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Post by floridagull on Feb 19, 2016 11:31:24 GMT -5
Well, I now only have one ignition key...  ...one of them cracked in half this morning - thankfully not IN anything...  And, it appears getting a copy made of my remaining key is not so simple...  I called Stuart Scoot and asked if they made keys - at first the guy said he thought he could, then came to the belated conclusion that "oh yeah - I guess we would need blanks - we don't have those..."  Called the Honda/Yamaha/Suzuki dealer - no. Called TC Scooters - no. Called Peter's Hardware - no, but they gave me the name of a guy at Centurion Lock - called him - he said "maybe - if it's not a Honda, Vespa, or one of the big names, it is about a 50/50 shot - but, if you bring the scooter, I'll have a better chance..." So, I'm going to Centurion Lock between 10-2 tomorrow - but, if he can't make a copy, do I have to just treat the last key like gold? Options from you more well-informed and experienced people?  |
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Post by tortoise on Feb 19, 2016 11:46:22 GMT -5
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Post by floridagull on Feb 19, 2016 11:58:42 GMT -5
OK then - everything is available online now...  |
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Post by JR on Feb 19, 2016 12:27:59 GMT -5
floridagull your local Do It Best or Ace Hardware store can order this blank if they don't already have it on the rack. I ordered 10 of them and made spare keys for every one of my scooters, it's a ilco DC3 blank  JR
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Post by floridagull on Feb 19, 2016 12:43:32 GMT -5
Thanks JR! To your knowledge, that blank works on the "typical" Chinese scoot ignition? For mine - a 2008 Baccio VX150 - or for a Tao Tao Lancer 150?
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Post by rockynv on Feb 19, 2016 13:57:12 GMT -5
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Post by nulldevice on Feb 19, 2016 16:11:01 GMT -5
The routes I have taken -- pick up the broken plastic pieces, clean them and the metal part up, lay on some JB Weld and put it in a warm spot for a couple days for it to cure.
On a couple bikes 45 years apart I simply unlocked the fork with the remaining key, tucked it away somewhere safe for resale later with the scooter, hot wired the scooter and put a switch in it somewhere along the line to turn it off and on.
If you feel the need to lock the scooter a cable and lock will do the trick.
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Post by JR on Feb 19, 2016 22:55:05 GMT -5
Thanks JR! To your knowledge, that blank works on the "typical" Chinese scoot ignition? For mine - a 2008 Baccio VX150 - or for a Tao Tao Lancer 150? They have worked on 4 different scooters for me. Main thing is when the person cuts the key for them to take it slow and get the key aligned well in the key cutter. JR |
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Post by yelloscoot on Feb 20, 2016 0:47:51 GMT -5
Thanks JR! To your knowledge, that blank works on the "typical" Chinese scoot ignition? For mine - a 2008 Baccio VX150 - or for a Tao Tao Lancer 150? They have worked on 4 different scooters for me. Main thing is when the person cuts the key for them to take it slow and get the key aligned well in the key cutter. JR I ordered these Scooter Keys on Ebay. I took them to Ace to be cut. JR is right that they need to be done slow and well aligned. When he (the Ace guy) cut one of mine it didn't work the first time. He worked it a bit more and thought he had ruined it, but , it actually worked then. I didn't bother him to cut the other one, so, it's still just a blank. Also the ones I ordered just don't feel as solid as stock. The one JR has pictured looks like it has more meat on the bone, maybe even better, than stock. I would definitely go with his next time I need more cut. Loren |
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Post by floridagull on Feb 20, 2016 12:27:14 GMT -5
Update:  and a big to JR, whose recommendation of an ilco DC3 was exactly correct! I went in to Centurion Lock, and told the guy my tale of woe, and mentioned that the only clue I had was that I was told on the scooter board that an ilco DC3 might work. He looked at me for a second, said "that would have been my third choice, but let's see...", and promptly found that it was correct! So, I got 2 made (at $5 each), and I am very happy!  They seem to be much stronger than the originals (made in USA!), so I am using a new one right away. Only it doesn't have the little black cushiony plastic around the head...  Thanks again to JR!  |
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Post by JR on Feb 20, 2016 13:27:23 GMT -5
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Post by yelloscoot on Feb 20, 2016 14:04:20 GMT -5
Update: They seem to be much stronger than the originals (made in USA!), so I am using a new one right away. Only it doesn't have the little black cushiony plastic around the head... Thanks again to JR! I thought they might be of better quality. They certainly look like it. Your ignition switch will wear out long before the key will. As far as the little cushiony plasticy thingy-kabob, you may try some Plasti-Dip. Just a thought.  Nice to hear you have that issue covered. Loren |
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Post by rockynv on Feb 21, 2016 9:05:42 GMT -5
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Post by floridagull on Feb 21, 2016 10:11:38 GMT -5
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Post by cyborg on Feb 22, 2016 14:38:06 GMT -5
Oh brother " it doesn't have the black cushy thing on it",,,, will someone please go over to Florida gulls house and hit him with something ,,, geez
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