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Automotive locksmithing is a very large subject.  Consequently, this first Automotive Course contains nearly four hours of video.  It teaches the basic skills and basic steps used in making most automotive keys. 

Each skill should be practiced until the locksmith is confident in his ability to complete the task.

The video is divided into two sections.  The course is divided into 18 parts:

Video 1:

• Part 1 – Tools
• Part 2 - Understanding the Wafer Lock
• Part 3 - Comparing Ford Locks
• Part 4 - Wafer Reader Tools
• Part 5 - Vehicle and Customer ID
• Part 6 - Demo of Reader Tools
• Part 7 - Using a Fill Program

Video 2:

• Part 8 - Using Tryout Keys
• Part 9 - Progression Cuts
• Part 10 - Pin Tumbler Locks
• Part 11 - VIN to Key Code
• Part 12 - Transponders
• Part 13 - Programmers
• Part 14 - Program Example 1
• Part 15 - Program Example 2
• Part 16 - Review
• Part 17 - What to Buy First
• Part 18 - Suggested Practice

Objectives  -  After completing this course you should be able to:

1.     List the basic tools needed by an  automotive locksmith.

2.     Explain how a wafer lock works.

3.     Explain how a sidebar lock works.

4.     Explain how opposing wafers work.

5.     List the three classes of locks used by Ford since 1965.

6.     Explain the features of each class of Ford locks.

7.     Explain how to find the model year from the vin number.

8.     List the basic information found in the Auto Smart book.

9.     Explain how to use the Fast Facts reference book.

10.   Explain how to find lock information from an ASP catalog.

11.   Explain how to use four different types of wafer reader tools.

12.   Determine which wafer is the deepest in a automotive door lock.

13.   Be able to use a reader tool and the impressioning technique to make a key for a Ford door lock.

14.   Explain how to use a fill program to find the missing cuts of a key.

15.   Explain how to use tryout keys to make a key.

16.   Explain how to use progression charts to make a key.

17.   Explain how to look into a lock and determine the working side of a key.

18.   Explain how to use the vin number of a vehicle to get a key code.

19.   List at least three different types of programmers.

20.   Explain how to use a programmer to program a key.

21.   Explain how to make keys for vehicles manufactured by Ford Motor Company since 1966.