Crap I think I lost my keys!
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Crap I think I lost my keys!
Can you get new keys made to fit existing door,/ignition,trunk locks? Or will I have to pull them all and replace?
Anyone?
This is on my '69 Cutlass.
Anyone?
This is on my '69 Cutlass.
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Fyi
Just use your back up keys....oh wait. You didn't bother to cut them did you?
A qualified locksmith can come to the vehicle & make keys for your car. It will cost you about 50 times as much as a spare set of keys would have cost.
A qualified locksmith can come to the vehicle & make keys for your car. It will cost you about 50 times as much as a spare set of keys would have cost.
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And yet still be far cheaper than getting a new key for a 2015 car.
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I accidentally locked my only set of keys in my trunk. The Cutlass at the time also had subs in the trunk drilled in so I could go through the back seat. Had to get a lock smith to drill a tiny hole in the trunk lock to pick it.
But yes, you can get keys made. But like mentioned above, its a lot more expensive then getting duplicates made. So for those out there reading this that have only one set... GO GET SPARES MADE!
But yes, you can get keys made. But like mentioned above, its a lot more expensive then getting duplicates made. So for those out there reading this that have only one set... GO GET SPARES MADE!
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I have a spare set, but god knows where they are. The last time I had the originals was this September, and the spares I can't even remember the last time I saw them.
I called a lock smith and he said to remove the glove box lock and the door lock and he could make new keys from them. I didn't ask a price. I'll continue looking before I tear anything apart. God forbid I have to rekey the entire car.
Thanks,
Jon
I called a lock smith and he said to remove the glove box lock and the door lock and he could make new keys from them. I didn't ask a price. I'll continue looking before I tear anything apart. God forbid I have to rekey the entire car.
Thanks,
Jon
#6
Luckily, I didn't lock my actual car when I had the keys in the trunk so I tried this as well. The lock smith charged around $40-$50 to get a key for that. He said that glove box locks actually have a few less "teeth" then doors so he cut me every combination after that. However, I found out that my locks were not original and then still didn't match.
Good luck!
Good luck!
#7
If you can get to the key code on your glove box cylinder, a locksmith should be able to make a key for that, which should also open your trunk so you can get your ignition and door keys!
I locked my keys in the trunk of my '69 4-4-2 back in the late '70s. The locksmith came to my house and trimmed the ring the holds the lock cylinder into my trunk latch mechanism such that he could pull the lock cylinder and open the trunk with a screwdriver. No holes drilled or anything - just needed to replace the ring that holds the lock cylinder into the trunk latch mechanism which the locksmith also did on-site.
Randy C.
I locked my keys in the trunk of my '69 4-4-2 back in the late '70s. The locksmith came to my house and trimmed the ring the holds the lock cylinder into my trunk latch mechanism such that he could pull the lock cylinder and open the trunk with a screwdriver. No holes drilled or anything - just needed to replace the ring that holds the lock cylinder into the trunk latch mechanism which the locksmith also did on-site.
Randy C.
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what?
If you can get to the key code on your glove box cylinder, a locksmith should be able to make a key for that, which should also open your trunk so you can get your ignition and door keys!
I locked my keys in the trunk of my '69 4-4-2 back in the late '70s. The locksmith came to my house and trimmed the ring the holds the lock cylinder into my trunk latch mechanism such that he could pull the lock cylinder and open the trunk with a screwdriver. No holes drilled or anything - just needed to replace the ring that holds the lock cylinder into the trunk latch mechanism which the locksmith also did on-site.
Randy C.
I locked my keys in the trunk of my '69 4-4-2 back in the late '70s. The locksmith came to my house and trimmed the ring the holds the lock cylinder into my trunk latch mechanism such that he could pull the lock cylinder and open the trunk with a screwdriver. No holes drilled or anything - just needed to replace the ring that holds the lock cylinder into the trunk latch mechanism which the locksmith also did on-site.
Randy C.
But his keys aren't in the trunk...they are lost.
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Get the key code off the glovebox lock and one of the door locks. I can punch a new key from the code. $10 for the first of each code and $2 for each subsequent duplicate.
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Joe,
That's awesome. Stupid question, but I imagine the only way to get the door/ignition number is to pull either the steering wheel or the door panel?
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This is what ALWAYS happens to me with tools. No sooner do I get back from the store with the replacement for the tool that I couldn't find, than the original falls from the sky and lands at my feet...
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For me it's when I've used it and go to put the new one away ...and it clanks off the old one.
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The blame game
The best way to find something is to blame somebody for taking them. At one time I used to wait and search before assigning blame. Now I assign blame immediately and low and behold they appear instantly(Usually where I left them).
#26
You should be able to unlock the door with a bent wire coat hanger quicker than with the key. Getting the ignition barrel out without damaging it will take a bit longer, but can be done.
Old cars are ridiculously easy to break into and steal, have a search on the web, it shouldn't take long to find a site with good advice as to how to do it.
When you get in the car have a look under the seat or in the ashtray, I wouldn't be surprised if you find your lost keys there.
Roger.
Old cars are ridiculously easy to break into and steal, have a search on the web, it shouldn't take long to find a site with good advice as to how to do it.
When you get in the car have a look under the seat or in the ashtray, I wouldn't be surprised if you find your lost keys there.
Roger.
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You should be able to unlock the door with a bent wire coat hanger quicker than with the key. Getting the ignition barrel out without damaging it will take a bit longer, but can be done.
Old cars are ridiculously easy to break into and steal, have a search on the web, it shouldn't take long to find a site with good advice as to how to do it.
When you get in the car have a look under the seat or in the ashtray, I wouldn't be surprised if you find your lost keys there.
Roger.
Old cars are ridiculously easy to break into and steal, have a search on the web, it shouldn't take long to find a site with good advice as to how to do it.
When you get in the car have a look under the seat or in the ashtray, I wouldn't be surprised if you find your lost keys there.
Roger.
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Agreed. One time in college I found I had locked my keys in the car, so I walked to the metal shop and quickly fabricated a slim jim. After opening the car, I stored the slim jim behind the right-side headlights under the hood (the car didn't have a hood lock). I never had to worry about locking my keys in the car again.
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Over here carrying a "Slim Jim" can be interpreted as "Going equipped to steal" by the police. Good luck trying to get into a modern car with one!.
Roger.
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New cars have features designed into the lock mechanisms to block the use of a slim jim. On older cars, this is not a problem.
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keys?/
man, just read this thread a little while ago, got me thinkin, huh, just got back from the hardeware store!! spare olds keys and I even splurged for extra shop keys, thanks for the wakeup!!
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