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My daughter lost the last key to our truck. (I was really mad at her). My wife called one of those 800 numbers where they get someone out right away to make oyu a key. They came out three days later after a bunch of excuses and made one key for $400.
Then I lost that key (not I cannot be mad at my daughter any longer ). My wife got a recommendation from our mechanic, the guy came out the next day and made four keys for $150. With one other car where we lost all the keys (we do that too often) we took the vin number and proof of ownership to the dealer and they made a key for us. However I think it was still $80 - $100. The dealership said they could not make a key for this truck, I am not sure why, I did not go.
Anyway the point is I wanted to warn people away from those 800 numbers you find on the internet. Just get a good reference and and get a price up front.
If I find any keys that wash up on the Amherstburg shore, should I let you know? lol
Please do. they have to be somewhere. Each time we lose one, the person is certain they left it on the kitchen island. Maybe the dog is eating them. We have lost 5 keys for that dumb truck. My Camaro came with one key and a fob. Bought it in 1995. Still have the same key and remote fob. Not sure what is up with the truck keys.
I have gone right to the car dealership, they can make the keys and they are only a few dollars.....unless you have that new key fob...those are pricey to replace. Go have duplicates made immediately....Each of you keep one in the house, just in case. Good luck
Yeah, have you ever thought of having a couple of sets of spares made and put into a safe place in the house ? Even the keys with chips can be made, if you have the original there for them to duplicate. Whenever I buy a new car and if it only comes with one set, I immediately have a set or two made and I put one in my dresser at home and one at my shop.
With your propensity for losing them, I would think you would have done that a long time ago.
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I am done with my hobby for the day, so I am packing up the van.
Back gate is *up*.
I am now done with packing stuff up and can not find my key.
After looking all over the place, I decide to call the wive, an hour plus, away.
She comes to pick me up, while I am waiting under the open gate
(sun is burning hot .. no good waiting *in* the car ---)
She arrives, I slam the gate down, and there are the keys ...
Wive would not talk for me for hours ...
I now do have a spare key at some *secret* place on the car !
Cost was 85 green ones !
I assume it is of the Passive Chip (no batteries required) inside the handle of the key which has to match the circuitry in car.
That doohicky and the programming thereof, must be the high cost.
If the key has remote control capabilities, the cost is probably also higher !
Justified to be that high ? I have no comment on that.
I hope I will remember where that secret place, when it happens again.
Please do. they have to be somewhere. Each time we lose one, the person is certain they left it on the kitchen island. Maybe the dog is eating them. We have lost 5 keys for that dumb truck. My Camaro came with one key and a fob. Bought it in 1995. Still have the same key and remote fob. Not sure what is up with the truck keys.
Yeah, have you ever thought of having a couple of sets of spares made and put into a safe place in the house ? Even the keys with chips can be made, if you have the original there for them to duplicate. Whenever I buy a new car and if it only comes with one set, I immediately have a set or two made and I put one in my dresser at home and one at my shop.
With your propensity for losing them, I would think you would have done that a long time ago.
Don
We did do that a long time ago. We had five keys as I said. It took a long time to lose all five.
The dealers do not charge a couple of bucks. When we had them make one for another car, it was $80 - $100. They said they could not make one for this car. I do not know why, I was not involved (otherwise I would never have allowed the $400 guy to come.
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). My wife got a recommendation from our mechanic, the guy came out the next day and made four keys for $150. With one other car where we lost all the keys (we do that too often) we took the vin number and proof of ownership to the dealer and they made a key for us. However I think it was still $80 - $100. The dealership said they could not make a key for this truck, I am not sure why, I did not go.
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