1996 Nissan Pathfinder
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County
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1996 Nissan Pathfinder
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1996 Nissan Pathfinder MECHANICAL-KEY Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Out near Sinaloa Lake in Simi Valley, a guy flagged me down to his carport where a white R50 Pathfinder was sitting. One key, cracked plastic bow, blade visibly worn down on the edges. He said the ignition had been getting harder to turn for months and that morning it just wouldn't go.
He had bought the truck used years ago with a single key. Never got a spare. The blade was so worn I could see daylight through the cuts when I held it against a fresh NSN11 blank. The ignition wafers were reading that worn profile as "close enough" for a long time, until they weren't.
I decoded the door lock directly since it had less wear than the ignition cylinder. Got clean cuts, ran two fresh NSN11 blanks on my Condor, and tried the first one in the ignition. Turned smooth on the first try. That moment where the engine fires and the owner just goes quiet for a second, that's the whole job right there.
Second key went on his keyring before I packed up. I told him the ignition wafers were on borrowed time and if it started acting up again, I could repin the cylinder on site. But fresh-cut keys to original depth specs bought him real time.
He went from one dying key to two clean ones in about 20 minutes. No dealer visit, no tow, no appointment two weeks out.
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