Las Vegas Locksmith University (LVLU)

Comprehensive, hands-on training on picking and decoding vehicle locks with Lishi Original locksmith tools.

Learn and really understand the tools and procedures that will help you pick and decode both automotive and residential locks. The class will begin with approximately an hour of classroom learning, understanding the basics of the tools and the locks that you will see in the field. We then jump into the hands-on portion of the class where you will be able to pick and decode as many locks as possible. Feel free to focus your attention and get help on a difficult lock that always seems to gives you trouble.

Yes, we will cover residential Lishi tools also, as well as the new Kwikset SmartKey Decoder by LockTech.

These tools are on your vans to make you money and we will teach you how to get the most out of them.

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• If, when attempting to add the class to your shopping cart, it says Out Of Stock, the class is full. You may still check out to be added to the waiting list and you will be contacted by a member of our staff.
• The seats for this class are limited. If you cancel without enough notice, seats go unncessarily unfilled. If you need to cancel, we would appreciate if you do so at least 7 days before the event. Cancellations between 2 and 7 days before the class will be issued a 50% refund. Cancellations made in less than 2 days before the class will not receive a refund.

A 2-day class covering advanced concepts for programming Mercedes Benz vehicles, including broad classroom training of strategies and troubleshooting key programming procedures, diagnostics and troubleshooting.

• EIS Programming in and out of the car (in-vehicle & on the bench) using VVDI Prog, VVDI MB, IM608, and Abrites
• Column removal & ESL (Electronic Steering Lock) emulator installation on the W204 chassis when ESL is in a locked or unlocked position
• EEPROM soldering & solderless options for various vehicles
• Use of the MB Remote Keymaker to program Mercedes that use the KR55 flip-style remotes
• If time permits, discussion & demonstrations for removal and repair of keyed ignitions for older Mercedes
• Tools presented will be IM608, AutoProPAD G2 Turbo, Abrites, VVDI MB, MB Remote Keymaker, and the VVDI Prog.

PLEASE NOTE: this class is designed for INTERMEDIATE TO EXPERIENCED automotive locksmiths. This is not a class for beginners.

Click here to reserve your spot

• If, when attempting to add the class to your shopping cart, it says Out Of Stock, the class is full. You may still check out to be added to the waiting list and you will be contacted by a member of our staff.
• The seats for this class are limited. If you cancel without enough notice, seats go unncessarily unfilled. If you need to cancel, we would appreciate if you do so at least 7 days before the event. Cancellations between 2 and 7 days before the class will be issued a 50% refund. Cancellations made in less than 2 days before the class will not receive a refund.

Everything you need to know about safely making keys to BMW vehicles with ACDP. Other tools will be discussed such as Abrites, VVDI2, Autohex, etc. Basic module EEPROMing, soldering and handling protocols will be discussed which is useful if other tools are used. There will be hands-on with BMW modules and probably a vehicle or two. The class covers all aspects of BMW key programming for CAS 1/2/3/4 and FEM/BDC platforms for E and F body BMW cars.

Click here to reserve your spot

• If, when attempting to add the class to your shopping cart, it says Out Of Stock, the class is full. You may still check out to be added to the waiting list and you will be contacted by a member of our staff.
• The seats for this class are limited. If you cancel without enough notice, seats go unncessarily unfilled. If you need to cancel, we would appreciate if you do so at least 7 days before the event. Cancellations between 2 and 7 days before the class will be issued a 50% refund. Cancellations made in less than 2 days before the class will not receive a refund.

This class will teach you how to program ALL immobilizer systems for VW and Audi, including, but not limited to, IMMO 1, 2, 3 and MQB-based vehicles. That includes the UDS and Micronis sytems. This will cover mid-90’s through 2016 (and a little later, depending on the model). Key generation will be discussed, as well as how to pick and decode with Lishi Original tools.

Click here to reserve your spot

• If, when attempting to add the class to your shopping cart, it says Out Of Stock, the class is full. You may still check out to be added to the waiting list and you will be contacted by a member of our staff.
• The seats for this class are limited. If you cancel without enough notice, seats go unncessarily unfilled. If you need to cancel, we would appreciate if you do so at least 7 days before the event. Cancellations between 2 and 7 days before the class will be issued a 50% refund. Cancellations made in less than 2 days before the class will not receive a refund.

American Key Supply
2895 W Capovilla Ave #100
Las Vegas, NV 89119

We are located in a 26,000 square foot warehouse in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, around 10 minutes west of the airport, very close to the south end of the Las Vegas strip.

Wi-fi will be available and cell phone service is excellent.

PLEASE BOOK EARLY! THE PRICES DOUBLE OR TRIPLE AS THINGS GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.

The following hotels are all within about a 5 minute drive north to American Key Supply and are all within walking distance to the Silverton Casino Hotel, where you can enjoy lots of off-the-strip gambling and dining. The actual Las Vegas strip is about a 10-minute drive north from these hotels. We recommend the Silverton Casino Hotel because of price as well as food and entertainment, and this is where most other students and where the instructors will probably be staying.

The following hotels are a little closer to us, but have no gaming and may not have dining available within the building.

SHOPPING

The Las Vegas South Premium Outlets are right down the street!

7400 Las Vegas Blvd S

GAMBLING

American Key Supply is only about 5 minutes away from the south end of the Las Vegas strip. Take an Uber or Lyft to your favorite strip casino.

If you really enjoy table games, we recommend heading 10 minutes SOUTH to South Point Hotel Casino where they have an amazing number of tables without the high minimums found on the strip.

EATING

Las Vegas has some of the finest food in the world! Here's a good article on the best places to dine out in Las Vegas:

An Eater's Guide to Dining in Las Vegas

Frontline Defense products are THE MOST EFFECTIVE way to protect retail and commercial businesses from forced entry. This HIGH-PROFIT product is a MUST-HAVE for any locksmith with potential retail customers.

FIRST TIME EVER CLASS FOR FRONTLINE DEFENSE!

Taking this class will drop your first-time installation down from 3 hours to less than 1. This is a very hands-on class with a HIGH DEGREE OF AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION.

Perfect for novices and experienced commercial locksmiths.

One FREE Milwaukee Rivet Tool will be given away to one lucky student.

For those with little-to-no experience in automotive locksmithing. This course begins on the ground floor and covers all of the basics. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• the history of automotive security
• understanding car keys
• understanding transponder systems
• vehicle entry
• lock decoding
• key cutting
• key programming
• transponder chip cloning
• intro to Original Lishi tools
• automotive locksmithing resources
• key cutting machines overview
• key programmers overview

Perfect for novices who are considering a career in automotive locksmithing. If you own a locksmith shop and you're either considering expanding into automotive, or you simply want to learn what your technicians are doing out in the field, this class is a must!

This hands-on classroom training serves to introduce the topics of advanced EEPROM programming methods that require soldering irons and specialized device programmers. Students will develop an understanding of memory functionality, discover various methods of reading and processing BIN files, and participate in practical training on surface-mount soldering and de-soldering.

Soldering:

• The science of soldering
• Soldering iron anatomy and basics
• Cored and multicored soldering wires
• Soldering station benefits, including hot air rework
• Tip selection and use cases for iron work and hot air
• Flux types and practical applications
• PCB construction and characteristics
• ESD (electrical static discharge)
• Soldering through hole and surface-mounted components
• Post-solder cleaning and inspection (microscope)
• Exploring Surface-Mount Technology (SMT)—DIP, SOIC, PLCC, QFP
• Practical application (as time allows)

EEPROM:

• EPROM vs. EEPROM
• Hexadecimal vs. ASCII
• The anatomy of an EEPROM and recognizing pin location
• How to identify an EEPROM and decode its original manufacture, size, & capacity
• Reading an EEPROM, immobilizer, & ECU memory out-of-circuit
• Reading an EEPROM, immobilizer, & ECU memory in-circuit (and its challenges)
• Component removal techniques
• Solder removal techniques
• Verifying read/write data integrity
• BIN files for used module replacement and key making
• Introduction to microcontrollers (MCU)
• In-circuit MCU data harvesting
• Connectivity tips and tricks (no diagram present)  
• The benefits of a quality microscope
• Practical application (as time allows)
• Overview of locksmith related specialty programmers
• Security bypass potential of applicable memory using specialty programmers

Featured Hardware:

Some of the products discussed or used in class include:

• Memory Device Readers:
  • Xhorse VVDI Prog
  • Orange5
  • SMOK
• Transponder Configuration/Programmers
  • Scorpio Tango
  • TMPro2
• All-in-Ones
  • AutoProPAD G2 Turbo
  • Autel IM608 Pro

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of the course, students will gain an understanding of advanced immobilizer and ECU programming techniques, which may require soldering/desoldering of components or wires onto a PCB using specialty tools.

The ICCores.com story began over 30 years ago, inside of an old, repurposed barn in the city of Yucaipa, California. It was then that master locksmith Randy Main began tinkering with and perfecting the recipe for the mass production of interchangeable cores. What began as an endeavour to serve his local community of locksmiths with pre-pinned cores eventually blossomed into a national affair of reliable service and quality work. Randy soon found himself pinning cores full-time and expanded his operation to encompass the growing need for his services. By 2015, as the desire for his IC Core pinning services was beginning to outgrow the confines of his modestly sized barn, Randy began contemplating retirement. He was ready to fulfill his lifelong dream of curating and operating his very own ghost town in Goldfield, Nevada.

Now Randy is coming out of his retirement for one day just to help teach eager locksmiths how to pin Best/Falcon SFIC the right way. Most IC Core classes leave students a little dazed and not quite ready to hit the ground running. This class will not only introduce you to the concepts of Small Format Interchangeable Cores (SFIC), but we will make you create your own expandable master pinning system and pin up 10 cores to that system. You'll be manufacturing your own 10-core Master Pack to take home with you, along with the tools needed to continue working on cores on your own time.

THIS CLASS WILL MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT CREATING SYSTEMS AND PINNING CORES ON YOUR OWN. We are not using computers and software to create the master key systems and we are not just conveying high-level concepts. Also, we provide telephone support for our students when you're getting yourself into trouble in the field.

Some of the subjects being covered include:

• Why IC Cores are good for your business
• Keyways and key control options
• Dumping pins (recycling cores), pinning, and capping with the Pro-Lok LT340 and Lab IC Core Annex
• Capping with the Lab and Best capping presses
• Doing the math for SFIC pinning
• Cutting keys on a Best Combinator, Pro-Lok Blue Punch, Triton, and Black Widow
• Decoding a key and decoding a core
• Tips, tricks, and pitfalls
• Master keying concepts
• Master keying naming, documentation, key codes and secure rotations
• Creating your own master key system for your Master Pack
• Pinning and cutting your own 10-core Master Pack

The following will be provided to each student at the end of the course:

• Lab Mini DUR-X SFIC Pinning Kit
• Pro-Lok LT340 or Lab Annex pinning tools
• Key Gauge
• 10 SFIC Cores
• 10 SFIC Keys
• AKS Ultimate Pinning Mat

FRIDAY: Everything you need to know about safely making keys to BMW vehicles with ACDP. Other tools will be discussed such as Abrites, VVDI2, Autohex, etc. Basic module EEPROMing, soldering and handling protocols will be discussed which is useful if other tools are used. There will be hands-on with BMW modules and probably a vehicle or two. The class covers all aspects of BMW key programming for CAS 1/2/3/4 and FEM/BDC platforms for E and F body BMW cars.

SATURDAY: This class will teach you how to program ALL immobilizer systems for VW and Audi, including, but not limited to, IMMO 1, 2, 3 and MQB-based vehicles. That includes the UDS and Micronis sytems. This will cover mid-90’s through 2016 (and a little later, depending on the model). Key generation will be discussed, as well as how to pick and decode with Lishi Original tools.

This course is designed to acquaint the participant with a basic understanding of motorcycle key generation theory. As well as an in depth  understanding of the relevant keyways and methods required to cover roughly the past 20 years of none-transpondered motorcycles. This class will bring a multi-disciplined approach designed to reduce on-site time and maximize accuracy.

The course will present the following topics:

• Key generation progression
• How motorcycle keys have gotten longer, deeper, and more complex over time and why that matters
• Planning your job out: what tools and methods to use when, and why
• Motorcycle and hand tool discussion, application, and common hiccups you may encounter with them
• How to apply available tools and theory to both known and unknown motorcycle key origination
• Specific keyways used by the majority of motorcycle and ATV/UTV manufacturers for most motorcycles models manufactured from 2000 to 2021
• Aftermarket options, accessories, and pitfalls
• Tubular systems made easy
• General motorcycle locking systems disassembly methods with specific examples
• Substitute key discussion and Common modifications to existing key blanks
• Quirks of key manufacturing to be aware of and the problems they can cause
• Cutting keys by hand with files, lishi clippers
• Creating your own key profiles, modifying those profiles to overcome both wear and imperfections
• Caveats and pitfalls, what to keep in mind and how to avoid mistakes
• Flying in the dark, what to do when you don't know what to do
• References and commonly consulted websites and books

Motorcycle manufactures covered in this course:

• American Ironhorse
• Aprilla
• BRP
• Buell
• Can-Am
• Ducati
• Harley Davidson
• Honda
• Indian Triumph
• Kawasaki
• Suzuki
• Yamaha
• American Ironhead
• and MANY MORE!

Learn advanced concepts and hands-on training using tools such as the AutoProPAD G2 and G2 Turbo by XTool, IM608 Pro by Autel, Code Cannibal by OBD Star, AVDI by Abrites, and VVDI Key Tool by Xhorse. Some of the subjects being covered include:

• Who uses what tools for what
• In-depth coverage of the various functions of the tools
• Programming of important and problematic vehicles
• Hands-on programming of on-site vehicles
• Importance of use of the VVDI Key Tool Max or Mini
• Importance of pre & post-scans
• EEPROM adapters
• Thorough Q&A with the instructors