset for a vehicle quite cheap and change the lot. At the end of the day it is down to what the customer wants to pay.
Jun '24 •
IM508
Hi, Has anyone used the Autel Maxi IM508? Are they as good as or nearly as good as the programmers mentioned in the videos? Thanks a lot
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I have several programmers including the IM508, the autel is my go to as its free to use (apart from annual subscription) I did use my smart pro as my go to programmer, but once my unlimited token plan ran out, and I had to buy more tokens (at about £13 per token) I tend not to use it much. My other programmers are: TDB1000 Xhorse KTP (only recently bught this) KeyDiy KD-X4
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Unlocking a Toyota fob
Has anyone managed to unlock a 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross fob? So it can be used on another vehicle. I have tried with Key Tool Plus and KDX4, but the unlock option just gets you to generate another fob, and doesn't unlock the pre used one.
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@steven-bewick-5816
Auto Locksmith - Constantly learning, every day is a school day.
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Joined Jun 10, 2026