Happy to help! FYI, the only reason they charge for sales codes is for an hour of labor or half hour if they do that.Wow. This is interesting. The backstory is that I found an auto repair shop to install the mirrors, modules, and bezel but they didn't have the means to do the programming.
One of their mechanics lives next door to a mechanic that works for a dealership and he said he was willing to do it for us (on his own and not through the dealership). After his first attempt he came back and told us there was no sales code for the mirrors and my VIN trim package but he said he contacted CHY and they were willing to write a new code for us.
After not hearing from him for two weeks we called and he said he couldn't do it.
I'm speculating that as he was using the dealership hardware and laptop that they perhaps they intervened and told him they didn't want him helping us out of liability if something went wrong.
The info you posted about charging for the sales codes has me thinking that may have been the real reason.
At the point I'm at now facing so many roadblocks, I'd be happy to pay for the sales codes and labor to do the programming.
I do have another possible dealership that might be sympathetic to my cause but the person I was told to contact is on vacation until next week.
Thank you so much for posting that information.
I am not exactly sure how the process works but they do update your VIN in their database when they write sales codes. And from what I have heard, the dealer tool they use is called a wiTECH. Supposedly they only are allowed to request so many changes for their whole dealership over a given time period.
Makes sense if that's true, explains why they can't just do you a favor real quick.
If you want to try a dealership show them those sales codes I posted and see if they will add one.