They are gna tow my Z!!

[al_itzah2luv]

i already got the keys out of the car tho....

i just need to make spares...

XD

[m4xwellmurd3r]

It is possible that the key code is on a tag inside the glove box if you can open the door.

Language is a living thing. It evolves as we do. Like it or not, text typing is part of that evolution. Let's give her a break and concentrate on the situation.

I don't know if the 280's have that key code. My 78 has the little sticker for all the info, but nothing on a key code

[al_itzah2luv]

i already looked when AAA opened the car door,

on the glovebox door, theres a sticker with some info on it,

but nothing like a code...

[EScanlon]

If you have one of the original keys, they sometimes have the key code stamped on the key itself.

FWIW

E

[Danglybanger]

...on a side note... :ninja:

Anyone else think the early Z has some damn cool looking keys? (I choose to hijack this thread because it's reached the point where it can't hurt it, and it's too dumb to start an individual thread over)

I use the spare for mine to preserve the originals

Another side note, my Z came with a secondary set of keys that are slightly narrower, and don't seem to fit anything... (not doors, deck, glovebox) though the PO did threaten that if I tried to use them in ignition they'd get stuck and not come out :laugh:

Anyone have any ideas? My Z has all the locks on one key... Which is kinda nice change (my Lotus has one for nearly every lock on the car, as does my 55 Chevy...)

[Poindexter]

FWIW the Homeless Depot will make keys for the Z- and for around only $4 for both keys! Big spender that I am, I got several copies made, primarily to retire my original colored and numbered set, and even hid a set under a mailbox near a good friend's house I visit often in case I lose mine away from home. Her dogs love shiny things and regularly bury them!

It's an old trick/habit my Dad taught me. You duct-tape a set of your keys (primarily house keys) under a mailbox a few blocks from your house "just in case". If anybody happens to look *under* a mailbox- like anybody would ever bother - they won't have the slightest way to figure where they belong.

Obviously this works better in an urban/suburban setting than somewhere in the grain belt where nothing is within walking distance.

I like being prepared for any eventuality. Hope this might help some of you. It's saved me more than once.

Edited August 8, 2008 by Poindexter

[m4xwellmurd3r]

haha here's what I did many years back. We had this red rock in our yard. not too big, but kinda heavy. I took my bike lock key, and dropped it in the dirt UNDER the rock, and dropped the rock on it. It worked out great, because one day my KEY broke, so I had to lift up the rock, and get the spare haha

[zanthus]

And heck if that failed you could just use the rock to break the lock

[1 Bravo 6]

Hey "E",

If that's a pic of Khrystina in her avatar, then I say, PICS, PICS and MORE PICS.

Rick.

:devious::devious:

[Bonzi Lon]

Twenty some years ago I locked the keys in my sister's Camero. A bent coat hanger and 2 minutes later I had it unlocked and told myself "never again". Very embarrassing. So, every car I've had since gets a spare key wired up under it somewhere, very well hidden.

I bought a used Saturn 12 years ago and did the same thing with the spare. To my surprise, about a month after pruchase, Saturn sent me an (emergency use only) spare key in a flat sleave to put in my wallet in case I locked myself out. That was unexpected and appreciated.

Two years ago at the Branson Z-Fest, cousin David locked his keys in his ZX. I was driving his other ZX (4 years apart) and tried that key in the lock and lo-and-behold it unlocked it. About for or five other people tried their keys in his lock and it unlocked it also. Maybe these locks are not all that different after all.

Bonzi Lon

[sblake01]

Two years ago at the Branson Z-Fest, cousin David locked his keys in his ZX. I was driving his other ZX (4 years apart) and tried that key in the lock and lo-and-behold it unlocked it. About for or five other people tried their keys in his lock and it unlocked it also. Maybe these locks are not all that different after all.

Bonzi Lon

Those locks are anywhere from around 30 to nealy 40 years old, depending on the year of Z or ZX, so they ought to be pretty loose by now. I had all of my locks re pinned (or actually re wafered) and the only key that opens them now is the one that goes with the car.

[Mike]

Er , hotwire won't work with the steering wheel locked . To just start the car you just remove the 2 small phillips head screws that holds the ignition ''driver cam'' onto the back of the ignition housing , and insert a small flat blade screwdriver and turn clockwise till the starter engages . Anyways , hope she gets help.

This is your simplest answer. No need to melt wires or plastic together with this one.

When you do find a key, make sure you run down to the local locksmith and have an extra one made. You never actually "plan" on losing your keys but it does happen. I always keep an extra key to every vehicle I've owned. Every now and then you'll need that spare key. It can come in handy when you are in a HUGE HURRY and can't find your typical set of keys (with no time to start looking through the house).

And, in the effort to save space, some SMS for ya!

IMHO, UWBJF. TTYL M

GLFOT (good link for old timers):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_messaging

LQ2MS