stolen keys
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stolen keys
Well, I bought a nice leather jacket a few weeks ago and someone decided to walk off with it, and my keys. Could a locksmith grind me a new key for it or will I have to bring it to a dealer? I called the local one and they want 25 dollars per key, I have to buy 2, I have to have the truck towed to them and 95 dollars to grind the keys. I cant believe I really have to put out over 300 dollars just for a damned key.
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From: Long Beach, Ms.
Get new keys. They have to be programmed. Ask your insurance (Homeowners) to reimburse you. After you get the 2 keys, purchase some from E-bay and have them cut and program them yourself. ALWAYS have at least 3 keys so that if you loose 1 you will be able to program another using the remaining 2. I keep 4 keys for each vehicle. The wife has 1, I have 1. There is 1 in the drawer. And last but not least my Father-in-law has 1. It's always a good idea to have somebody who can bring you a key in an emergency.
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a few weeks ago some1 tried to steal my truck and i ended up having to get a new colomn put in wich ment new keys , i actually put a ad on craigslist for some1 looking to help me , some1 did , he had a program on his laptop from ford and he plugged it into my diagnostic plug and did his thing , cleared my check engine light and found the code numbers for my door unlock ( drivers side handle thingy lol ) , but yes unless you find some1 like i did its gotta go to the dealer , my guy had it done in like 15 mins and it was only 50 bucks , the dealer wanted like 300 wen i called them , good luck man
