1997 Ford Crown Victoria
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

1997 Ford Crown Victoria Metal Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I was working the J Street Corridor in Port Hueneme on a Tuesday when a guy flagged me down. He had parked his 1997 Crown Victoria in a narrow carport tucked behind his building, and his only key had snapped off flush in the door lock. Not bent, not worn. Snapped clean, with maybe two millimeters of blade sticking out.

He had already tried needle-nose pliers and a broken-key extractor he bought at a hardware store. Neither worked, and he had pushed the fragment deeper trying.

I carry extraction tools in the van specifically for this. Got the broken piece out in about four minutes without damaging the lock cylinder. Once the lock was clear, I decoded it right there, cut a fresh key on the machine in the van, and tested it in both the door and the ignition. Turned smooth both times.

The whole thing took maybe twenty-five minutes. He had been sitting on this problem for two days, waiting to see if he could handle it himself. The dealer was not really even in the conversation for him because there was no tow option, and a tow to a Ford dealer from that carport was its own headache. He just needed someone to show up with the right tools.

I drove away and he drove away. That is the whole story.

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