Marking tools for easy readability

Posted by Robert Green on November 7, 2009, 7:35 pm

news:hd1vao$nc3

> > 2002 Chrysler minivan

> OK there are two ways to approach this one. First is as I suggested would
> be to stash the transponder key inside the car somewhere and use a

standard

> key for entry. The second way would be to bypass the transponder system.
> Here you could remove the antenna ring from around the lock and tape a key
> inside and use a mechanical key to start the car.
> This is not advised if you are in an area that you are likely to have a
> minivan stolen, and your insurance company may very well balk if it is and
> you file a claim and they find out you had bypassed the theft deterrent,

but

> the choice is yours.

Since my need for a spare key came about as a result of kids trying to steal
the van, and the insurance company only providing one replacement key, I
would have to say I live in an area where minivans are stolen. (-:

I've been Googling all over to try to find the cheapest way to get a second
or third key made up, and it turns out that the equipment to do so would
cost as much or more as the getting the keys made from a locksmith, and
there's no guarantee they would work, either.

So, it's back to Google and then the phones on Monday to see who's got the
lowest prices on Chrysler minivan RF keys.

Thanks for your input, Roger.

--
Bobby G.

Posted by Roger Shoaf on November 7, 2009, 10:10 pm

> news:hd1vao$nc3

> > > 2002 Chrysler minivan

> I've been Googling all over to try to find the cheapest way to get a

second

> or third key made up, and it turns out that the equipment to do so would
> cost as much or more as the getting the keys made from a locksmith, and
> there's no guarantee they would work, either.
> So, it's back to Google and then the phones on Monday to see who's got the
> lowest prices on Chrysler minivan RF keys.
> Thanks for your input, Roger.

OK see your local locksmiths. There will be two options here, one is to
clone the key you have and the second option is to have the locksmith
reprogram with standard keys. You can get by cheaper if you go without the
remote buttons on the duplicate keys.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.

Posted by aemeijers on November 8, 2009, 6:26 am

Roger Shoaf wrote:
(snip)

>
> OK see your local locksmiths. There will be two options here, one is to
> clone the key you have and the second option is to have the locksmith
> reprogram with standard keys. You can get by cheaper if you go without the
> remote buttons on the duplicate keys.
>

That is what I did, mainly to get smaller keys. Sure wish all the doors
had lock cylinders, though, like my old van. Or at least a separate fob
for the buttons, like it had. Damn cheap Chrysler.

--
aem sends...

Posted by Roger Shoaf on November 9, 2009, 2:45 am

> Roger Shoaf wrote:
> (snip)

> > OK see your local locksmiths. There will be two options here, one is to
> > clone the key you have and the second option is to have the locksmith
> > reprogram with standard keys. You can get by cheaper if you go without

the

> > remote buttons on the duplicate keys.

> That is what I did, mainly to get smaller keys. Sure wish all the doors
> had lock cylinders, though, like my old van. Or at least a separate fob
> for the buttons, like it had. Damn cheap Chrysler.
> --
> aem sends...

Not just Chrysler but all makes are omitting mechanical lock cylinders on
trunk and passenger doors. An option is to buy the handles for the base
model without the keyless entry but that is expensive.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.

Posted by on November 3, 2009, 6:20 pm

On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:00:56 -0500, "Robert Green"

>As I get older, even with new glasses, I find it harder and harder to see
>things like the engraved markings on socket wrenches. Has anyone found a
>way to mark these things so that they can be read in dim light by old
>fogeys? I tried various kinds of Dymo labels, but they peeled off in short
>order. I had a little better success using Sharpies and then painting over
>the lettering with clear nail polish.
>Any hints, clues, tips, suggestions?

Use a brand of paint marker.

http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/ProductCategory/paint_markers.html

http://www.pinrestore.com/PaintPens.html

http://www.abbeon1.com/adf03/paintpens.html

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=94

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