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Rochester wrote:
> My car was just broken into in a hotel lot. They destroyed the driver's side > key-lock. I can actually unlock my car with my finger now! Is that OK? The > effort the thieves used seems to be very limited, and the alarm did not go > off either. I cannot go anywhere with the car like this now. > Anyone with similar experience? What to do? There is one key for ignition, > driver side and back door. How to get the same lock? Or have a different > key? > Please advice. > > You can have a replacement keylock 'rekeyed' to your original by any decent locksmith and/or the dealer (who might just farm it out anyway). To avoid this type of problem in the older cars people would install Armour Door plates, a hard metal shield that fits under the door handle around the lock portion. I am not aware of the need nor solution for such a thing in the later models, but it appears it is still a problem. hth, TBerk |
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