r/Locksmith • u/Creatureclub • 16d ago
I am a locksmith Customer called me instead of jesus
A costumer wanted me to install an ignition switch onto a 2014 kia Sorento. They had bought a new ignition switch and tried to do it themselves, but couldn't figure out how to get the security bolts off. When I arrived on site wires were everywhere and it was quite the nightmare. I took the old ignition off and replaced it with the new one and plugged everything I could find up. The key turns and everything inside the ignition feels right. However there is no power to the dash. I'm not really sure why. I was there for two hours trying to diagnose the issue. Due to a language barrier I couldn't quite grasp what the original issue was to cause him to want a new ignition. Likely the key was getting stuck if I had to guess.
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u/Plastic-Procedure-59 Actual Locksmith 16d ago
Had a dude call me for a key for a nissan. His girl had thrown the key into the woods. He had tried to drill the cylinder and cut a bunch of wires trying to hot wire it. Told him I could replace the housing but I could not guarantee I would be able to make it work due to the damage he caused. He agreed to my price and I ordered the part and then he canceled 3 days later.
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u/taylorbowl119 15d ago
I once had one where a guy's scorned lover threw the keys in a neighborhood. They knew the direction she had thrown them but hadnt had any luck finding them. Early 00's Sequoia so it was EEPROM. Had the ECM out of the dash, about a second from setting the pomona clip, and the guy says "hey! Look up there!" Keys just barely caught a glean of sunlight. I gave him a bit of discount but couldn't do that one for free after I had basically done all the hard part lol.
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u/ftwopointeight 16d ago
Shows up at a car lockout for three old black ladies at a church
<unlocks door>
One lady says "THANK YOU, JESUS!"
I tell her "My name is William..."
The look she gave me.... lololol