Passenger door lock is stuck

[RMcG]

Thanks Scott, Norton and Gabriel,

The key has no chip. I had it made locally for under $5 and it works smoothly on all the 3 locks. They had a machine that appears to read some kind of code from the actual metal "hills" and "valleys" on the key. The good spare key was used to make the new key.

The old worn out key is probably not good for much anymore. But maybe that code can still be read from the worn out key. If so, I'll keep it. If not, probably best to just recycle the metal.

QUESTION: Does anybody know if the worn out key still has a reabable code?

Thanks,

R

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by RMcG

QUESTION: Does anybody know if the worn out key still has a reabable code?

If they key still worked on your driver's side door, then it is useable.

As such, I'd grind it down to the point it doesn't work at all, then chuck it.

A Dremel tool would make this an easy job!

There is no "code" if there is no chip.

[RMcG]

Originally Posted by MadMax

If they key still worked on your driver's side door, then it is useable.

As such, I'd grind it down to the point it doesn't work at all, then chuck it.

A Dremel tool would make this an easy job!

There is no "code" if there is no chip.

Thanks Max,

They were apparently able to get some information from the key by inserting it into a device. This information allowed them to quote me a price before the key was cut. Since there is no chip in the key, then it seems to me the information was obtained from 1) the absence of a chip and/or 2) from the metal hills and valleys.

I don't think the price quote was based on my telling them the make, model and year. So it seems that there must be some kind of info in the metal hills and valleys , no? (Even if the info is not called a "code.")

JUST TO BE CLEAR WHAT I AM ASKING: Maybe I should save the old wornout partially usable key, maybe it could be used to make a new key in the future if necessary.

Any further comments would be welcomed.

Thanks,

R.