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@HELP my only key (I know I'm a dumbass) snapped off

Crob83

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2018
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AR195
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By any chance is anybody at Lake Monroe in Bloomington, IN. My only key snapped off, is anybody out here that may have a spare key that would work or have any suggestions
 
Do you have any tools with you? Could you try and hot wire?

did the key break off in the ignition? Can you turn it with a pair of needle nose pliers?
 
Trace your starter (on the engine) back to the starter relay, there are two posts on the relay, (usually capped with plastic) jump those posts and it’ll fire up the motor.
 
Trace your starter (on the engine) back to the starter relay, there are two posts on the relay, (usually capped with plastic) jump those posts and it’ll fire up the motor.


see diagram 18,19,20
 
I have lucked out and found the correct blank at a hardware store. I have both pieves, omw to a guy who said he can do it if I have both pieces. Fingers crossed
 
I have lucked out and found the correct blank at a hardware store. I have both pieves, omw to a guy who said he can do it if I have both pieces. Fingers crossed
Better... thought you were on the water. Lol.

My 2007 has a number of the key, if the newer ones are the same way you can just buy some spares that match the number and you are good to go.
 
Better... thought you were on the water. Lol.

My 2007 has a number of the key, if the newer ones are the same way you can just buy some spares that match the number and you are good to go.
I was on the water, but still at the dock luckily
 
They got it....J & S locksmith in Bloomington. Knew I was in good hands when I walked in and saw three 70 plus year olds at the counter..lol
 

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They got it....J & S locksmith in Bloomington. Knew I was in good hands when I walked in and saw three 70 plus year olds at the counter..lol

Amen!

I just got done telling someone to take their caruburated RV in to a shop for a tune up. I told them to find a mom and pop shop but if the person working on it is under 45 you're probably in the wrong shop.
 
Funny thing is the first hardware store we went to had the correct blanks but couldn't cut the key. My buddy bought a file and said he was going to make it himself...lol. But obviously we still went to the locksmith who made the keys for us. When we got back we tried my buddies he filed while driving to the the 2nd store and it worked???. They are very simple keys obviously
 
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