by "HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
Published 06/07/2017 at 11:22
by "HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
Published 06/07/2017 at 11:22
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STARS: 5
...you wear out a key. Key column still works fine but this key no longer starts my truck
Pretty sure its original.
EDIT: Don’t worry, Im totally mobile. I had a spare key made up a year ago from the vin that works like new. This key is retired though.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
06/07/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 0
Unless you have another, dealer will need to clip you one or laser cut you another. Or replace the ignition lock. I fear the worst ...
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
06/07/2017 at 11:33, STARS: 7
[insert comment about wearing it out by putting it in and out]
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
06/07/2017 at 11:33, STARS: 4
[insert comment about “insert comment”]
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/07/2017 at 11:34, STARS: 0
I have a fresh cut factory spare from the key code. No worries. I will have another fresh cut spare made up to replace the one I am now using full time.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
06/07/2017 at 11:35, STARS: 4
[insert insert]
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
06/07/2017 at 11:37, STARS: 2
Bro, NSFW, bro
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
06/07/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 0
Bro.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
06/07/2017 at 11:50, STARS: 0
Oh man, that would suck, especially if it happened away from home.
Worn keys are one of my pet peeves when I go to buy a used car. Especially if it’s something like a Ford, that you can’t get VIN-cut keys for if it’s more than 10 years old. So what I like to do is, take whichever key has the least amount of wear, copy it, and store the original with the title.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/07/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 1
Its no worries, I had a vin cut spare made a while ago as a backup and it works like new. It would have ruined my day had I not done that though.
"ZHP Sparky, the 5th" (e30s2k)
06/07/2017 at 11:59, STARS: 3
A few weeks ago I spent an entire day washing and waxing my 89 E30. Key worked and car drove just fine pulling out to the driveway etc. After waxing was finished I thought to myself “what a beautiful day – let’s go for a drive!”. Put the key in the ignition, turn it…nothing. Doesn’t turn past position 2.
Turns out my ignition tumbler crapped the bed. Spent a few hours messing with it to pry it out, which I finally did. Dealer said they could factory order a new one based on my VIN and the price was pretty much what I’d pay for a non-matched one online, so I ordered it. Part arrived…but my key doesn’t fit in it. They assured me it was probably just that my key is worn out, so gave me the code to have a new key made to fit the tumbler. Go to a locksmith, have that done…great – new key fits the tumbler now.
Get back home, try the new key on the car doors – nothing. In fact it looks completely different from my old key. Dammit – I guess a previous owner had a tumbler die on them too, and just replaced them all with a random set that wasn’t VIN matched to the car. So now I’m trying to decide if I should just live with having 1 key for the doors and a separate key for the ignition (theft protection?! Racecar?!), or order a set of factory tumblers for all the locks on the car – which would be expensive and I’d need to take the time to replace them all.
Random things you’d never even think about that you only get to experience owning an older vehicle. I’m reaching that point where if I decide to keep the car much longer I’d start hoarding random parts that I can find for cheap just knowing that I’ll have to replace them someday down the road and they’ll end up costing an arm and a leg.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
06/07/2017 at 12:06, STARS: 0
I still have the original ignition key for my ‘66 GMC. The tumbler started to get stuck once which almost left me stranded.
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
A little WD40 loosened it up. I could use the same key to start both my Corvair and GMC.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/07/2017 at 12:09, STARS: 0
I was going to look that up this morning: what to use to lubricate a cylinder core. wd40?
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/07/2017 at 12:10, STARS: 1
This last paragraph is the question of my life.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
06/07/2017 at 12:15, STARS: 0
I had a ket cut from the VIN at the Honda dealer when my son locked the keys in the car. It was close, but not close enough. I had to break out the file to get it to work.
You’ve got one seriously worn key!
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/07/2017 at 12:17, STARS: 0
That its worked this long is amazing.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
06/07/2017 at 12:22, STARS: 0
Both times I needed to lube a tumbler were emergency (I need to get to work) situations and WD-40 was all that I had. Tri-Flow is the proper lubricant. It’s probably best to give tumblers a squirt with it every once in a while.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
06/07/2017 at 12:29, STARS: 2
No! Don’t use WD-40 on a lock cylinder! Bad!
Use dry graphite. Many hardware stores have little tubes you can blow graphite into the lock.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/07/2017 at 12:41, STARS: 0
oops. I didn’t use it on my key cylinder but I did just use it on 3 of my door locks. not that I ever use them.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
06/07/2017 at 12:44, STARS: 0
Bueno - heard a story once about a Saab where a lost key meant $1100 to the dealership to change it all out ... good thing her mechanic thought of a workaround.
"I have another burner, try to guess it!" (ihaveanotherburner)
06/07/2017 at 13:35, STARS: 0
You put it in the BROWN!
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
06/08/2017 at 07:02, STARS: 0
try a coin
"Lokiparts" (lokiparts)
06/08/2017 at 09:41, STARS: 0
I feel your pain on that. The key for my old truck is so worn it’s basically a straight line and sometimes just falls out of the ignition cylinder while I’m driving. But amazingly enough it still works just fine. Also I have been able to make functional spare keys by taking other random old GM ignition keys and just filing all the teeth off. Lol
