Lost my car key, can I get new one?

mathewh · Post by **mathewh** » January 18th, 2005, 12:28 pm

I have stupidly misplaced the one and only key to my '93 Eunos Presso, does anyone know if I can get a new one made somehow? (bearing in mind I'm in the UK and it's a grey Jap import)

Is there perhaps a key number printed somewhere?

I really can't afford all new locks!

Thanks

Post by **Custommx3** » January 18th, 2005, 1:48 pm

I believe... I would call them before I made the trip, but mazda can probably make you one based on your VIN. You may have to have proof of ownership. Call your local dealership.

Grants · Post by **Grants** » January 18th, 2005, 3:13 pm

Any locksmith can make you one, most will even come to you to do it. Give one a call and get a price.

Vanished · Post by **Vanished** » January 18th, 2005, 10:29 pm

Or you can buy lock picks

yah just go to a lock smith, and they can make a new key.

mathewh · Post by **mathewh** » January 20th, 2005, 11:16 am

Thanks for you help, I didn't know they could cut a new key from a lock.

For future reference, here in London they quoted £145+VAT to come out to the car, break into it, remove, decode and replace the ignition barrel then hand-cut a new key, about an hours work.

Grants · Post by **Grants** » January 20th, 2005, 2:49 pm

Wow thats expensive.....

But if they replaced the ignition barrel, how do your door locks work?

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » January 20th, 2005, 5:13 pm

You didn't have a spare at home? I've got a spare of every key I own on top of my wife having a key of everything. There's no way in hell I could go to sleep at night not knowing I've got spare keys at home.

mathewh · Post by **mathewh** » January 20th, 2005, 8:10 pm

I don't mean that they replace the ignition barrel with a new one, but simply replace the old one once they've disected it in order to make a key pattern