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Locked out of 2004 Ranger

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Greg Dayton - 10 Oct 2006 00:44 GMT
Yes keys and keyless electronic entry gadget all hanging from the key
chain all nice and locked up.I was never gave a second set of keys upon
my purchase.I still owe a handful of payments all in which are paid
before time.What kind of problems should i expect from the dealership if
any?.Will they provide me with a master key so i can bring it back after
unlocking my ranger?.I am not paying a single dime and belive i
shouldn't have to.... Comments please.
Whitelightning - 10 Oct 2006 00:59 GMT
> Yes keys and keyless electronic entry gadget all hanging from the key
> chain all nice and locked up.I was never gave a second set of keys upon
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> unlocking my ranger?.I am not paying a single dime and belive i
> shouldn't have to.... Comments please.

You weren't smart enough to make a second set of keys, and then locked your
only set
in your truck, and it should be opened by the dealer for free, ha ha ha ha ,
thanks for a great laugh.

Whitelightning
Mountain Mike^^ - 10 Oct 2006 01:08 GMT
"> > unlocking my ranger?.I am not paying a single dime and belive i
> > shouldn't have to.... Comments please.

Reminds me of a true story about my blonde neice. She locked her keys in her
car and called a locksmith. The guys shows up, and unzipped her top. It was
a Jeep.

I'd call a locksmith and get a set of keys made and hid.

MM^^
I. Care - 10 Oct 2006 01:52 GMT
> "> > unlocking my ranger?.I am not paying a single dime and belive i
> > > shouldn't have to.... Comments please.
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>
> MM^^

Listening to the police radio the local cops seem to get a lot of calls
to help people unlock their cars.
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Greg Dayton - 10 Oct 2006 02:58 GMT
Nice young cop got me unlocked...maybe some of my fop $ was worth it
lol.Any way i found a key maker very close.Thanks for the help guys i
love my ranger!.
Stephen N. - 12 Oct 2006 02:21 GMT
> Nice young cop got me unlocked...maybe some of my fop $ was worth it
> lol.Any way i found a key maker very close.Thanks for the help guys i
> love my ranger!.

I got an extra key made at hardware store but it does not have the chip
in it so it won't start the truck.  I sanded the blade of the key to
about half it's original thickness and then cut the head of the key off.
 It's a little awkward to hold on to but it still works fine to unlock
the door.  I put this tiny key in my wallet where it resides without
taking up much room it case I forget my keys in the truck one day.

Since I never go out of the house without my wallet, I always have a
spare.  It's almost foolproof.  Unless of course, I accidentally take my
pants off, leave them in the truck, jump out in my underwear and lock
the door.  But how often does that happen?

Stephen N.--->two three times a year, tops...
I. Care - 12 Oct 2006 05:04 GMT
> > Nice young cop got me unlocked...maybe some of my fop $ was worth it
> > lol.Any way i found a key maker very close.Thanks for the help guys i
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>
> Stephen N.--->two three times a year, tops...

At one time my Ford dealer was offering plastic keys that appeared to be
made from credit card material with a key in the center.  The key could
be bent outward enough to be used in the lock, then placed back in your
wallet.
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Stephen N. - 12 Oct 2006 17:28 GMT
>>I got an extra key made at hardware store but it does not have the chip
>>in it so it won't start the truck.  I sanded the blade of the key to
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> be bent outward enough to be used in the lock, then placed back in your
> wallet.

I like that idea.  I might try making a key out of an old card.  I
travel quite a lot and I have been asked a few times about the little
key in my wallet when it goes through the scope at security.  It still
made it through a day or two after that big deal in Britain when all the
new restrictions with liquids came into effect but it was a domestic
flight.  It seems that security gets tighter every time I fly lately.

Plus, a thin plastic card would take up even less room in the wallet.

Stephen N.--->presumably to leave more room for money, lol...
Jeff Strickland - 15 Oct 2006 18:04 GMT
You can get plastic keys made that go in your wallet ...

>> Nice young cop got me unlocked...maybe some of my fop $ was worth it
>> lol.Any way i found a key maker very close.Thanks for the help guys i
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>
> Stephen N.--->two three times a year, tops...
Whitelightning - 10 Oct 2006 03:38 GMT
> I'd call a locksmith and get a set of keys made and hid.
Very good idea

>  and hid.
Very bad idea. there is no place you can hide a set of keys that some car
theif
hasnt already thought of.  Stick a door key in your wallet, unless your one
of the
not so smart that always leave your wallet in the center console.

Whitelightning
Mountain Mike^^ - 10 Oct 2006 03:50 GMT
> Very bad idea. there is no place you can hide a set of keys that some car
> theif
> hasnt already thought of.  Stick a door key in your wallet, unless your one
> of the
> not so smart that always leave your wallet in the center console.

Maybe, but I always use a magnet box to hold the truck key. It's hid pretty
good, but maybe a determined thief could find it, IF he wasn't stealing a
more desireable car............I also have one for my house at home. Both
have save my butt a few times.......

MM^^<--forget the keys!
Big Al - 10 Oct 2006 06:51 GMT
> > Very bad idea. there is no place you can hide a set of keys that some car
> > theif
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>
> MM^^<--forget the keys!

I hid one of those magnetic key boxes in the front bumper bar of my 87
Mustang. First time I needed it, was gone. The bumper bar was some kind of
composite:) So I tied a key under the car with wire.

Al
Dave and Trudy - 11 Oct 2006 11:47 GMT
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> I hid one of those magnetic key boxes in the front bumper bar of my 87
> Mustang. First time I needed it, was gone. The bumper bar was some kind of
> composite:) So I tied a key under the car with wire.
>
> Al

Dont feel lonely. I had a young lady come in to my shop some years back and
ask if we could unlock her truck for her. I grabbed the Slim Jim set and
headed out into the parking lot with her. On the way I suggested that she
should make a spare key to avoid another such incident. She replied that she
had a spare key. What was I doing then? Well, she replied, she had one spare
in a magnetic holder but when she went to use it, just like yours it was
gone. So ... she had another spare made and to ensure that it didn't fall
off, she had wired it to one of the heater hoses in the engine compartment.
Of course, she hadn't considered the fact that the hood was latch was inside
the locked truck and the key was inaccessible... I unlocked her door and
sent her on her way, laughing all the way back into the shop... Some days
are diamonds, some days are stones....To coin a phrase.

Dave D
Jeff Strickland - 15 Oct 2006 18:03 GMT
> "> > unlocking my ranger?.I am not paying a single dime and belive i
>> > shouldn't have to.... Comments please.
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>
> I'd call a locksmith and get a set of keys made and hid.

It reminds me of the Polock that locked his keys in the car. It took 2.5
hours to get his family out ...
C. E. White - 10 Oct 2006 17:14 GMT
If it is still within the 3 yr/36,000 mile warrarnty, call Ford Roadside
Assistance (1-800-241-3673). Lock-out assistance is one of the services they
provide for free.
(http://www.fordvehicles.com/Suvs/escape/warranty/05/vehiclecoverage/roadsideservice/
)

Ed

> Yes keys and keyless electronic entry gadget all hanging from the key
> chain all nice and locked up.I was never gave a second set of keys upon
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> unlocking my ranger?.I am not paying a single dime and belive i
> shouldn't have to.... Comments please.
Jeff Strickland - 15 Oct 2006 18:02 GMT
Call the Auto Club. They will open the doors for you in just a matter of
minutes.

If you refuse to pay for opening the doors, then prepare yourself to walk.

> Yes keys and keyless electronic entry gadget all hanging from the key
> chain all nice and locked up.I was never gave a second set of keys upon
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> unlocking my ranger?.I am not paying a single dime and belive i
> shouldn't have to.... Comments please.
 
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