1998 Mazda Protege
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego
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1998 Mazda Protege
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1998 Mazda Protege Metal Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
A woman was parked down near the Bay Marina waterfront in National City. She had been loading camera gear into her car, set her keys on the seat for one second, and the door locked behind her. She called around. The Mazda dealer told her she'd need a tow since they don't do lockout service. A big-name roadside company quoted her a wait time she didn't have.
She found me and I was already on the south end of National City. Told her twenty minutes.
When I got there, the car was a 1998 Protege, base trim, single key, no spare anywhere. She hadn't realized how simple the key actually is on a car this age. No remote, no transponder. Just a metal key cut to the car.
I decoded the lock through the door cylinder, confirmed the cut, and made a new key right there in the van. Tested it in the door, tested it in the ignition. Started right up.
She was back to loading her gear maybe twelve minutes after I pulled up. The dealer comparison didn't even come up. She just needed someone who could show up and do the job.
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