Lost keys to 1991 Delica nyc

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Lenil300

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Hi. I’m the idiot that procrastinated on cutting a second key for my van. Now I’m paying the price. Keys were stolen couple weeks ago. I live in nyc and thought it would be easy to get a locksmith to unlock and cut me a new key for ignition. Anyone know of a locksmith in nyc that can help this idiot over here?
Thanks
 
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Any locksmith should be able too. I've had keys cut locally (Ottawa, Canada) with no problems. It's not an only-available-in-Japan key.
 
If Delicas are anything like my old Montero or Starion, if you remove the lock cylinder on the passenger side it will have a number code that a locksmith can use to cut a new key. This is just a guess but I would image being from the same era they would do that same kind of thing for these.

For reference it cost me about $40 bucks to have it done. I removed the lock cylinder myself.
 
Lenil300 said:
Thanks. I don’t have the key. I lost it - so most locksmiths tell me they don’t work on pre 95 cars
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Like @speedyquest said, it should be pretty easy to do, most "real" locksmiths should be able to create a new key with no issue. Might have to make a lot of calls to find one that isn't just a keyboard jockey but actually knows how to re-key locks.... You can also ask used car dealers who they use as this is not an uncommon problem.

The reason people don't want to work on pre-95 cars is that keys sometimes need to be programmed and pre-95 cars don't have OBD2 ports, so need specialized tools. The Delica doesn't have a chip in the key, it's just a key and doesn't need to be programmed, just cut.

One other thing you could do is call a Mitsubishi dealer. Sometimes they can pull up key codes from the VIN and cut them that way. Could be expensive (e.g. $300) but it would work. If you can get into the car and get the key code, you might even be able to order one online.
 
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