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okay... last night was a reall piss off. long story short my car keys got jacked so i had to steal my own car in the minus 35 deg C weather.... i have a spare lock key so getting in was no issue just driving home from the leisure centre was the problem.... my friend (msd-supermx3) was generous enough to assist with it... [EDITED] any ways after this we could start the car and drive it home...

Does anyone know how much a lock smith would charge to make me a new key...

Unlucky but eh... I would like to see your HOW TO: Hotwire an mx3 post severely edited/removed!

New key cuts are cheap I'm sure.

Try 175 bucks. Oh well apparently if you contact mazda and give them the vin # they can get a code that a lock smith can use

Try 175 bucks. Oh well apparently if you contact mazda and give them the vin # they can get a code that a lock smith can use

So much easier to just tow it home....


Simply go to a scrap yard, find a car with a key, and take its lock cylinders and ignition.

Done.

yontzie wrote:

Does anyone know how much a lock smith would charge to make me a new key...

The dealer charged me $25, with the VIN and title (as proof of ownership). Worth it, it is a "new" key, not a 15 year old worn copy of a copy!

marcdh wrote:I would like to see your HOW TO: Hotwire an mx3 post severely edited/removed!

Agreed... I have edited the first post.

Really though... that seemed like a ton of work... It's good to know, as now I feel safer and don't think someone would jack my car that easily.

yea it was actually really tough.... lol anythings possible tho.

anyways i now have my immobilizer as a key and 2 buttons were my curise control buttons were. there is a dial type switch that controlls the power and such and a green button hooked to the starter. works great. im happy.

Question? You couldn't take a cab home to pick up a spare key one would assume would have laying around at all times?? Or have someone drop it off??
SMOOTH MOVE!!!

acutually im not that stupid.

when i purchased the car they only had one ignition key.....

yontzie wrote:acutually im not that stupid.

when i purchased the car they only had one ignition key.....

HAHAHAH
soo why didn't you make a copy??

yontzie wrote:acutually im not that stupid.

when i purchased the car they only had one ignition key.....

How long did you have it for? :O

When I got mine, it came with 5 keys... no I'm not kidding. I wish I was... I had a hard time finding places to stuff them all.

I had a locksmith make 1 brand new key with the original cuts. Not a copy, but an exact original based on the depth of each cut.
That service cost me $20 + the key blank.

I later realized I had him copy a door/ignition key... and not the one that also opens the glove box. I am tempted to slam my head against my desk for that one even now...