Dang Cheap Hide A Key

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 01/30/2015 at 02:57 • Filed to: stupid chinese made eBay crap

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A while ago I got 2 keys cut and got a hide a key. I put my original Key that was worn down to almost nothing, thinking I'd only use it in emergencies in the hide a key. I just went to check my hide a key, and it was wide open. Now my original key is somewhere on the road. Now I gotta go get another key cut and get another (better quality) hide a key.

SlickMcRick > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 03:38

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I need to get one as well. As a matter of fact I'm currently pushing my luck using just one key all this time. Thanks for this unintended reminder.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > SlickMcRick 01/30/2015 at 03:43

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I went over a year with just one key, I was lucky, i didnt do this but i recommend you get this so you never lose them.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > SlickMcRick 01/30/2015 at 04:04

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You're welcome, I guess. I still have the 2 new keys (one as a daily and one as a spare set that I keep at home). So I can still drive, but I need a hidden one on the truck so I don't have to call my parents to rescue me if I lock my keys in my truck. Btw, the original key that is now lost on the road looked like this:

It should look like this:

While it technically still worked, it was really worn. I guarantee if someone finds it they will think someone littered it instead of throwing it out.

Side note: the guy that cut the new key was a magic man, he restored bits of metal that hasn't existed for at least a decade.

SlickMcRick > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 01/30/2015 at 04:07

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Hmmm that is nice. I also need a spare to leave in the house. You know how we all have those mornings we can't seem to find anything. Always have to have that back up.

SlickMcRick > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 04:11

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Yep that old key looks like it could double as a sword for Final Fantasy or something. My old Escort GT the ignition cylinder wore out. Didn't even need a key to turn it on. Just push the clutch and turn the spot where a key is supposed to go and you're off. Also couldn't really get locked out because with a good enough tug I could pop open the hatch and just crawl through the back. Ahhh good times indeed.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > SlickMcRick 01/30/2015 at 04:11

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Yeah, i actually just have the second key in the house, i don't have a second key hiding in my car.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > SlickMcRick 01/30/2015 at 04:15

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Ya, I'm not too worried about it. Funny thing, when I started the truck for the first time with the new key it was a fight to get it all the way in. I don't think the tumblers have gone all the way up in a very long time Before that. Now I have no issue.

Leon711 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 04:44

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you could have used a spoon handle.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Leon711 01/30/2015 at 04:45

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Or a butter knife, lol. I'm quite aware of the shitiness of 90s ford locks

pip bip - choose Corrour > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 06:51

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good thing you checked now , instead of finding out right when you need it.

will a 5c coin open or start your ute?

if so , just keep a 5c coin in your pocket at all times.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/30/2015 at 07:04

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Haha, no a nickel won't start it. And I've never really thought about it, I guess if is a ute. I've never thought of it as anything but a truck, I like ute better

pip bip - choose Corrour > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 07:09

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what i don't understand is why your vehicle is referred to as a "truck" ?

it's just a large ute.

to me a truck is anything from an Isuzu N-series /Hino/UD and larger , diesel only mostly , used for commercial purposes.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/30/2015 at 07:13

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To me it's too small to be a truck. I've always considered it more of a large car with extra storage space than a small truck. What you are referring to in America is a truck, but there is kinda a non verbal understanding that it is different than a pickup. But even my ranger is too small to be a pickup truck in my mind. I pulled up next to a Ford Explorer in my truck the other day, that mom mobile dwarfed my truck. I think I'll start calling it a ute. It seems to be a more apt term.

Meatcoma > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 08:01

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Never had a problem with the sliding hide a key box, don't think I'd trust a hinged one, obviously I shouldn't.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Meatcoma 01/30/2015 at 08:04

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Ya, Never getting a hinged one again

jkm7680 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 08:12

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Well if you had bought a Honda Civic, you could have used practically anything as a key. So none of this would have even happened because you could have unlocked the door with a paper clip.

XJDano > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 08:38

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Ok this might suck, but it has worked out for me. Zip tie your key to something underneath. I put it on my front swaybar, the metro is pretty low, so you ranger should be a bit easier to access.

XJDano > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 08:41

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Ok this might suck, but it has worked out for me. Zip tie your key to something underneath. I put it on my front swaybar, the metro is pretty low, so you ranger should be a bit easier to access.

Not sure if first one posted. KINJA

Übel > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 09:48

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Duct tape that bitch.

XJDano > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/30/2015 at 12:54

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Ok this might suck, but it has worked out for me. Zip tie your key to something underneath. I put it on my front swaybar, the metro is pretty low, so you ranger should be a bit easier to access.