1998 R Escort lost keys - please help!

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Mon 8 May 2006 19:44
1998 R Escort lost keys - please help! - markengland
My younger sister has lost her one and only key to her R-reg Ford Escort (I think it is an LX). I suspect it is the type that has an immobiliser chip in it, since my 1996 Fiesta does. Luckily (or maybe not) the car is unlocked. Has anyone got any ideas as to a cheap way of getting her mobile again, or is the only way forward to call out a mobile locksmith? I do know of a reputable one locally but suspect she will lose 2 limbs to pay for it. Any helpful advice very gratefully received!
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Mon 8 May 2006 19:51
1998 R Escort lost keys - please help! - Armitage Shanks {p}
www.autolocksmiths.net/

I know you say you have a local man but a bit of price checking might not go amiss! Does she have a record of the key number by any chance? A search in local or on line Yellow pages could be useful too! Good luck whatever you do with it.
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Mon 8 May 2006 19:52
1998 R Escort lost keys - please help! - markengland
Thanks A S. No she doesn't have a record of the key number. Would she be able to obtain this info from a local Ford dealer?
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Mon 8 May 2006 21:15
1998 R Escort lost keys - please help! - bell boy
if she doesnt know the barrel numbers (ford wont)then the 3 alternatives are
take a door barrel out that she knows will work the ignition and take this to ford and ask them to cut a key from this barrel
she can then take the ignition lock of and get car towed to dealers and plugged in for them to code the keys to the imobilisor all in with the red ket the first original cut key and the labour and coding about £140/
alternative 2 let the mobile man do all this on site (price depends where you live and the competition to do the job as said ask for a FIRM quote)wont be much less if any though from the ford quote.
alternative 3 get a full lock set from a breaker complete with the black imobilisor box and swap the lot (usuallly £100 ish this way)tell breaker year and model if going this route.
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Wed 10 May 2006 00:14
1998 R Escort lost keys - please help! - pastyman
The next post after this one is not strictly true, as my last car, a Fiesta lx on a W plate needed a spare key. Off i trots to Ye Olde Ford Shoppe at the dealer and all they asked for was my vin no. and reg no. and hey presto one key cut that worked first time.
Apparantly ford keep key no.s on the original build sheet which is linked to the vin no.
Hope this is some use to you.

Pastyman...
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Wed 10 May 2006 00:26
1998 R Escort lost keys - please help! - bell boy
The next post after this one is not strictly true, as
my last car, a Fiesta lx on a W plate needed
a spare key. Off i trots to Ye Olde Ford Shoppe
at the dealer and all they asked for was my vin
no. and reg no. and hey presto one key cut that
worked first time.
Apparantly ford keep key no.s on the original build sheet which
is linked to the vin no.
Hope this is some use to you.
Pastyman...


i live in hope of this being true at fords...........vauxhall yes everytime right back to "L" reg fords.......narrrr
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Wed 10 May 2006 00:29
1998 R Escort lost keys - please help! - pastyman
Tis true i say, unless merlin the magician is reincarnated as a Ford parts man.

Pastyman...
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Fri 12 May 2006 09:33
1998 R Escort lost keys - please help! - sierraman
"vauxhall yes everytime right back to "L" reg fords......."

How do Vauxhall do keys for Fords?
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Fri 12 May 2006 10:14
1998 R Escort lost keys - please help! - mfarrow
"vauxhall yes everytime right back to "L" reg fords......."
How do Vauxhall do keys for Fords?


"vauxhall, yes, everytime, right back to "L" reg. Fords.......narrrr" - better?

If you take a door lock apart you will be able to read the code yourself. I'm not sure you'll be able to put it together again though! For code reading look here www.fordscorpio.co.uk/doorlockbld.htm

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Mike Farrow
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