lost keys

[jspec240]

What up I got a 300zx and cant find my damn keys.. searched the house for days :( I heard you can get a key made by using the vin?? Myth or true?? if not true then how can one be made? or do I have to get a complete lock set?? Looked it up but saw nothin and Nissan parts is closed at the moment.

haha I need to get one of those stupid key finders for those retarded moments..

[eastcoastS14]

call a locksmith they come to your car and make you a key on the spot

[origin_s135]

What up I got a 300zx and cant find my damn keys.. searched the house for days :( I heard you can get a key made by using the vin?? Myth or true?? if not true then how can one be made? or do I have to get a complete lock set?? Looked it up but saw nothin and Nissan parts is closed at the moment.

haha I need to get one of those stupid key finders for those retarded moments..

reminds me of the movie along came polly, jen lost her keys so much that ben got the alarm key finder for her, she was being stubborn that she didn't need it, but she ended up using it. haha. good luck with the key though.

[JRas]

I remember reading about something about a sticker on the inside of the glovebox that you could give to a dealership for a replacement key...

not sure if this applies for 300zx's and you may not even have it ( I didn't )

gl, make sure you get spares

[jspec240]

Yea no doubt Im gonna get the spares.. lol still hate having a key floating around tho.. I will check the glove box thing

Thanks for the advice

[sac]

THE Z33 my brother bought came with a lil metal tab with the key code on it. Yes you can vin order a key from the dealership. We do it all the time at my work. THE KEY WILL NOT FIT IF THE LOCK CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED, UNLESS IT WAS REPLACED WITH A OEM KEY CUT CYLINDER. But ya.. order the key, buy a butterfly knife style key off ebay, then you can be cool.. haha. jk.

good luck though

[jspec240]

haha I think i might just go with the nismo

[articdragon192]

Go for the gusto...
get the titanium Z32 key that Z deserves.

[LimeLite Racing]

with a key floating around you should order new locks and keys... thats what i had to do... i may just be paranoid, but with all the cars getting stolen in so cal these days the new locks and keys may be worth it to you.

[koukimonster139]

borrow a friends any nissan key

copy it

done

[tylerrussell]

the car has to be a 95 and up in order for nissan to be able to make a key just by knowing your VIN. ive gone and asked my local dealership before

[tylerrussell]

with a key floating around you should order new locks and keys... thats what i had to do... i may just be paranoid, but with all the cars getting stolen in so cal these days the new locks and keys may be worth it to you.

that'd kinda mean that if you have any 240, you might want to have a completely custom door locking system because nissan keys were only cut so many ways when the cars were being made. ive opened and started at least 2 other 240s with my s14 key. and ive seen it with other nissan keys too. ive seen a stanza key open up 3 s13's

[jackjack]

another option............ if the vin/dealer dosent work. when my key broke, i removed the passenger door cylinder (less worn). took it to a locksmith, and he cut me a perfect key (wrote down the numbers and gave it to me for future reference). cost about $25. if they come out to you, obviously it'll cost more.

[J.Silvia]

Key cutting with the vin or key code only works on like late 98' and up and only on certain vehicles.
I worked as a service advisor for last year at dodge, and the owner of the autocenter owned a nissan dealer and I tried to get a key cut for my buddies 98'. Your gonna have to get a locksmith.

[jspec240]

haha yea I started my s14 with my s13 key.. I auctually found my keys and thought this post was dead. I also bought a nismo key and complete lock set. I called the locksmmith and they said that the key # is on the auctual door lock on the passenger side door. didnt get a chance to see if it was true cause I found em.

Thanks for all the info peeps

[240cracker]

haha
iv done that 2 times 2 different 240
im going down to the dealership today with my key code on the insde of the glove box and they make u a key for $6

make 10 spares thats what im doing

[an_orange_s2k]

only $6 at dealership? that doesnt seem so bad even though u coulda spent like $3 at home depot for a spare

[jspec240]

^^^^^Thats if you were smart enough to buy one before you lost it :) if not then you pay the price!! like my dumb ass, but Im getting smarter, after I found my key I made a copy:bow:

I do agree with lime lite and tylerussle about the same key working. might as well give a robber a master key. and 240s are beginning to disapear like civics and integras :( so Im just gonna get a bad ass alarm system dont care what I pay because its cheaper than loosing my 240....