lost my key. need a replacement
 

i have a 1992 ford escort and i lost my only key for it. i need a replacement key, but i have no key to coppy off. where do i go, i need to get my car out of this girl's driveway!!

please help!

if i go to a dealership what do they do? do i tell them i need a key for a 92 scort and they just make one? on the spot?

Bummer.. No idea what you could do. Maybe call a locksmith.

call up the local locksmith shop... they should be able to send someone out to make one...

and have em make 2... and keep one somewhere safe...

I think that the dealer can make a key based on the VIN, but they'll probably need a bunch of proof that the car is yours.

Aye call a dealership and give them the VIN # and anything else they need. Dunno how expnsive it will be or how long it will take, but thats the way i know how to do it. Could always have it towed someplace else in the mean time as well :P

Yes. The dealership can make you a new key. They just need the VIN and proof of ownership. Each VIN has the key-code associated with it. The charge is probably minimal and they could have it done by the time you walk down there. :lol:

Since you already got the answer that I was going to give, I'll just say that this would have been a lot funnier if followed by "before her parents get home"

lol!

That would have been awesome.

No, I think "...before her boyfriend gets home" would be even better. Or, perhaps, "...before she wakes up"?

Step one: get new key made
Step two: move car
Step three:Get another key made, hide on car in unusual place (don't use one of those magnetic key holders, look under car for a bolt or screw sticking out and get a wing nut to match. Attach key to screw with wingnut.
Step four: Remember where new extra key is. Worst feeling is when you lock your keys in the car and you need to start looking for above key but you can't remember where it is. Best feeling is when you do find it.

I work in a dealership, I get these requests every day!!!

Yes you need proof that the car is yours. Hopefully being that the car is over 10 yrs old Ford still has the vin and the key code on the database (I sometimes can't get one for a car older than that). Worse case is that you get one made by a locksmith but that costs alot more.

It's amazing how many times people try to get key codes without proper ID and proof of ownership :rolleyes:

I could tell stories but that's for another thread.

Actually, my first thought was, "Before my girlfriend asks why the hell I decided to walk so much all of a sudden."

Good luck getting a key made from the dealership, with a worn ignition and door locks I'd suprised if it worked assuming the car hadn't been rekeying in the last decade. I have 2 years under my belt as an automotive locksmith, and I have a 91 escort lol. Any respectable locksmith can make a key for that car in under 10 minutes. Just call one a bite the bullet on cost if you need it done pronto, if you don't care about the car a screwdriver will start it too.

"So she can get her homework done" and "Before her dad gets home from conducting Mass at the prison"

jam a screwdriver in the ignition and crank it with a wrench...that's what the little fucks around here do. ;)

Damn thieves

Yes same. I work in a car dealership as well in the service dept. I get requests for keys all the time. We are not allowed to give it out over the phone. We request a copy of the registration details AND a copy of the licence. :P Some people get so shitty with us, but it is unfortunately our rules and I aint about to break them. When I then tell the customer that it is for safety and that anyone can just ring up and request it, then sort of carm down a bit. :)

I've been a locksmith for 12 years. That's an easy car to make keys for. Your quickest solution to any key problem is a locksmith. A good locksmith that is. I acknowledge there are poor ones.

People seem to avoid locksmiths at any cost, wasting an entire day on something that takes me 15 minutes. Ford code service is hit and miss. GM has the best code service out there and is available to me 24/7. They have auto codes on computer back to 1989 and trucks since 1991. I can have a code in about 10 minutes by phone. Good luck.

Regards

Or if your mechanically inclined or have a friend that is so inclined you can call the local parts store and get a new ignition. Then you will have to remove the steering wheel, probably the turn signal switch, and install your new ignition switch complete with two new keys. A locksmith is your easiest route by far. But a new switch will rule out the possibility of spending all that money on a locksmith and in a few days or months the switch going bad and still having to install a new switch .... Good Luck.

And it'll be awesome because you'll have 2 different keys for the car, one for the ignition and one for the doors. The best route would be to pull all of the locks and put new wafers in them.

You cannot remove the old ignition on that Ford unless it's in the "ON" position. The retainer will only depress half-way, not enough to release the cylinder. For a good locksmith, that car is a fast job. So how did it turn out?

Regards

THAT was the funniest thing I've heard all day.


Do you carry a wallet? A lot of them have slots for a spare key. I keep a spare car key in mine and it has gotten me out of trouble in several situations. I've locked my keys in my car more than once (and it always seems to be bad weather) but no problem! I just whip out my wallet and ta-da instant car entrance! However, never take your wallet out of your pocket when you're in the car ;)

Or before she wakes up and realizes you are a dumbass and lost your keys while at her house no less. I only say that because everyone else has answered your question!

One of my favorite locksmith stories transpired about ten years ago. I recieved a call from a lady in her 30's who said she needed keys made for her car. It was parked at someone elses address and after checking for proper ownership, I quoted her a price. She agreed. She needed a ride to her car, so I let her ride with me. Along the way, it turned out she'd met a guy the night before, went home with him, and when she woke up later to sneak out, she couldn't find her keys. She didn't want to go knock on his door, so she wanted me to make her new keys.

I arrived at the house, went to the door and knocked. The guy saw my truck and handed the keys over. I went back to the truck and gave her the keys after she paid me. She didn't say a word. :)

Regards