10 Places To Hide A Spare Car Key

 

What is the best way to get a new key quickly? The fastest one is to have a spare key hidden somewhere in a safe place. That’s a great idea, but you need to be careful with the hiding place. So, Sure Lock & Key is here to help you to choose the best one. Keep reading!

Best places to hide a spare key in your car

Your car is a great hiding place with lots of opportunities. But obviously, you should get a new key in the first place. If you already have one, you can start. If not, call us without delay.

So, we have a key and a car. What’s next? Where can you put it?

✔Tire Well

That’s one very old and very popular hiding place. Probably your parents or even grandparents used this place too. But nowadays we may experience some difficulties with this place since cars have changed a lot. But with a little bit of imagination, you can create a place such as a frame or a small ledge, to stash your key.

✔Behind the front license plate

Another very popular hiding place. You can even get a special container for this purpose. But in any case, check carefully whether your key is fully safe behind the license plate.

✔Behind the bumper

This method isn’t suitable for cars with fiberglass or plastic bumpers. Even though it’s a good hiding place, you should take into consideration that any car bumper is exposed to dirt and damage. So your key can be not as safe as you wished it to be.

✔Inside the gas tank flap

All you need to do is to use a little bit of duct tape to fasten your key safely. Then just check if everything is alright and the flap closes correctly.

✔Hitch receiver box

A great and very secure method but only for those who have a hitch attached to their car and room for the key inside it. This is a very obvious hiding place, but no one would be able to get a key anyway since it works as a small vault.

Best places to hide a spare car key in the house

For those who don’t like the idea of leaving their car keys somewhere outside, we have another list of places to hide a key in the house.

✔In a dryer vent

A dryer vent is an element of a house’s exterior we pay a little attention to. That’s why this is a great hiding place. You can even make a fake dryer vent just for keys and hide it somewhere.

✔Under the dog house

This hiding place is suitable only for people who have dogs. But if you happen to have a dog, you can be sure that no one would be happy to try to get it. Also, hiding it there, make sure that your dog won’t get it as well.

✔With a neighbor you trust

Just give your key to a person you trust and rely on regardless of time. Also, you can hide your spare key in your neighbor’s yard in case you don’t want to cause lots of trouble when the person isn’t home.

✔In the power meter box

Being installed on the house exterior, the power meter box is a great place to hide your key. But be careful when putting it inside to not damage electrical wireless. This place is also good because people usually don’t mess with such things.

✔Under the deck

This method gives you lots of opportunities to choose the best place. But in any case, don’t forget to mark this place because it can be hard to find in the most crucial moment.