1995 Pontiac Grand Am
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

1995 Pontiac Grand Am MECHANICAL-KEY Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Got a call from a guy near the Oxnard Transit Center in Oxnard. His 1995 Grand Am was sitting in a parking lot, one key left and it was worn down so bad you could barely see the cuts. He said the key would go in but he had to jiggle it side to side just to get the cylinder to turn over. Some days it worked first try. Some days it took five minutes of fighting it.

He had already called around. One shop wanted him to tow it in. A dealer told him they'd need the car on-site to pull the lock cylinder code, and he was looking at a week wait for the appointment alone.

I pulled up, read the lock, and cut him two fresh keys on the SC1 keyway right there in the van. Standard GM B44 / B45 pattern, double-sided, nothing exotic. First key slid in and turned the ignition like it was new off the lot.

He held up his old key next to the fresh one. The difference was obvious. His original was worn smooth on half the cuts. He had been forcing a dying key into a cylinder that was trying to do its job.

Whole thing took about fifteen minutes. He kept the old key as a backup even though I told him it would only get worse. Old habits.

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