Vats Servicing

Mechanically remove the vats ignition from the steering column. With the cylinder out of the column you can operate the actuator, at the rear of the cylinder hole with a pair of long nose pliers. Insert one of the 15 uncut vats blanks into the vats ignition, as it is hanging from the lead wires from the column, and operate the actuator with the long nose pliers. If the car starts, you have found the correct key. If not , wait 5 minutes and insert the next trail key into the removed but electrically connected ignition, and try to start the ignition with the long nose pliers again. Repeat this process until the correct VATS key is found. Read the code on the vats ignition, which describes the cuts for the correct key, and cut the vats key for correct mechanical combination. Assemble the column, and the job is complete.

I’m sure that a Vats interrogator would make the job faster, and to some degree more professional, but the lads of an interrogator should not keep the locksmith from taking a job that would otherwise be left to a dealer. The price is the same, whether you have the interrogator or not. Make the money using this techtip, then buy an interrogator when you feel the need is great enough. I want to extend my many thanks to those who have helped me through the contribution of their Technitips.