Getting A Replacement Key

[bbayens]

I have recently locked my only key inside my truck. Does anyone know the cheapest route to get it out? Pop a lock is $85! Can you get a replacement key from the dealership that is cheaper? I have seen somewhere you can get them for $5.00, is this true?

I have a 2006 Silverado Crew Cab.

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Easiest and cheapest way is to get a hanger, put it down through the crack in the top of the door and press the unlock button. As soon as you open the door the alarm will sound, so crank the truck up right away to remedy the alarm or stick the ignition key in the door lock and turn the cylinder like you're unlocking the door and this will also cancel it. The GM dealer may be able to cut you a key with the vin and proof of ownership. But, most dealers will not do this nowadays as they're taking a liability to cut someone a key to a vehicle that could be used to steal it. Your truck does not take a transponder key, no matter what anyone else says. 

[oldmann]

Just go to the dealer with current registration. They will punch you a new key.

[jblakeney]

Get a new key cut. While your there let them cut an extra...... Find a spot to attach it to your truck...... upper transmission line on my truck..... stainless steel tie wire...... Its been there since 2001......

 

I did it on a Saturday morning... I had my truck backed down a boat launch I was letting the boat off..... Girlfriend at the time was going to drive out of the launch....... I was fixing to get in the boat I saw her get out.... The door shut and I was screaming to get back in.... And I heard CLUNK... I was white as a ghost. I was around 300 miles from home.... and had 4 keys lock tightly inside my idling truck with the trailer in the boat launch.... And now holding the side of the dock..... repeating calmly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, repeat.... repeat..... repeat..... It took me a while to regain composure.

 

Good thing I knew somebody at the dealership back home. He called the owner of a local dealership and dude that worked in parts went down to the dealership and cut me a key and brought it to me..... Whole ordeal took around 3 hours..... Good thing I had a full tank.

 

Jbo

[VO1BMD]

I did similar:

Just got a basic key cut ($4.00) that will open the doors but won't start the engine. Tye wrap it somewhere on the beast and then you can always open a door no matter what! Chipped keys (for ignition) run about $60.00 around here! You can tell if they are chipped by a + sign on the shaft.

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He has an 06' they're not chipped.

[desrtrat]

what i have is a spare key that i keep in my wallet. local lock smith has blanks he can cut that don't have the plastic on the end. i found a old sleeve for one of my CC and put in in it. never know it's there. i go NOWHERE with out my wallet in my back pocket..

[gregrocks89]

just smash the window that way you get a nice breeze for around town. No longer you will have the problem of undoing your window when its hot out. haha

 

I got like 4 keys for my truck. The two that I got when I bought it then I lost the one around the house and so I came to get it cut, they cut 2 for the price of one. So needless to say I got 4 of them.

[thornmz71]

20 bucks from dealer for a 07 nbs

[sboutin]

20 bucks from dealer for a 07 nbs

 

 

??? 20 bucks??...is this a dealer in the alley behind k-mart? that sounds too cheap to be true....a coded key?

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I agree, no way that key actually crunk it up.

[thornmz71]

got it last week the key has a + on it and they had to program it by putting my old key in and turn it to acc and put the new key in and turn it to acc then take it out and put the old key in and start the truck then the same with the new key and it was done

[TRCM]

got it last week the key has a + on it and they had to program it by putting my old key in and turn it to acc and put the new key in and turn it to acc then take it out and put the old key in and start the truck then the same with the new key and it was done

 

When I picked mine up, I got 2 extra coded keys made....48 bucks......@ the dealer

[buckshot44]

Onstar.. oh wait.. 2006 didn't have OnStar..

 

Well.. looks like you'll just have to smash the window out with a head butt.

 

(post pics for our amusement)

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Onstar.. oh wait.. 2006 didn't have OnStar..

 

Well.. looks like you'll just have to smash the window out with a head butt.

 

(post pics for our amusement)

 

 

My 05' has Onstar.