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    Posted: 12 Dec 2014 at 6:10pm
Last October, the TriMark lock on the exterior door of my 177 failed.  The deadbolt lock still works, but the other "valet" lock on the top of the mechanism no longer works.  The local dealers doesn't know if there is a recall on these.  Anyone one in Pod-dom know if this has been a problem and if there is a reecall?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Dec 2014 at 10:31pm
There was a Fastec recall, haven't heard of one for TriMark.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Dec 2014 at 5:19pm
Thanks.  I sent a request for a new lock core.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 1:55pm
Originally posted by headcold

Thanks.  I sent a request for a new lock core.


I would seriously encourage you to phone them.  Owners who have sent emails have waited months on end with no reply, but then a simple phone call to them and a replacement was in the mail that very same day.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 2:35pm
Thanks for the advice.  I was planning to do that because the upper "valet" lock also failed on me.  Whether Fastec will replace the core of the upper lock without a fee also remains to be seen; but, I want to make sure that I have to lock and unlock the pod with only one key.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 8:16pm
TriMark is Fastec?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 10:51pm
My local pod dealer thought my lock was TriMark - what do they know? - they lost their only RPod technician recently.  Looking at the code on the key, I was able to ascertain that the lock was made by Fastec.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Dec 2014 at 7:02am
Makes much more sense, I thought it was odd you were asking about TriMark but figured FR just switched suppliers.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Dec 2014 at 10:38am
I just got off the phone with Brandon at Fastec.  Two replacement cores, an extractor key, and duplicate keys are on the way.  He estimates that it should take about two weeks for shipment.  To this point, it seems like pretty decent service.    This vid illustrates the replacement process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM26DIjIP_g&feature=youtu.be
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Dec 2014 at 10:45am
Originally posted by headcold

I just got off the phone with Brandon at Fastec.  Two replacement cores, an extractor key, and duplicate keys are on the way.  He estimates that it should take about two weeks for shipment.  To this point, it seems like pretty decent service.    This vid illustrates the replacement process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM26DIjIP_g&feature=youtu.be

Good deal!
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