Duplicate Keys
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Do you have the key codes for your keys? If so, I may be able to make a set for you. The blanks I have though aren't original-type GM key blanks though, if that matters.
None of the regular places that make duplicate keys here could make car keys this old, so I located a hand held tool that could make them based on the key code.
Alan
None of the regular places that make duplicate keys here could make car keys this old, so I located a hand held tool that could make them based on the key code.
Alan
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To get the car I wanted I had to pay for numbers matching even though I didn't care about that. But I got what I wanted, plus more.
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Pete Lindahl will do the same with B&S keys at a fraction of the cost that Jessers charges.
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Last edited by Donald #31176; Jun 29, 2020 at 07:32 PM.
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Try to locate the oldest, crustiest locksmith shop near you and seek out their oldest, crustiest employee. Tell him what you want, and show him your original keys. That's what I did with the original keys to my 1962, and that old guy went in the back of the shop and rummaged around for a while, then came out with a box of original GM key blanks and cut me two sets that function perfectly and you can't tell them from the originals - even though I just had them cut a few years ago, they have the same age and patina as my 58-year-old set. I also located one of those old leather key fobs imprinted from the dealership where my car was delivered new in 1962. Oh, and the total cost for having four keys cut was $12.. Yes, I know I only need one key for everything, but in addition to my original keys I now also have two sets of one octagonal head and one round head. Any of the keys works everything. Check around your town - as I said, the older the shop, the better. Hope you have the same luck I did.
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