Residential & Commercial Security - Locks, Keys & Dead Bolts - Replacing a loss key but have key code

I have a Defiant lock that I lost the key to however I do have the key code from the package it came in, how do I make a spare key?

I THINK the code on the package is just for retail purposes, so you can buy multiples keyed alike.

You could take it to a locksmith who could make you a new key...but for the cost of that you could probably buy 2 Defiant locks. They are pretty cheap, both in cost and construction.

I provide the new key code to most clients by writing the code on their receipts. I charge $1 to duplicate a key and $2 to cut by code.

I know that some locksmiths might charge $10 (an already that is a ripoff) for a key to code but I didnt know you can buy Defiant locks that cheap.

GL yep..$9 for a single cyl keyed entry...only $17 when you add a deadbolt...at least in some parts of the country...they don't carry Defiant in my local Big Box.

But I didn't think the code on the package was actually something a locksmith can use to cut a key? Normally its just a little sticker that says " For common keys, look for this code on another package--A27456" or similar. Would that be the actual code for the key?

I was assuming the 'smith would have to pull the cylinder apart and do it that way. Thought that would cost a lot more for the labor.

What is the code? If it's anything other than a 5-digit numeral code, it'll be a manufacturing code not generally available to locksmiths...but even a 5-digit code that corresponds directly to the key cuts may or may not use standard depths associated with the keyway they use, (which used to be Dexter; don't know what they use now).

BTW, these are among the cheapest of the imports, so don't expect too much security/reliability.

GL yep..$9 for a single cyl keyed entry...only $17 when you add a deadbolt...at least in some parts of the country...they don't carry Defiant in my local Big Box.

But I didn't think the code on the package was actually something a locksmith can use to cut a key? Normally its just a little sticker that says " For common keys, look for this code on another package--A27456" or similar. Would that be the actual code for the key?

I was assuming the 'smith would have to pull the cylinder apart and do it that way. Thought that would cost a lot more for the labor.


Yes. That is the key code. The code corresponds with the depths on the key.

A trained operator with the suitable code cutting machine can produce a new original (factory specs) key, no problem.

Many companies are getting into those computerised machines that dont require anything more than the operator clamping a blank in the vise and pressing start. You may be able to go to Lowes and get one this way.