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Finding a key code
The key code is a code from the lock manufacturer and specifies which key opens the lock. Using the key code we can cut a functioning key for you. The key is cut to the original factory specifications (without wear). We guarantee the correct cutting of the key. However, we do not guarantee that the key will open the lock. The lock may be altered, soiled or defective.
We have several code-programs and code-books available to produce the correct key from your key code. We also have over 12 years of practical experience. We check the key code against the other details you have supplied: vehicle make, model and year of build.
A key to key code is a good solution for people who own a lock, but have no key. Ordering a key to code is faster and cheaper than a lock restoration. It is also a comfortable way of ordering for people who are sure they have the correct key code.
Examples of key code markings
Finding the key code
The key code consists of numbers and letters or only numbers. If the key code is registered, then these are common locations:
- In the documentation of the vehicle. Sometimes the key code is in the vehicle manual or on a label with the lock or key.
- On the key. It would be an engraved or hewn in code. A code that consists of raised lettering is usually not a key code, it is the key blank number.
- On a metal plate in the glove department or elsewhere in the car.
- On the lock's housing. It would be an engraved, hewn in or scratched in code. A code directly on the housing and consisting out of raised lettering is not a key code. This is probably a part number and is of no use in this context. To read the key code you may need to first remove the lock.
Further information
The key code specifies which key blank needs to be used and also specifies how that blank needs to be cut. To understand the key code is good to understand how a lock is manufactured. The final step in the production process is putting in the pins or wafers. The lenght of these pins/wafers determines how the key should be cut. The length of each pin/wafer contributes to the key code. So, the key code is known only after the lock has been produced.
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