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My old landlord who stole vehicles, had all sorts of ways to aquire keys. He could look at the cuts of a key, and memorize it, then easliy reproduce it later that evening .
He also had an inside guys at a few dealerships , who could make keys off vin #'s. This was 15 years ago, I bet there are some smart crooks out there , and high tech ways to do it now .
Has any body had the vehicle in their possession lately ? Shop, valet, .
I keep wondering how long before people will be 3d printing keys.
Also, saw on tv a few weeks back, the car theives can read your keys transponders from outside your home, or auto, and open door , and start cars without any key .
This would not apply to a 2001 taco though.
They may have even slim jimmed, or air bagged the door open, then raked the lock with a paper clip.
My locksmith buddy is not a very sharp guy,yet , he can open a lot of locks, by feel. Its pretty interesting.
I am not sure if that old yota has any sort of theft system. I think my 04 did.
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