On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:29:16 -0500, aemeijers wrote:

On 2/8/2011 12:40 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
wrote:

Fancy. Just un-screw the ball.

Which gradually occurs by itself over time until, one day, the keys fly
all over the place when you pull the ring out of your pocket. Not fun in
a dark parking lot.

I'll repeat the advice that others have given the OP: get another copy
of your car key; put it on a small, plain ring by itself with a tag
listing the make, model, and color of your car; and use that whenever
you need to hand over your car for service, cleaning, or parking.


Good solution for an older car, but anything recent, those damn smart
keys are expensive.

At least Ford smart keys aren't all that expensive as long as you buy the
spare while you still have at least two others. I think the last one I bought
was $12. With only one it they can get $75, or so.