by "David Courtney" <advance@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 12, 2008 at 10:57 AM
It's not quite that "dumb"... my Silverado has a switch on the lock
mechanism so that the system knows whether the key was used to open the
door; or if somebody reached in through the (perhaps broken) window and
unlocked it from the inside.
> Cool. But that just adds weight to my believing that a non-transponder
key
> (cut the same) would operate the (mechanical) door lock. The only thing
> even remotely "electronic" on a door lock is the electric lock
> opener/closer, and that's just a dumb solenoid operating a mechanical
> link.
>
