[Shotimes] Lost Ignition Key Rep

[Michael S Wojton]

A couple options.  One is to buy a new cylinder and get a new key, but
I would be tempted to have a new key made at a locksmith.  If you got
a price of $100, I'd say find a new locksmith.

My car came without a trunk key.  A local locksmith made one by using
a blank and "reading" the tumbler marks on it to grind a new key.  It
took a few tries but he eventually got it.  And he did it on the car.  Only
charged me $10 or so for 2 keys.  Of course if he has to come to your
house it might cost more.  Or you can take your cylinder out and take it in.


Mike Wojton
'95 MTX
Toledo, Ohio
shomike@tri-statesho-svt.org

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SHO Shop Y-pipe

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:48:50 -0500
To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
From: RF.&.Jo.Tanner[mjotann]@concentric.net
Sender: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Lost Ignition Key Replacement

Just bought a 89 SHO that does not have an ignition key. Locksmith wants
a cost of  $100.00 to make a key
which is a third of the cost of the car. Ford dealers say they have no
records of VIN versus key code older
than 96. Not that I am cheap, but only parsimonious in my hope to keep
the costs down and my AWA happy.
Anyone have an idea of how to get a key at a lower cost?
Thanks in advance for any good and low cost ideas.
R. F.
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