1997 Ford F-150
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County
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1997 Ford F-150
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Got a call from a guy near El Presidio State Historic Park in Santa Barbara. His 1997 F-150 XL had been sitting at a buddy's shop for two days because another locksmith came out, couldn't get it started, and told him the ignition cylinder was shot and he'd need a tow to the dealer.
He sounded tired. Said the truck was his daily and he'd already missed work.
I drove out and looked at the truck. Tenth-gen F-150, the first year of that body style. I checked the dash first. No PATS theft indicator light anywhere. Pulled the existing key out of his hand, looked at the head. Plain black plastic, no transponder chip molded in. This truck was a base XL with no immobilizer. It just needed a mechanical key, nothing electronic.
The original key was worn down bad. The cuts on the H75 blade were rounded off to the point where it was barely catching the wafers in the ignition cylinder. The cylinder itself was fine. I decoded the lock, cut a fresh key on my Condor XC-Mini right in the parking lot, and the truck fired on the first turn.
He just stood there and shook his head. Two days down, a wasted service call from the other guy, and all it needed was a clean-cut key.
The whole thing took me about 25 minutes. A dealer would have replaced the cylinder, charged for parts, labor, and a multi-day wait. He drove home that afternoon for a fraction of what they would have wanted.
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“Very professional and extremely affordable. The price was literally about three times cheaper than what my dealership quoted me. Fast service and no stress at all. Highly recommend.”
“A friend lost my Lexus key and he was able to program and cut a brand new one within 20 minutes. Arrived within about 40 minutes and was friendly, efficient, and quick.”
“I needed two keys made for my Honda Element. Friendly, fast, fair pricing, and far better than any other locksmith I have used in the area. Best service by far.”
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