[V8] Lost key

[Tony and Lillie]

However, it is very easy to rekey a lock to an existing key. Just trial and 
error. The little slider pieces that prevent the lock cylinder from turning 
just pop out, be sure not to loose the little springs.

I've done quite a few of these as well, and it really is quite simple.

Tony

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Subject: [V8] Lost key
>
> Key and opening doors.
> I watched my local RAC (auto club choppy, UK accent) use an inflatable 
> bladder to wedge the door open sufficiently to then slip in a loop of some 
> of that stiff plastic banding that people use to secure parcels.  Using 
> the tension in the banding, he then manoeuvred the loop over the locking 
> knob, to catch it, grip it, and pull.
>
>
> It is possible to 'recode' the locks to a new key, if you have sufficient 
> brass 'tumbler' bits. So, presumably it is a relatively straightforward, 
> but time-consuming, process to backwards engineer the code to determine 
> the key profile.  I really should get a couple of spares cut before I lock 
> my self out again.
> Here in the UK, it seems almost impossible to get the dealers interested 
> supplying a new lock to an old profile, even with the car details.