Well I took my passenger dor lock out of my '77 Hilux and took it to a locksmith to get a key made for it. The woman at the locksmith asked if it was out of the Passenger door, and I said yes. She said that Toyota put the key codes on the passenger door locks. I thought it was a pretty nifty piece of information and I though I would pass it on. So if you ever lose your key, take out the passenger door lock and it will save you alot of money.

 

Aww crap man, I so thought that was what a 3 lb hammer was for , LOL, JK ! I guess another great peice of info would be. . . Dont lose your keys with the doors locked, otherwise, WHEW! Great info thanks for the share! I lost my keys on my 84 on time 150 miles from the 2nd set, so I just pulled the slider out and voila, I then hotwired it and drove off, less than 3 minutes, sh*t was to easy, one reason I hate sliders AND locking ignitions !

 

Another alternative that has kinda spoiled me, On my 75, I built and mounted power windows along with power locks, along with the alarm system, its now just a push of the button and the windows roll up and the doors lock,
As long as I don't lose the key fob or the battery goes dead I,m OK, but I still carry an extra key in my wallet just for such occasions.

 

I dont know for what year but for my 89, when I lock my keys in ( yes more then once lol) I always have a wire coat hanger and it takes 30 seconds. Since our locks go up and down its really easy.

 

when I was bagging my truck I found a spare key holder way the hell under my truck I think it was on the crossmember that holds the midshaft bearing, if it were still there and i locked my keys in it would be no help. But I've locked the keys in my truck several times and never knew that spare was there

 

the key code on the lock thing only goes up to 89 or 91' I believe after that you have to go to toyota with proof of ownership and the vin code.

 

It goes up to 91...I needed a key cut for my 91 model truck & the dealer said that I had to take the handle out cause they didnt have the key codes for my truck cause it was so hold! I was like WTF!! So Im going to take the handle out & go to the locksmith & save some money case the dealer wanted $15 per key!!

 

I paid $10 for mine. I sent a steering column up to the same locksmith once and they charged $25 for that but I guess she only charged me $10 on that one because she just put it in the computer and it cut the key.