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From: Durant, OK (SOSU)
Hidden Keys
You guys keep hidden "back up" keys on your truck somewhere, just in case you lock them in somewhere?
I was taught it was good practice so I do. Just wondering if everyone else did or not.
I was taught it was good practice so I do. Just wondering if everyone else did or not.
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From: So Cal
The little key pocuhes that can be stuck anywhere on your truck with a velcro sticky pad works real well.
I have had one of these hidden on my truck for about 10 years now and it has not fallen out in rain, snow, heat etc. It can be hidden almost anywhere so that doesn't give anyone much of a clue.
It has saved me a few times, even though I hide it where it is a real PITA to get at.
Jim Henderson
I have had one of these hidden on my truck for about 10 years now and it has not fallen out in rain, snow, heat etc. It can be hidden almost anywhere so that doesn't give anyone much of a clue.
It has saved me a few times, even though I hide it where it is a real PITA to get at.
Jim Henderson
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I have keyless entry so I keep the fob seperate from my truck key. Also, since I have so many keys for work and home, I don't have to have to much weight hanging from the ignition this way too.
I was in KC visiting a buddy and we were out playing and he had locked his keys in his car. I asked about a spare and he said he had hidden one in a key box under the hood. I said great, how do you open the hood from outside the car. He couldn't figure that one out! Hahahahaha What a dumb a*@#!! I still laugh about it everytime we talk!!
I was in KC visiting a buddy and we were out playing and he had locked his keys in his car. I asked about a spare and he said he had hidden one in a key box under the hood. I said great, how do you open the hood from outside the car. He couldn't figure that one out! Hahahahaha What a dumb a*@#!! I still laugh about it everytime we talk!!
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I love the code buttons on the Expedition. Saves me having to haul keys around everywhere. A lot of times I just hide them away and lock it, punch in the code when I come back. But dislexia and alzheimers are making the process more difficult lately.
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i keep a a key for each truck and a house key in my wallet, i keep a spare key for the 96 behind the battery on my cell phone, and i keep a extra house key and a key for the 82 hidden inside of the 96.
if all else fails theres a steering wheel puller in the tool box, yank the wheel break the ignition lock and start it with a screw driver.
also just a thought i have a buddy that keeps a extra house key hanging with the rapies shot and i.d. tags on his pitbull's collar, the dog is a outside dog that roams around a fenced in backyard. trust me theres nothing in his house worth messing with that dog for.
if all else fails theres a steering wheel puller in the tool box, yank the wheel break the ignition lock and start it with a screw driver.
also just a thought i have a buddy that keeps a extra house key hanging with the rapies shot and i.d. tags on his pitbull's collar, the dog is a outside dog that roams around a fenced in backyard. trust me theres nothing in his house worth messing with that dog for.
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Haha, that's a good one. I'm going to buy a rottweiler and put my spare keys on his collar. Come and get 'em. 
I have a magnetic hide a key on mine. Good luck finding it.
I bet a buddy $20 he couldn't find it. He lost.
I have a magnetic hide a key on mine. Good luck finding it.
I bet a buddy $20 he couldn't find it. He lost.
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From: Connecticut
Originally Posted by ivanribic
I love the code buttons on the Expedition. Saves me having to haul keys around everywhere. A lot of times I just hide them away and lock it, punch in the code when I come back.
I have a spare key hidden on my Ranger using one of those small magnetic cases. It's a system that has worked for me for over 20 years on several different vehicles. Nobody has ever found one of my spares. I put them in places where even for me they are not real easy to get to.
Last winter I was at the car wash with my Ranger and after I finished washing the exterior I began to clean out the interior, vacuuming, wiping down the dash and door panels, etc., and then it happened. I must have inadvertently hit the electric lock button and somehow the doors ended up shut, which in turn left me on the outside looking in. I had to get a little dirty retrieving the spare key, but that bothered me little. It just goes to show how easy one can lock himself out his vehicle and how handy a hidden spare can be.
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From: Maine
Originally Posted by Rockledge
The only problem I see with that is the possibility of a dead batttery.
I don't keep a spare key on the truck, nor do I carry one in my wallet. When I'm taking a long trip, I put a second key on a lanyard, tie it to the belt-loop on my jeans, and stick the key in my pocket.
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From: Maine
Originally Posted by Rockledge
The only problem I see with that is the possibility of a dead battery.
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From: Lafayette, IN
Originally Posted by andym
Haha, that's a good one. I'm going to buy a rottweiler and put my spare keys on his collar. Come and get 'em.
What would be funnier is to hang them in plain sight from an electric fence.
Jason