universle keys?
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universle keys?
the other day i was just ******* around in my friends 7 and i wanted to see if my key would work. to my surprise it did! i told him and all my other rx7 friends and it turns out we can all use our keys on everyone else car 
has anyone else tried this or is this some kind of freak accident?
has anyone else tried this or is this some kind of freak accident?
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ah man, do we need to go through this again... Not another My key opens my buddies X thread.
Please search next time, this topic has been covered quite a few times.
You would have found this:
The reason that many older cars can be opened with the wrong key is because the lock tumbler get all gunked and jammed up, with the pins locked into place. If you cleaned out the lock cyl and lubed it with a proper dry lubricant (not wet lubricants like WD-40, that would actually make the problem worse) only the correct key would open the lock.
So the moral of the story is:
search before posting
and clean your lock cylinders if any key opens your car, as you have not maintained the lock cylinders.
Please search next time, this topic has been covered quite a few times.
You would have found this:
The reason that many older cars can be opened with the wrong key is because the lock tumbler get all gunked and jammed up, with the pins locked into place. If you cleaned out the lock cyl and lubed it with a proper dry lubricant (not wet lubricants like WD-40, that would actually make the problem worse) only the correct key would open the lock.
So the moral of the story is:
search before posting
and clean your lock cylinders if any key opens your car, as you have not maintained the lock cylinders.
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Originally Posted by Icemark
ah man, do we need to go through this again... Not another My key opens my buddies X thread.
Please search next time, this topic has been covered quite a few times.
You would have found this:
The reason that many older cars can be opened with the wrong key is because the lock tumbler get all gunked and jammed up, with the pins locked into place. If you cleaned out the lock cyl and lubed it with a proper dry lubricant (not wet lubricants like WD-40, that would actually make the problem worse) only the correct key would open the lock.
So the moral of the story is:
search before posting
and clean your lock cylinders if any key opens your car, as you have not maintained the lock cylinders.
Please search next time, this topic has been covered quite a few times.
You would have found this:
The reason that many older cars can be opened with the wrong key is because the lock tumbler get all gunked and jammed up, with the pins locked into place. If you cleaned out the lock cyl and lubed it with a proper dry lubricant (not wet lubricants like WD-40, that would actually make the problem worse) only the correct key would open the lock.
So the moral of the story is:
search before posting
and clean your lock cylinders if any key opens your car, as you have not maintained the lock cylinders.
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From: Rohnert Park CA
Originally Posted by powrdby13B
i find actually that if you don't clean them you need only carry 1 mazda key. The weight saved by having only one key per ring generally subtracts .2-.3 seconds from your 1/4 time.
Mazdas come with one key that works everything. The ignition, doors, trunk/hatch, glove box, etc all on one key.
If you need different keys for different things then someone replaced that lock and didn't bother to to it right and have the lock re-key'd
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