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Old May 22, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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Hello everyone,

I have a 92 corvette that somebody attempted to steal while parked on the street. They pried the key cylinder apart in the steering column.. I reassembled it, but the security light is still lit on the dash and will not let me start the car. Granted the cylinder still sticks a little, and I'll try reassembling it again. Is there something else I need to do to reset the security function? It is the factory stock system for what it's worth. Any assistance would be much appreciated!

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Old May 22, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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when you put the new cylinder in did it have the 2 wires for the vats? and did you plug them in ? i always wondered how a thief has the ***** to sit in a car thats not his and try to"ticker it " thats thief talk
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Sounds like they screwed your ignition switch's ability to read the VATS chip in the key. New ignition switch could be in your future.
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