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Old 12-05-2010, 05:47 AM
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Thumbs up GM Passkey Bypass VATS .. How to (Video)

Ok,... So hopefully our "Mods" will consider this STICKY worthy.
..This is a "How To" dedicated to the GM Passkey Bypass. ... Goodluck!

PREP: PART 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m804a...e_gdata_player

FIN: (Conclusion): PART 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0_qo...e_gdata_player





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Read and view these links before starting!

TEXT (How To):
http://vats.likeabigdog.com/

Vid (Someone else performing the Passkey Bypass)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKfn7...e_gdata_player

Vid (Resistor Testing: how to)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M5Qo...e_gdata_player

Vid (Soldering: how to)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLfXX...e_gdata_player

.... GOOD LUCK!!!

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pretty awesome info but I do have a tip:

you could have paralleled resistors to give you your value (in your case a 10k and 6k resistor in parallel would be 3750)

You can also use a potentiometer...putting a meter on it and turning until you get the right value. Hot glue it in that position and your done!

Again though, outstanding info!
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Potentiometer is an awful idea, when you go to start your car and it came loose the day before, and it locks the car down from receiving the wrong value too many times.
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"MODS"...... Sticky Worthy???

I've been looking around online and I've seen people do "simpler" versions of the 'Resister Pack'... I just wanted to document what I did so someone else can do it without having to scrounge for every lil piece of information online.

...It's the first time I ever soldered, used an Ohmmeter or even saw a resister. All 'n all, everything came out great!!
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Originally Posted by WS6 Rampage
"MODS"...... Sticky Worthy???

I've been looking around online and I've seen people do "simpler" versions of the 'Resister Pack'... I just wanted to document what I did so someone else can do it without having to scrounge for every lil piece of information online.

...It's the first time I ever soldered, used an Ohmmeter or even saw a resister. All 'n all, everything came out great!!
Congrats for that!!
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im going to have to tackle this soon, my car is doing the same ****, sometimes it starts, sometimes it dosnt. getting old fast. thanks alot for the info.
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the more i read other posts the more im confused. what if the resistor in the key is bad? then youre not fixing anything youre just plugging in the wrong resistance. im so confused
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^^^^
Not sure how to answer that. ... I tried this and basically crossed my fingers, hoping that it would work.
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why dont you just buy ONE resistor with a matching value. not sure why people keep daisy chaining thses things. mine came out to 4.75. walked into radio shack and looked in the drawers and found the 4.75k resistor and bought it. set me back a whopping quarter. too much math in these videos. KISS
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Because GM used like 15 different resistor values.
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dude your little "extra" commentary is frickin halarious...nice job on the vids.
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Great job. . . . But this is too easy and has been covered a million times.


Try doing a bypass on a old Lexus. . . . Then we'll see.


The VATS bypass is easy as it can be. . . A GM Passlock is even more difficult.
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Does anyone know I this would work The same on a excursion? The damn thing
Is having the same symptoms and I want to bypass fords PATS.
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Originally Posted by mrchyzy16
dude your little "extra" commentary is frickin halarious...nice job on the vids.
... Safe to assume that I was happy!
Thanks!
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Good video, and the other videos for reference brought it all together, thank you for the effort! So ultimately, is it the key that gets wonky or a computer/module (?) in the car that eventually does not recognize the key that activates the vats? Said another way, what fails in the car to make the security light flash and prevent you from starting the car?
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i am having the sec light issue (and the car wouldn't start last night but now does w/ sec light on) and measured my key and am getting 3.55. is this within range for the #10 pellet? i just ordered a plug n play bypass # 10 module from ebay for like $15 because i don't feel like buying a soldering iron and a bunch of resisters.

my other key reads 3.7 so i should be right on the number 10. i guess i'll try using that key since it's closer to the 3.74k and if the security light goes off great, if not i've got the correct bypass module on order.

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Originally Posted by 1995blacktattop
i am having the sec light issue (and the car wouldn't start last night but now does w/ sec light on) and measured my key and am getting 3.55. is this within range for the #10 pellet? i just ordered a plug n play bypass # 10 module from ebay for like $15 because i don't feel like buying a soldering iron and a bunch of resisters.
I made my own last year, it worked for a year and just started failing so I just bought one off Ebay like you did and hooked it up today and it works great.
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OR if the resistor in your key is going out like mine was. Go to walmart or any place that makes keys and have one made for (i paid $121 and got 2 keys made). I had the same issue as described. Didnt ant to mess with any wiring had the keys made and wouldnt you know it. I dont have an issue anymore. PP thumbs up on the video though
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Sorry for raising up this thread. But will this work on ls2 with e40 and ls3 with e38?



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