is there a way to remove the seat without the key?

[JIBTEXHNKA]

i'm fairly certain i locked my key under the seat... :bang:

is there a way to take it off with minimal damage?

if anyone can post a picture of the bottom of the seat and the under-seat compartment that would help a lot.

thanks!

[music man]

Here is an idea that just might work, there are two bolts holding the piece of metal that the tongue on the front of the seat goes under, i can get a wrench up under the front of the seat and loosen these (I already tried it to make sure, it is a 10mm), take those bolts out, and then you should be able to swivel the front of the seat around far enough to get at your keys and unlock the back of it, sorry i don't have pictures, but the camera is in the wife's car, if you still can't figure it out, i will post pics later, or someone else surely will.


P.S. just shine a flashlight in between the front of the seat and the little side cover and the gas tank, and you will see the piece of metal and the bolts i am talking about.

[JIBTEXHNKA]

thanks a bunch, i'm gonna go try this out right now. i'll let you know how it goes

[music man]

Just be patient, if you don't have a gear wrench it is going to take a month of sundays to get them off, but you can do it. :2tup:

[alantf]

[quote="music man"] but the camera is in the wife's car, [ /quote]

Along with the keys(LOL)

Sorry, couldn't resist it!

[music man]

but the camera is in the wife's car, [ /quote]

Along with the keys(LOL)

Sorry, couldn't resist it!


Nah she don't mess with the motorcycle keys :crutches:

[dannylightning]

i'm fairly certain i locked my key under the seat... :bang:

is there a way to take it off with minimal damage?

if anyone can post a picture of the bottom of the seat and the under-seat compartment that would help a lot.

thanks!

i don't know and that really sucks. if you have a powerfull maninent on a stick you may be able to fish them out some how or a coat hanger,

go get a second key made.

[JIBTEXHNKA]

well i tried my SAE wrenches... 5/8 is too small and 7/16 is too big. had to go to work but i'll try and hunt down some metric wrenches tonight or tomorrow. grrrrrr

and i picked up a key blank from the dealer so i'll get a copy made as soon as i find the original.

[music man]

well i tried my SAE wrenches... 5/8 is too small and 7/16 is too big. had to go to work but i'll try and hunt down some metric wrenches tonight or tomorrow. grrrrrr




Yes it is a 10mm, i hate when that happens.

[alantf]

i'll try and hunt down some metric wrenches tonight or tomorrow

Yes, go & buy a full set. As long as you have the bike you're gonna need 'em. EVERYTHING on the gz is metric.

[Easy Rider]

and i picked up a key blank from the dealer so i'll get a copy made as soon as i find the original.

I was going to say "Take it to a locksmith"......but DUH, the only key is MIA !!
If you get desperate, the locksmith will come to YOU.....for a fee, of course.....and pick the lock to get inside. I'm guessing that the tumblers on the seat are not as complicated as the ignition.

What's plan B......incase the key is NOT under the seat....(aw, crap, I just HAD to bring that up, didn't I ???) :biggrin:

Oh, and another option is to ask the dealer or locksmith to look up the "key code" given the VIN of the bike. Oddly enough, some dealers don't know how to do that....or won't admit it. Might need to show proof of ownership to have that done....as in, the title in your name.

Good luck!!

[JIBTEXHNKA]

What's plan B......incase the key is NOT under the seat....(aw, crap, I just HAD to bring that up, didn't I ???) :biggrin:

Oh, and another option is to ask the dealer or locksmith to look up the "key code" given the VIN of the bike. Oddly enough, some dealers don't know how to do that....or won't admit it. Might need to show proof of ownership to have that done....as in, the title in your name.

Good luck!!

Plan B is to see if the dealer can get the key code, or possibly tell em how to get it (i was told by one locksmith that it's underneath the ignition barrel?). plan C is to get a locksmith out here, but like you said, that isn't free.

plan right-now is to go keep trying to get the seat off. and find some metric wrenches.

[JIBTEXHNKA]

i got the seat off... no key! life sucks.

i've got a friend with a trailer so i think i'm gonna bring it to a locksmith tomorrow and have them do their thing. i'm sick of sunny weather with no bike! and i'd drive my jeep topless but it's in the process of getting a new engine. i have bad luck with vehicles.

[Goose]

i got the seat off... no key! life sucks.

i've got a friend with a trailer so i think i'm gonna bring it to a locksmith tomorrow and have them do their thing. i'm sick of sunny weather with no bike! and i'd drive my jeep topless but it's in the process of getting a new engine. i have bad luck with vehicles.

Don't you have 2 Jeeps? :biggrin: Getting a new engine in the CJ I assume...

Any update? Did you get a new key made?

[JIBTEXHNKA]

Don't you have 2 Jeeps? :biggrin: Getting a new engine in the CJ I assume...

Any update? Did you get a new key made?


ha, yeah. i do. the CJ's so far gone i don't even want to talk about it. the engine is actually in great shape, go figure. everything else is falling apart. want to buy it? :biggrin:

i bought the YJ and three weeks later it threw a rod, hence the new engine (and radiator, and water pump, and the list goes on and on). now i just cracked the transfer case because i hit something too hard and i have a busted tranny mount (not to mention worthless shocks) so it smashed into something and dumped the fluid all over. did i mention i had bad luck with vehicles? i'm putting in a bitchin upgraded one so it's not a total loss, but this jeep thing is getting expensive. i might actually have to sell the GZ just because i don't get the chance to ride very much anymore... but let's not get too drastic just yet.

as far as the key goes - i bought a blank from the dealer (for $15 or something ridiculous) and my friendly neighborhood ACE hardware cut it for free, probably because i'm in there every other day giving them my hard-earned money. i stashed the original somewhere safe and now i'm just using the spare. so it's all good. thanks for all the advice!

EDIT: i should have mentioned... i found the key in the pocket of a jacket hanging in the garage. i got the spare made so i won't have to worry about it ever again :)

[Water Warrior 2]

The spare key thing is a real life saver now and again. Want to get spares to stash on our bikes too. We do have 2 keys each but they are all on a big honking key ring at home normally. So I have been going to the locksmith here on a daily routine hoping to catch him at the shop. It is a one man operation and he is usually out on a call when I check in. Patience Grasshopper.

[Easy Rider]

i stashed the original somewhere safe and now i'm just using the spare.

Just a tiny bit of "sage" advice from an old fart:

You might want to consider putting a second (or third) key on your key-ring that you always have with you because:

1) If you are away from home, the key you use on the bike can magically disappear.....down a drain or in a lake, etc.
AND

2) As more moons pass in your life, you will find that things you stashed away in safe places are now "lost" because you can't remember where those safe places ARE any more!
:cry:

[Water Warrior 2]

Safe places and "Old Guy Syndrome" can be frustrating. Just yesterday I was looking for something before I left for the day(can't remember what it was)and finally found it in my hand. Might have been my helmet. LOL.

[music man]

Well something great did come out of this thread though, we now know that if you need to get the seat off without the key and without destroying anything, it can be done!!!!!