1996 Nissan Sentra
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

1996 Nissan Sentra Metal Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy near Surfers Point in Ventura, late on a weeknight. He was parked close to the water and had that tone people get when they've already been standing outside too long. His only key to his 1996 Nissan Sentra was gone. Could have been in the sand, could have been in the water. He wasn't sure. He had his registration in the glovebox but the car was locked, and he was starting to price out tow trucks on his phone when he found me.

I asked him to read me the VIN off the base of the windshield, driver's side. He found it. That 17-character number told me exactly what I needed: the key blank, the cut series, everything. I pulled the right blank before I left.

When I got there, I cut the key to the code and tested it in the door first, then the ignition. Turned right over. He stood there for a second like he was waiting for something else to happen.

There was nothing else. That's the job on a '96 Sentra. No programming sequence, no module, no countdown timer. Just a correctly cut key and a car that starts. He drove home. The dealer would have had him waiting until morning, and the tow alone would have cost more than my whole visit.

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