How much is a locksmith for a car ?

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deftron

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Can't believe I locked my keys in my car..

First time...


I know I should have a sprare, but I never got around to it.



So anyways, how much would a locksmith charge tonight 1:30AM

and would it be a lot cheaper if I waited till business hours ?


 
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Spac3d

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Don't have AAA? They can use a slim jim, if you are in a nice suburb the police can use slim jim's too... but I have seen them tear apart locks :(

If you can, I would wait during the day, but I have never called a locksmith. I end up finding a metal hanger, unbending it and unlocking car using that.

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yobarman

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nice thing my good friend knows a lot about being a locksmith. fortunately i never locked my keys in my car.
 
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amdskip

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Gonna probably be a lot more if you have to call and wake the locksmith up right now. Need to go somewhere now?
 
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deftron

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I tried the hanger method..

No go on my car..electric locks.

Ive used the hanger sucessfuly several times friend's cars, but couldn't get it on mine.


$50 -$60 ? Ouch.

and those are daytime prices?


Anyone know if its extra at night ?
 
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deftron

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Thanks, Ross

BTW. I'm in Fredericksburg now.



Guess I'll wait.. maybe I can call around in the morning and get prices without
worrying about waking people up.




 
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deftron

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I don't have AAA

I'll call around .. try to get it in the $50's or below.


I should have signed up for Roadside Assistance thru me cell (Sprint)

I would now but you gotta wait 3 days for it to activate

.. and my car is at school. :(

 
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Scootin159

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Do you have a pick & wrench set? Know of anyone who does? You probably could pick the lock if you had a good hour or so to play with it. I'm surprised a slim jim didn't work, electric locks shouldn't matter (although I guess yours very well could have a different design).
 
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BCYL

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One piece of advice, do it on the passenger side of the car, not the driver side...

using the slim jim can potentially damage your locks... better to damage the passenger side door than the driver side...

And electronic locks dont matter, it should still work... My friend did this one to his prelude, and we called what's equivalent to AAA here... they used the slim jim to open up his car, only took like 5 mins... but his locks didnt work properly after that...
 
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Scootin159

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Originally posted by: BCYL
One piece of advice, do it on the passenger side of the car, not the driver side...

using the slim jim can potentially damage your locks... better to damage the passenger side door than the driver side...

And electronic locks dont matter, it should still work... My friend did this one to his prelude, and we called what's equivalent to AAA here... they used the slim jim to open up his car, only took like 5 mins... but his locks didnt work properly after that...
Click to expand...

Yeah, good advice...Always try on the passenger side.

His locks didn't work quite right? Did he try opening up the door panel & seeing if he could fix it? Door locks are pretty simple devices & I think anyone with a little mechanical awareness should be able to fix most problems.
 
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bcmind

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Originally posted by: deftron
Can't believe I locked my keys in my car..

First time...


I know I should have a sprare, but I never got around to it.



So anyways, how much would a locksmith charge tonight 1:30AM
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depends on day/nite time.

and would it be a lot cheaper if I waited till business hours ?
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yes

 
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deftron

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Ok.. called a locksmith this afternoon

They quoted me on the phone $45

Didn't seem like a bad deal to me.


The guy camr out and he was super l33t.

My keys were lying on the seat..
He made a spare key just by looking in the window and seeing my keys.


Plus he only charged me $35 ..sweet
 
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Pepsei

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In Richmond, a lot of locksmiths use the SAME dispatch service. So most of the prices were the same.

Join AAA or use a friend's.
 
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BCYL

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Originally posted by: deftron
Ok.. called a locksmith this afternoon

They quoted me on the phone $45

Didn't seem like a bad deal to me.


The guy camr out and he was super l33t.

My keys were lying on the seat..
He made a spare key just by looking in the window and seeing my keys.


Plus he only charged me $35 ..sweet
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He made a spare key for you and opened up your door without using a slim jim??? That's amazing!

What did he made the spare key out of???

 
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BCYL

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Originally posted by: Scootin159
Originally posted by: BCYL
One piece of advice, do it on the passenger side of the car, not the driver side...

using the slim jim can potentially damage your locks... better to damage the passenger side door than the driver side...

And electronic locks dont matter, it should still work... My friend did this one to his prelude, and we called what's equivalent to AAA here... they used the slim jim to open up his car, only took like 5 mins... but his locks didnt work properly after that...
Click to expand...

Yeah, good advice...Always try on the passenger side.

His locks didn't work quite right? Did he try opening up the door panel & seeing if he could fix it? Door locks are pretty simple devices & I think anyone with a little mechanical awareness should be able to fix most problems.
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No, he didnt try to open up the door panels... plus he totalled his car shortly afterwards so there was no need to anymore... :)

 
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Scootin159

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Originally posted by: BCYL
Originally posted by: Scootin159
Originally posted by: BCYL
One piece of advice, do it on the passenger side of the car, not the driver side...

using the slim jim can potentially damage your locks... better to damage the passenger side door than the driver side...

And electronic locks dont matter, it should still work... My friend did this one to his prelude, and we called what's equivalent to AAA here... they used the slim jim to open up his car, only took like 5 mins... but his locks didnt work properly after that...
Click to expand...

Yeah, good advice...Always try on the passenger side.

His locks didn't work quite right? Did he try opening up the door panel & seeing if he could fix it? Door locks are pretty simple devices & I think anyone with a little mechanical awareness should be able to fix most problems.
Click to expand...

No, he didnt try to open up the door panels... plus he totalled his car shortly afterwards so there was no need to anymore... :)
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There's always more than one way to fix the problem ;)

 
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deftron

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Nov 17, 2000
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Originally posted by: BCYL
Originally posted by: deftron
Ok.. called a locksmith this afternoon

They quoted me on the phone $45

Didn't seem like a bad deal to me.


The guy camr out and he was super l33t.

My keys were lying on the seat..
He made a spare key just by looking in the window and seeing my keys.


Plus he only charged me $35 ..sweet
Click to expand...

He made a spare key for you and opened up your door without using a slim jim??? That's amazing!

What did he made the spare key out of???
Click to expand...



He just looked in the window.. saw my keys on the seat..
Saw how my key was cut..

Then made a spare key. (regular spare key /metal)

Only took him 2 tries.

Plus, he gave me the spare.

 
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