I lost my one and only car key for my 1996 406.
What are my options?
CRYSIS LOST CAR KEY!!
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teamster1975
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Re: CRYSIS LOST CAR KEY!!
Either that or go to a dealer armed with VIN and proof of ownership.
Sorry to hear that, the amount of times I've lost my keys and they've been tidied by my wife!
Sorry to hear that, the amount of times I've lost my keys and they've been tidied by my wife!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
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Gary406
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Re: CRYSIS LOST CAR KEY!!
ye i couldnt even imagine how much trouble it would be , always have a spare key in my car docs folder, 
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Re: CRYSIS LOST CAR KEY!!
One of those problems which you dont realise how much of an inconvenient expense this is till you lose keys yourself. But yeah from what i have read full lock set change probably some electrical stuff for the remote part also.
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I always know exactly where my spare key is, and if I'm leaving the country I always take it with me and get one of our party to look after it. Could be extremely expensive to get the car recovered to the UKGary406 wrote:ye i couldnt even imagine how much trouble it would be , always have a spare key in my car docs folder,
Back to the OPs problem... The best thing to do is as Matt says: go to the dealers with the VIN and proof of ownership. They should be able to do you a new key for about £100. I imagine that'd be cheaper than a breakers yard would charge you for all the bits (locks+ecus) you'd need
Afterwards, if you've got a keypad immobiliser and know the code, get a non-electronic key cut.
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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Well what i did was add key cover to my insurance and i'm going to claim next week
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teamster1975
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Re: CRYSIS LOST CAR KEY!!
I didn't know they did such a thing! Good idea though!zedxfarin wrote:Well what i did was add key cover to my insurance and i'm going to claim next week
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
Re: CRYSIS LOST CAR KEY!!
can you get into the car?
you should be able to get any locksmith in to remove the lock (or do it yourself) and they should be able to cut a key based on the lock.
I had it done in the 205 wheni lost the keys for it at a racetrack and didn't realise till i drove the 6 hours home... Cost me 130 NZD (devide by 3 for pounds pretty much), that included 3 new keys, call out fee, recoding the fuel cap (it was a seperate key) to match the others... I didn't think that was too bad.
you should be able to get any locksmith in to remove the lock (or do it yourself) and they should be able to cut a key based on the lock.
I had it done in the 205 wheni lost the keys for it at a racetrack and didn't realise till i drove the 6 hours home... Cost me 130 NZD (devide by 3 for pounds pretty much), that included 3 new keys, call out fee, recoding the fuel cap (it was a seperate key) to match the others... I didn't think that was too bad.