<VV> MISSING / WRONG KEYS

[Dennis Pleau]

Last time I needed a key for a car, it was an early so a one key car.  I
pulled the door panel and then the lock cylinder and took the number from
the lock.  I sent that number with a few pictures of dead presidents to lclc
and a few days later I had an envelope in my mail box with a key that worked
for everything.   

dp

-----Original Message-----
From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
Bryan Blackwell via VirtualVairs
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 5:22 PM
To: Charlie
Cc: Virtual Vairs
Subject: Re: <VV> MISSING / WRONG KEYS

On Dec 28, 2014, at 4:10 PM, Charlie via VirtualVairs
<virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Just curious but, in your experience, how much is "not that expensive" 
> to compare with whatever quote I get?

Assuming you have the lock cylinder in your hand, it has a 4 digit code on
it.  I called Jeff at the Corvair Ranch and got keys inexpensively enough
that I forget the price.  Chances are other places can do it, but I'd hit
the Corvair vendors first because your local locksmith gets plenty of
business from Toyota owners.
> 
> I bought a '65 convert and never put the top up for the first 3 
> months, until "California freezes over" or until I get caught in the 
> rain and so never considered locking the doors.
> 
> A week before Christmas it did rain, so I put the top up, and I 
> figured I might as well lock the doors too.

Note - I've been always told, and practice, "never lock a convertible".
Why?  Because anyone with a box cutter has a key.  Thieves don't do things
nicely, they break stuff.  If you get the car back, it's just more broken
than if it were unlocked.  If you wish to secure something, lock it in the
trunk.

--Bryan