Lost my spare tire key, how can i remove the lock?
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Lost my spare tire key, how can i remove the lock?
A long time ago, I lost my spare tire key and would like to get the lock off. I know there is a number stamped into the outside area of the lock that I'm assuming is a reference number to cut a new key to fit that lock. Are there any alternatives besides going to the dealer and getting raped for the cost of a new key? I was thinking of going to a locksmith and seeing if he could pick it for me and just leaving the lock off of the truck once it was removed. Has anyone else ran into this mini-dillema?
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Yeah if you take a Craftsman 12 point socket close to the same size hammer it on tight and take an impact to it and it'll come right off. Then you'll have to punch through the hole in the socket to get it out. It will work. Otherwise call McGard or whoever it is that makes the key and they'll send you a new one for like 15 bucks. The only place you can get a key is from the manufacturer.
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My otherwise very well equipped '03 FX4 did not have this lock.. yet my stripped '99 XL did. I think we came to the conclusion that they stopped including these locks sometime around MY 2001. Although I'm sure they're available as an accessory from Ford.. for a price. Although if you're spending money, I'd probably go w/ a chain or cable and a heavy duty padlock instead. The plastic slip in lock never rubbed me as overly secure.
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