Trying To get a key made.....

[GrilledCheese33]

ok, so i'm trying to get a key cut for my 240. No one can do it. I bought my car and it had a duplicated key and thats it. It doesn't work good either, its worn out. Nissan said they could make one if i had the key code, but they can't do it by the vin number. My car came with no owners manual or anything, so i don't know. Can anyone help me out on how to get a better key made?

[eastcoastchaos]

go to home depot, or lows, or wal-mart. they will make a duplicate for you

[GrilledCheese33]

I forgot to mention that i already tryed that, and the duplicate that was made wouldn't work

[mmatl16]

I had mine cut at home-depot. take it back and tell them to do it again

[GrilledCheese33]

alright, i'll try it

[95nismo240]

home depot is the way to go

[siks13sr]

i had my key made at a local hardware store near me an the key works... just do like they said an take it back an tell them it dont work

[BadMojo]

Nissan said they could make one if i had the key code, but they can't do it by the vin number.

The code may be on the sticker in the glove box.

[Florida240sx]

At my work we made a copy for each of his 3 keys and none of them worked and we tried again ended up giving him back his money

[yellow_jacket]

Go to a lock smith. They can make a copy that will work. Hardware stores can only make copies of good keys that work well.

[GrilledCheese33]

i think i am going to have to go to a locksmith, b/c i took my key and they tryed to cut it 3 times and ended up giving me my money back. And there is no sticker in my dash, i looked all over my car for a key code and nothing, so i guess its locksmith time!

[PalmerWMD]

Lock smiths rule.

Fred..

[Ligouri Rd]

Quote »but they can't do it by the vin number[/quote]Actually the vin number is what they use to get the key code. The dealership I went to needed proof of ownership of the vehicle (insurance card was all I had). All the hardware stores in the world won't be able to make a working copy from a bad key. Nissan is the way to go.

[SunshineAcid]

theres an easy way and a hard way to do thisand unfortunately the hard way is the right way.pop all the lock cyls out of the carthere are 42 doorsa trunk/hatchand ignitiontake em all to a smithget him to rekey them all on the same key.i did on my rx7 a few years back. worked like a dream.

[GrilledCheese33]

well, im going to a dealer first and if that don't work i'll hit the hard way. How much did that cost for all of them to be rekeyed?

[420sxse]

Have you talked to a locksmith? It's like 60-80 buks if you don't have an old key to copy. Any decent one should be able to do it fairly quickly (they'll come to your house, even)

[Hijacker]

locksmiths are the way to go.

most people aren't lucky enough to have their codes left in the glove box. that's supposed to be removed by the dealer.

[coupe4me]

The keys that Walmart or Home Depot make will only copy the one he already has, one that doesn't work. The only way to get a key that works is through the a dealer.

[brooklyn240]

i had to get a new key when i broke mine in my trunk lock. i went to the dealer with my VIN and registration and $10 later i had a new key.