"rick++" <rick303@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I see it requires obtaining a Brake Code from Honda to make it work
>> though.
>
> Article says the code can be derived from the VIN.
> Time get paranoid :-)
>
Not derived by the customer - the VIN is needed to access the code through
manufacturer's support system, as described in Bucky's excellent link. The
very same process would be used to get an actual working copy of a key for
the vehicle; see http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/vin.asp for the skinny
on that route. Even with the code, a correct "dumb" key is required, so a
thief would find this a very cumbersome and high exposure route to stealing
a car. If you can get a working key the same way, why would anybody bother
with the less effective approach?

Don't lose sleep over this one. 'Wired' has always favored sensation over
enlightenment, and they continue the practice here.

Mike