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ihaveacamaro · 06-09-2012, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SS ORANGE CRUSH SS

Which stripes are you going with???

gloss white ns1

Can't wait for them to come in!

ihaveacamaro · 06-09-2012, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by coloeb

there are many thingss an extended warranty does not cover. Locking your keys in the car is one of them. Onstar offers much more than just roadside assistance. The directions and connections package is very handy. GMPP is great and I have an extended plan with them as well but a few things they cant do
Detect an air bag deployment and send help if needed
Kill your car and tell the police exactly where it is , in the event of theft.
Run diagnostics on your car in real time,
I do a lot of traveling for both work and pleasure and the service is worth it to me.
your white bezels look great ! accents the rear really well.

Yeah there are definitely things that Onstar offers that GMPP doesn't and I'm seriously considering it right now. But I don't travel a lot and in the 2 years I had Onstar I never used them so history tells me that it may not be worth it, but again yesterday it would've been worth it for sure. Nice thing for peace of mind for sure to have it!

And thanks on the compliment

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Originally Posted by RJTV6A

Try this, Press the On Star button now. Tell them your considering signing back up for it again. Ask if there are any FREE trial periods. I got 6 months free just for asking. Maybe they will be sympathetic and offer you a deal.

BTW the bezels do look nice

Definitely something I will try, and thanks!

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Originally Posted by menendez1293

Haha. I have also locked my keys in the trunk. I was at a hotel not far from a race track with the camaro group that we have here in the panhandle area. So I wake up find dew on my car so I go to clean. Get my stuff but put the key in the trunk and ofcourse I close it. My spare key was at my house 100 miles away and this the one time my dad doesn't bring it with him. So I try onstar and like I don't have the service but my reason is because I don't drive my car often. Well onstar says they can't help because a link could not be established with my vehicle and I I need to be inside. Well the cops that were protecting our cars that might decided to try with a slim Jim. Nothing. I decided to call GM roadside assistance and 15 minuets later a guy came and opened my doors with the air between the window trick and a very long stick to reach the door handle. I had to crawl through the back seats and pull the release tab in the trunk to get out and find my keys. Needles to say my Expirence wasn't as bad as yours as it only took 2 hours but Unfortunitly I missed out on the cruise the other camaros had.

Oh by the way nice tail light bezels

Wow the guy that tried that trick on my car failed lol! Glad everything worked out for you even if you missed out on the cruise though

And thanks for the compliment

Mr_Draco · 06-09-2012, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ihaveacamaro

I can have a dealership in Ocala (45 minutes away) make me a laser cut key. Of course the latter option would cost 200+ dollars.

Hmm fyi the retail price on a new cut key and fob only costs $50 if you have remote start, $40 if you don't. If you find a dealer asking for more then that don't pay it.

dragon2368 · 06-09-2012, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Hmm fyi the retail price on a new cut key and fob only costs $50 if you have remote start, $40 if you don't. If you find a dealer asking for more then that don't pay it.

Plus the keys are programmed to the car via the ignition switch from my understanding. Unless the dealership can do it another way.
So unless you could get in the car then you couldn't have programmed a new key anyway.

FL1CK · 06-09-2012, 09:22 PM

Love my gloss white NS-1 stripes!!! (Went with full white roof for something different though)

ihaveacamaro · 06-09-2012, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FL1CK

Love my gloss white NS-1 stripes!!! (Went with full white roof for something different though)

pics

alanhurst · 06-09-2012, 09:38 PM

16 hours to open the car?

Pfft next time just smash the drivers window out,call it in for vandalism,the Safelite guys would have even come and replaced the window in less time than 16 hours.

SSBlack · 06-09-2012, 10:12 PM

OP, I hate that feeling knowing you just locked your keys in the trunk.

I carry my spare with me at all times because of that. I keep it in my front pants pocket with my money clip.

Even if I'm just going out to my garage to get something out of the car.

Once, I noticed brake dust I missed on one wheel. Popped truck to get a rag, finished, shut trunk. Key fob was in trunk. No problem. I had the spare in my pocket. It was late and I would have been locked out of the house with no cellphone.

I never go near my car anymore without the spare.

And, I called once and was told a new one is $200.

Angrybird 12 · 06-09-2012, 10:21 PM

I have gotten into the habit of unlocking the car before opening the trunk. I don' know why I started doing that, I just do.

Angrybird 12 · 06-09-2012, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by menendez1293

Haha. I have also locked my keys in the trunk. I was at a hotel not far from a race track with the camaro group that we have here in the panhandle area. So I wake up find dew on my car so I go to clean. Get my stuff but put the key in the trunk and ofcourse I close it. My spare key was at my house 100 miles away and this the one time my dad doesn't bring it with him. So I try onstar and like I don't have the service but my reason is because I don't drive my car often. Well onstar says they can't help because a link could not be established with my vehicle and I I need to be inside. Well the cops that were protecting our cars that might decided to try with a slim Jim. Nothing. I decided to call GM roadside assistance and 15 minuets later a guy came and opened my doors with the air between the window trick and a very long stick to reach the door handle. I had to crawl through the back seats and pull the release tab in the trunk to get out and find my keys. Needles to say my Expirence wasn't as bad as yours as it only took 2 hours but Unfortunitly I missed out on the cruise the other camaros had.

Oh by the way nice tail light bezels

Why did you have to crawl into the trunk and use the inside release? Didn't the trunk release button on the drivers door work?

PQ · 06-09-2012, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ihaveacamaro

(next time I'm specifically asking for him).

Next time?

2xSSRS · 06-09-2012, 10:42 PM

ihaveacamaro · 06-10-2012, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Skyman 08

Why did you have to crawl into the trunk and use the inside release? Didn't the trunk release button on the drivers door work?

When you open the door by force, aka locksmith, the car will actually not send the electrical signals to the trunk. The trunk button doesn't work, so that's why he (and I) had to climb through and use the inside release.

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Originally Posted by PQ

Next time?

PQ, you know this isn't the first time something has happened to me... nor will it be the last.

... I may just steal YOUR thunder

PQ · 06-10-2012, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ihaveacamaro

PQ, you know this isn't the first time something has happened to me... nor will it be the last.

... I may just steal YOUR thunder

I just feel good I'm not alone.

Of course you may remember I did it with the car running AND in gear with the wheels spinning.

06-09-2012, 09:22 PM	#19
FL1CK Switchin' n Twitchin' Drives: 2011 Camaro Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chula Vista, CA (Eastlake) Posts: 3,145	Love my gloss white NS-1 stripes!!! (Went with full white roof for something different though) __________________ I am not childish, you're just being a poopy head!

06-09-2012, 09:38 PM	#21
alanhurst Master Chief Drives: 2011 Camaro SS RS L99 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Shippensburg, PA Posts: 414 View My Garage	16 hours to open the car? Pfft next time just smash the drivers window out,call it in for vandalism,the Safelite guys would have even come and replaced the window in less time than 16 hours. __________________

06-09-2012, 10:21 PM	#23
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,546	I have gotten into the habit of unlocking the car before opening the trunk. I don' know why I started doing that, I just do. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

06-09-2012, 10:42 PM	#26
2xSSRS Drives: 2017 SS Black on Black A8 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 974	__________________

06-09-2012, 10:12 PM	#22
SSBlack Account Suspended Drives: 2010 2SS/RS JFB Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DFW Posts: 807	OP, I hate that feeling knowing you just locked your keys in the trunk. I carry my spare with me at all times because of that. I keep it in my front pants pocket with my money clip. Even if I'm just going out to my garage to get something out of the car. Once, I noticed brake dust I missed on one wheel. Popped truck to get a rag, finished, shut trunk. Key fob was in trunk. No problem. I had the spare in my pocket. It was late and I would have been locked out of the house with no cellphone. I never go near my car anymore without the spare. And, I called once and was told a new one is $200.