I finally got my car keys fixed. [View all]

From 3 weeks ago
I changed the battery in my car key fob now it won't start with that key

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10182291869

I avoided going to a dealership.
I had an appointment with a guy 2+ weeks ago to come to my house. He said he could fix it. He probably couldn’t because it does need to be computer synced up. He was going to charge me $160. I called it off when he was 45 minutes late.

I called the locksmith operation that installed the locks when we bought our house they said sure just come bye. 30 minutes. The young lady at the counter was great. I think she ya know had a little “thing” for me but hell, how can she resist? 😉 Even on the day I turn 59.

So they cut a new cut, synced it to the car, and a new case for the spare (which I’ve been using for 3 weeks). It’s case had cracked. No amount of Lock Tite and tape stopped it from being loose and wobbly. Oh and I got the original key (no casing) that still unlocks the doors. She said I could zip tie it somewhere under the car in case of a lock out.

$171.58. Much less than I expected.