"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in
news:41F56A86.40100@interbaun.com:

> David Macaskill wrote:
>> I have a '91 Accord. I was having trouble getting the key to turn in
>> the ignition. I phoned Honda and they told me (correctly) the key was
>> probably old and worn, and that I should get a new one cut. So I took
>> my spare into our local Honda dealership and had 2 copies made. They
>> both work in the ignition. What they don't do is open the trunk.
>> Apparently this is a known problem across all makes of Honda. Has
>> anyone else experienced this or is my local dealer selling me a story?
>
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>
> Sometimes (even if) you've got the right key, you might be using it in a
> lock that's never been touched by a key, due to internal release /
> remote key fob.



There's a good point.

And it's pretty easy to tell if a key is a valet key or not. In my case,
the valet key teeth are *thicker* than on the main key, but the tooth
profiles are identical between the two.


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