Lost The Only Key! Need Ignition Help!
10-12-04, 07:36 PM
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Lost The Only Key! Need Ignition Help!
Ok, so today i went with some friends to pick up Shizzy, my '83 LE RX-7. the only remaining key was NOT where i had left it, so now i have no way to start it up or lock and unlock the doors. my friends and i tried to find the lock code on the machanism, but we were told we had to remove and locate it on the tumbler assembly itself, which i could not remove. a locksmith told us that figuring out what code the key was would cost around $185, so screw that. my plan for now is to go up to a junkyard and rip out a wrecked RX-7's locks and ignition system and swap them in. does anyone know how to remove the part of the lock you insert the key into without damaging the car? thanks
10-12-04, 08:24 PM
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Can you open the car? If not, get a slim jim and open your car door. Once inside, remove the door panel and remove the lock assembly... You're gonna have to remove the lock assembly to replace them anyhow...
I'd say your best bet is to bring your registration to the local Mazda dealership and see if they can cut you a key.
I'd say your best bet is to bring your registration to the local Mazda dealership and see if they can cut you a key.
10-12-04, 08:43 PM
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yeah i work at a dodge dealer, i get keys cut like nothing, and its only like 10 bucks, all you need is the vin and they will cut it, bring the registration too it would help, im going to buy an rx8 key and get a key kut to my rx7
10-12-04, 08:45 PM
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ehh shop around, make them compete against one another. i had a lock smith come out and make a key from a blank he had. popped it in and filed where it hung until it started, truely badass, then he copied it to two more keys all for 80 bones, he made the 3 keys for me from the ignition cylinder in under 40 minutes
10-12-04, 08:47 PM
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Umm, do you know anyone else with a FB, the keys are pretty much universal. I havent met another FB that i couldnt open the doors and start the car with my key. But keep it hush hush 
10-12-04, 09:04 PM
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well lets pray the locks arent rekeyed and then the 4# code on the pass door lock (i think) is the key code.... if it works right it down and get some spares
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yeah um i have 2 other FB's and no those keys dont work...i tried lol the only 'code' i got was 4 digits long, but it was 1 number, a letter, then 2 more numbers, and the locksmith said it should be 5 numbers, no letters at all. ima take the VIN down to a mazda place tho and hope like hell they can cut me a key
10-13-04, 12:34 AM
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Umm, do you know anyone else with a FB, the keys are pretty much universal. I havent met another FB that i couldnt open the doors and start the car with my key. But keep it hush hush
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