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cFLOW Full Member Offline life is great Posts: 191 Bootheel MO Gender:	"Bad Day" (lost key) 02/25/07 at 13:54:23 I have misplaced the only key to my savage, wil I have to order a new igntion switch. Or are there any other options. Please help me.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #1 - 02/25/07 at 15:04:05 I'll check when I go out to the garage, but I thought there was a number on the switch. Maybe the VIN number will help too.
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smokin_blue Serious Thumper Offline From Cafes to Streetfighters! I build them all! Posts: 830 St. Paul, MN Gender:	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #2 - 02/25/07 at 17:52:00 It used to be if you had the number from the switch and from the key you could get a new one at a Suzuki dealer. Don't know if that is still true.
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tbalam Full Member Offline I like my kids, but I love my bike ;) Posts: 172 Fac o' the Sn Gender:	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #3 - 02/25/07 at 19:34:59 same thing happened to me. Take off the switch one screw i think and take it to a locksmith. On mine there was a number that the smith used. 10min 2 new keys, no more bad day.
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Re: "Bad Day" (lost key)
Reply #4 - 02/25/07 at 20:25:36

cFLOW wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

I have misplaced the only key to my savage, wil I have to order a new igntion switch. Or are there any other options. Please help me.

Some 'locksmiths' can 'pick' the lock and then know what tumbler numbers it has, and how to cut a key for almost any lock with a hand held key cutter. See if you have a locksmith with those skills locally. Our local guy is nicknamed "picky." Kinda wonder where he got a nick like that Wink

Give him 10 minutes and $25 and he'll make you two new keys. No need to remove the lock, he comes to you. There are other 'unlocking' services around that will try and charge $75-$100 for a call! If those guys are all you have around, you may be better off removing and taking the lock into a regular locksmith shop.

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Reply #5 - 02/27/07 at 14:58:56

I got the problem fixed, went to Advance atuo parts today picked up a unversial starter switch with 4 keys, wired it up like normal ignition and it worked perfectly, even took care of the taillight not working. I feel the igniton switch might have went bad for the power to the tail light. (Also none of the local locksmiths could make a key to work and stealership wanted $8 per blank before cutting.)

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justin_o_guy Ex Member	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #6 - 02/27/07 at 17:14:18 Cool, solved the tail light problem. I wonder if you would have had to replace the starter switch to solve that? If so, then how cool was that?
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Reply #7 - 02/27/07 at 17:29:01

cFLOW wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

I got the problem fixed, went to Advance atuo parts today picked up a unversial starter switch with 4 keys, wired it up like normal ignition and it worked perfectly, even took care of the taillight not working. I feel the igniton switch might have went bad for the power to the tail light. (Also none of the local locksmiths could make a key to work and stealership wanted $8 per blank before cutting.)

Good idea! How does it look?

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #8 - 02/27/07 at 19:39:44 TVR_FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Good idea! How does it look? Like an ignition switch from Advance Auto.
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cFLOW Full Member Offline life is great Posts: 191 Bootheel MO Gender:	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #9 - 02/28/07 at 06:24:27 Yea but know I cant get my gas cap out. im think if drilling the lock out and just having a Ghetto rig lock to it. Will this work.
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TVR_FSO Serious Thumper Offline I'm Ya Huckleberry.... Posts: 870 Frisco, Texas Gender:	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #10 - 02/28/07 at 06:29:33 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Like an ignition switch from Advance Auto. Gee. Thanks!
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #11 - 02/28/07 at 10:56:23 cFLOW wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Yea but know I cant get my gas cap out. im think if drilling the lock out and just having a Ghetto rig lock to it. Will this work. This seems to be morphing
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #12 - 02/28/07 at 10:56:47 TVR_FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Gee. Thanks! I'm here for ya, man.
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Re: "Bad Day" (lost key)
Reply #13 - 03/03/07 at 07:59:11

smokin_blue wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

It used to be if you had the number from the switch and from the key you could get a new one at a Suzuki dealer. Don't know if that is still true.

Used to be, and "way back when"...but I don't see any numbers on this here swtich.

So how does a dealer know which switch you have? VIN number?

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justin_o_guy Ex Member	Re: "Bad Day" (lost key) Reply #14 - 03/03/07 at 15:02:21 I got a little strip O plastic with my keys that has a code on it. I suppose if I can still find it when I need a key made I will be in business. I expect that if I ever find myself with only 1 key i will have a spare made. I never know when I might lose one. I have lost important things before.
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