I can help you get in the car in 20 minutes. Sincerely, Mike Pack Severna Park "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Word is, you can get a lock smith to pull the piece out. They have >tools that can hold the tumblers out of the way to pull the piece out. > >If it -can't- be done, I'll replace the ignition switch, be 2 key for >a while, then replace the door cylinders. Or something. > >Rich > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland lt;ihaveanaccount@xxxxxx; >wrote: >gt; I don't see how a new key will help that much... >gt; >gt; If you have the 1 key system, you'll at least get a door key, but >unless >gt; you cut the same key in half, you won't have the ignition key. >gt; >gt; Wouldn't it be funny to quot;convertquot; your car to a 2 key system?nbsp; 1 >key to >gt; open the door, and the same key cut in half for the ignition?nbsp; Hmmm. >gt; Getting inside that ignition is probably really going to be a pain >huh. >gt; >gt; Jim >gt; >gt; >gt; On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:13:00 -0000 quot;cruznmdquot; lt;racuti1@xxxxxx; >gt; writes: >gt; gt; I did not lock any working keys in my car. I lost my one working >key. >gt; gt; >gt; gt; When I first bought the car, I knew nothing of DeLoreans. The PO >gt; gt; handed me one stubby key. It did not unlock the doors but it did >gt; gt; start the car. I asked her if she had a door key and she >said quot;noquot;. >gt; gt; I >gt; gt; drove away assuming I was missing a door key and that DeLoreans >just >gt; gt; >gt; gt; had wierd, short, ignition keys. The door handles were both >broken >gt; gt; off, so I had to leave a window rolled down anyway. >gt; gt; >gt; gt; Fast forward 3 months. I've replaced the door handles and now >I've >gt; gt; discovered that the stubby key is a broken key, and the rest of >it >gt; gt; is >gt; gt; lodged in the ignition switch. The broken key had been filed >smooth >gt; gt; so that it doesn't look broken. >gt; gt; >gt; gt; Ken Creason told me how to find the key code on my car. He cut me >gt; gt; one, mailed it to me and advised me to get copies made (which >I've >gt; gt; been trying to do locally). I have 2 brand-new blanks locked in >my >gt; gt; car. >gt; gt; >gt; gt; I lost my only working key, probably in Florida, in my uncle's >yard. >gt; gt; >gt; gt; He says he can't find it. This is why I don't care if I can >safely >gt; gt; break into the car. I still need a key cut to drive it. It's in >the >gt; gt; mail (hopefully). >gt; gt; >gt; gt; Hope that clears it up. >gt; gt; >gt; gt; Rich >gt; gt; >gt; gt; --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, quot;Scott Muellerquot; >gt; gt; lt;scott.a.mueller@xxxxxx; wrote: >gt; gt; gt; I missed how you locked your keys in your car. >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; Refresh my memory. >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; Scott >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; -----Original Message----- >gt; gt; gt; From: cruznmd [mailto:racuti1@xxxx] >gt; gt; gt; Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 6:32 PM >gt; gt; gt; To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >gt; gt; gt; Subject: [DMCForum] What was I thinking? (Mostly on topic) >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; Now tell me again, -why- I bought a basket-case DeLorean? >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; Was it because it was cheaper? Uh...partly but that wasn't >totally >gt; gt; >gt; gt; it. Was >gt; gt; gt; it because I was bored? Hm...sort of but I never was so bored I >gt; gt; gt; wanted my hobby to make me scream in frustration. >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; Oh yeah! I remember now. I remember thinking, quot;If we only buy >the >gt; gt; gt; bestest, nicesest cars the population will eventually dwindle >to >gt; gt; gt; nothing. This means if I care about the lifespan of the marque, >I >gt; gt; gt; should find one in an advanced state of decay and put it back >gt; gt; gt; together. >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; This wasn't a dumb line of reasoning was it? If people didn't >gt; gt; think >gt; gt; gt; this way, we'd have no original condition Ford Model A's or T's >gt; gt; right? >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; >gt; gt; gt; Rich A. >gt; gt; >gt; gt; >gt; gt;nbsp; >gt; gt; >gt; gt; ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor >gt; gt; >gt; gt; Yahoo! 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