superhawk996 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 23 hours ago, rockmeupto125 said: If the key is worn, copying it won't do much. That's why I said a locksmith, not just some key cutter boy, might be able to take care of it. They should be able to impression a new key. Another option is getting the key code. I don't know if ford has them by VIN, some manufacturers do. If you have the owner's manual it might be in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmeupto125 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 NO manual, dealer should be able to cut one by the VIN. I've been spraying the locks daily....the brown stuff that boils out of the locks is pretty groty. I wonder if people who live in really dusty/sandy areas have this problem frequently. Spent some time going over the rig today. Lots of spare wiring and lots of missing bolts I need to figure out what works. Found a GPS unit under the dash from Autovantage...maybe this was a rental/fleet unit at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 What are you using on the locks? I don't know the different brands of GPS trackers and what they're used for. Coulda been a fleet, or a used car lot (for tracking deadbeats and easy repo) or a personal vehicle for theft recovery and/or tracking his slutty wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Autovantage is pitched to consumers as an add-on service for the purposes of roadside assistance and theft recovery. Dealers mark it up 3 billion % and have a syphilitic monkey install it without tools and with rejected Chinese tap connectors. Carefully check the wires you remove these from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmeupto125 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 I seem to remember Enterprise using GPS trackers. There's a lot of extra wiring on this vehicle. Some of it is halfway decent with circuit breakers scattered around, other stuff is kinda hinky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbird Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 If it's got circuit breakers, it's hinky. That used to be a thing back in car audio but then they realized that 12 volt circuit breakers never broke when they were supposed to. Fuse is much more reliable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Circuit breakers are use in aircraft & marine 12v systems so they can't be all that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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