Ford F834 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 A great place to hide a flat key for your daily driver is in your wallet if you keep it in your pocket at all times. This has saved me. To unlock a bullnose, I’ve had the best luck by wedging the door open at the top corner and hooking the door handle with a piece of Romex house wire bent into a J or lasso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 A great place to hide a flat key for your daily driver is in your wallet if you keep it in your pocket at all times. This has saved me. To unlock a bullnose, I’ve had the best luck by wedging the door open at the top corner and hooking the door handle with a piece of Romex house wire bent into a J or lasso. I have a "wind bag" It's a tool used to level windows, and just like a blood pressure cuff has a bulb pump and a bleeder valve. But if I have to open a door I have some UHMW wedges that came with my lockout kit. They don't damage paint and are easy enough to pound in with your hand. X2 on the "make a loop" Wire coat hangers are getting hard to find. But -ironically- the last time I locked myself out I was in front of a drycleaners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 A great place to hide a flat key for your daily driver is in your wallet if you keep it in your pocket at all times. This has saved me. To unlock a bullnose, I’ve had the best luck by wedging the door open at the top corner and hooking the door handle with a piece of Romex house wire bent into a J or lasso. Some wallets even have key holder "tags" in them. My last wallet had one... but it was lost on a trip a year and a half ago, never to be seen again (with all my cards too)... If my next wallet has one, maybe I ought to keep a door key to each of my two trucks in it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Some wallets even have key holder "tags" in them. My last wallet had one... but it was lost on a trip a year and a half ago, never to be seen again (with all my cards too)... If my next wallet has one, maybe I ought to keep a door key to each of my two trucks in it... Maybe you ought to key them alike??? I almost never lock my truck. (Maybe if I left it at the train station for the day or weekend or was in a movie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Some wallets even have key holder "tags" in them. My last wallet had one... but it was lost on a trip a year and a half ago, never to be seen again (with all my cards too)... If my next wallet has one, maybe I ought to keep a door key to each of my two trucks in it... You can slip a key into any card slot or back pocket behind the Bill fold. I never knew my key was in there... but man when I was locked out it sure made a difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Maybe you ought to key them alike??? I almost never lock my truck. (Maybe if I left it at the train station for the day or weekend or was in a movie) One's a 1995 ranger (with a replaced ignition cylinder, haven't gotten to getting a new "universal" key made that will also work the doors), the other is the 1984 F150 below. The door key on the 1984 are a different blank than the ranger keys; the ignition key is a match, though (and has caused me some embarrassing moments when I've tried to use one key to start the other). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Maybe you ought to key them alike??? I almost never lock my truck. (Maybe if I left it at the train station for the day or weekend or was in a movie) Even easier cut 1 side for 1 truck and cut the other side for truck #2. Could do this for the IGN key so you only need 1 key for each truck. If the key does not turn pull it out and flip it and try again. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 One's a 1995 ranger (with a replaced ignition cylinder, haven't gotten to getting a new "universal" key made that will also work the doors), the other is the 1984 F150 below. The door key on the 1984 are a different blank than the ranger keys; the ignition key is a match, though (and has caused me some embarrassing moments when I've tried to use one key to start the other). I bought a set of 3 cylinders from Standard Automotive Products by way of Amazon for a later F-series truck. The bitting is the same on these, so I could toss my oval key and only need one for the truck. Wasn't expensive. I think there was some discussion about this when I sent my pinning kit to Bill (85Lebaront2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Maybe you ought to key them alike??? I almost never lock my truck. (Maybe if I left it at the train station for the day or weekend or was in a movie) Even easier cut 1 side for 1 truck and cut the other side for truck #2. Could do this for the IGN key so you only need 1 key for each truck. If the key does not turn pull it out and flip it and try again. Dave ---- Won't work Dave. The bitting on the older pickup is reversed from the door cylinders on his Ranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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