Dean W wrote:Nice one. Let me know please as I may do the same.
O.K here is my opinion of the auto locksmith course that I attended last week.
The workshop is located very close to the M1 so its not hard to find very spacious and clean which is what I expected as its just been refurbished.
On the first day a bit of a classroom session with power point presentation covering an introduction to auto locksmithing followed by a demonstration on all the various picks used in vehicle entry and gaining entry with rods and wires.
On the second day we were shown how to remove locks and strip them down then create keys for them this I found quite straight forward as I come from a motor trade background but others were quite weary of actually removing inner door panels etc this day ended with more entry techniques shown.
Day 3 was spent on how to obtain key and pin codes cutting keys to code decoding locks and copying transponder keys and by passing alarms day 4 was spent on key programming machines programming and synchronisation of fobs the final day was a free day to do what you want i.e. go over things you were not sure of but was there mainly for the people who wanted ideas on building a auto locksmith business and how to obtain work.
The course was well worth the money and I now understand a lot more of the technical side of things which are associated with cars and there security however to get up and running on a full mobile scale will cost the earth so for me its going to be one step at the time but for anyone who wants to get into this side of locksmithing I think you would be hard pushed to find a place where every piece of kit is demonstrated and actually working on cars as well as on the bench is a must.
Fantastic facility’s and tuition easy to travel to and from and safe to park although by the end of the week I was sick of the little chef which is the nearest eatery taking a packed lunch would have been better as I am a tight bugger.
