> Would a good locksmith know how to correctly cut a key when all he has > at hand is a worn one? Depends on how worn the key is. There are 7 cuts on the key, with four possible depths for each cut. A fifth or sixth generation copy cut by a hardware store goon ten years ago could be nigh impossible to gauge accurately. The key the PO of my van gave me was such an astoundingly bad one that I had to pull the door handle to get the number. If you're going to go through the trouble to have a code cut key made, it's probably best to get the door handle code in the first place. Gauging a worn dupe has too much room for error. If you have the 4 digit number off a door handle, I can cut a key for it and drop it in the mail to you for $5. It'd be on a generic brass key blank rather than the fancy plastic headed steel OEM Witte blank like Steve has (I wish I knew where he gets 'em), but it'll be properly cut at least. |
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