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What to Do When Your Key Won’t Turn in the Ignition
If your key will not turn in the ignition, the most common cause is a locked steering wheel or damaged ignition. Wiggle the wheel firmly left and right while you gently turn the key at the same time. If that does not free the ignition, rock the shifter in and out of park, try your…
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How to Clear a Garage Door Memory
To clear a garage door opener from a car, or wipe every remote at once, you do not need the car or the old remotes. press and hold the Learn button on the garage opener motor unit until the indicator light goes out, about 6 to 10 seconds. That erases every programmed remote, keypad, and…
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How to Install Drawer Locks
Types of Drawer Locks We get calls all the time asking how to secure things like desk drawers, garage cabinets and other small cabinet spaces. In most situations, these aren’t needing to be anything robust, just something to keep honest people honest or maybe little kids away from where they ought not be prying. So…
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Sargent IC Core Pinning Calculator – How to Pin Sargent IC Cores
Sargent IC Core Pinning Calculator for 3 Level Master Key Systems When we received a call from a major sports team to rekey their entire facility we were excited. Then we learned they had Large Format IC Cores (LFIC) and our excitement quickly faded. This customer wanted a three-level master key system: a grand master…
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Can You Copy Do Not Duplicate Keys
Yes, a key stamped Do Not Duplicate can almost always be copied. The stamp has no legal force and no built-in protection, so big-box stores and self-serve kiosks copy common do not duplicate keys all the time. Real copy protection comes only from a patent-protected restricted key on a high-security lock, where copies require a…