Locked tuner

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Spitfire557
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Locked tuner

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Hello all! Sorry if this has been answered before, but I recently purchased the Predator tuner off eBay. I intended to use it in my '02 duramax, but when I went to try to install a tune yesterday, I got a message saying something to the nature of "This tool is locked to a different vehicle." I've done some reading around the forums, and I am fairly sure that I will need the vehicle that it is locked to in order to unlock the tool. If somebody can confirm, or correct (hopefully! :lol: ) my statement, I would appreciate it. Thank you!
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Go to options/car tune and see what it says there...

If the backup was restored you can send it here to be unlocked for $99, if not, it can not be locked.

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I'm guessing you bought the 7180 , if you wanna unlock the predator yourself pm me and i'll send you a program that well reset it or drop the saved vin. for FREE.
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Machoosh wrote:I'm guessing you bought the 7180 , if you wanna unlock the predator yourself pm me and i'll send you a program that well reset it or drop the saved vin. for FREE.
Can you send me that program too?
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help !

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I locked myself out of my own tuner ... I need help reseting the tuner or erasing the vin... I used a different pcm to troubleshoot my car and then sent it back but I didn't reflash the pcm and now I'm locked out of my factory pcm and it is the same tuner I have used for the last year. I need the program you spoke of to reset it if you can email it to me please !!
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Machoosh wrote:I'm guessing you bought the 7180 , if you wanna unlock the predator yourself pm me and i'll send you a program that well reset it or drop the saved vin. for FREE.

can you send that my way too?
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dhardy1357 wrote:
Machoosh wrote:I'm guessing you bought the 7180 , if you wanna unlock the predator yourself pm me and i'll send you a program that well reset it or drop the saved vin. for FREE.

can you send that my way too?
e-mail is ?
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I would like to be able to unlock an old one from my 02 duramax which I put back to stock and install it on my 03 duramax I have now but it is showing that it has been locked to my 02 still. Do I have to send it in or how can I unlock it myself? My email is: brent.cox@wilsontrailer.com
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bcox94 wrote:I would like to be able to unlock an old one from my 02 duramax which I put back to stock and install it on my 03 duramax I have now but it is showing that it has been locked to my 02 still. Do I have to send it in or how can I unlock it myself? My email is: brent.cox@wilsontrailer.com
I sent you the program ....
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I am going to need that program too. I bought a predator off ebay for my 06 charger and didnt realize this whole locked business until i started reading around the forums today. I should get my predator either today or tomorrow in the mail. The car it came from was totaled so i am pretty doubtful that it was unlocked...

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planeswalker01 wrote:I am going to need that program too. I bought a predator off ebay for my 06 charger and didnt realize this whole locked business until i started reading around the forums today. I should get my predator either today or tomorrow in the mail. The car it came from was totaled so i am pretty doubtful that it was unlocked...

Thanks in advance

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Hate to say it, but that tool cant be unlocked...
If the car was totaled the original owner needs to contact us about unlocking it.

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Re: RE: Locked tuner

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Machoosh wrote:I'm guessing you bought the 7180 , if you wanna unlock the predator yourself pm me and i'll send you a program that well reset it or drop the saved vin. for FREE.
Id love to see that program

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Post by Radar »

I oredered a new one cause I couldnt get a friends U7186 to load into my truck. It was loaded and then unloaded from his old truck but the programmer kept telling us it was not authorized to use in that vehicle. Diablo said to hook it up and call them to tell them what code it gave in the display and they could help. If theres an easy way I'd like to know too. tbrooks51@cebridge.net Thanks
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Post by Unknown303 »

What? there's a program to unlock them now. Only way i knew of was sending it commands to fool it into erasing the user data. Which is kind of a trick on its own.
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Post by MAXPOWER »

If theres an easy way to unlock a used tuner, PLEASE let me know. I have an 03 Dmax and I want to buy the Predator tuner from my friend with the same truck (Not sure of model tuner yet). He is the original owner and user. He says he set the truck back to stock and installed the Edge....Thanks
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