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    I did it this way before I hooked my door popper up to my alarm and now it opens itself and no key needed...

    I think my issue is that I don't get the key all the way out of the ignition before I pull it towards me to get out. I had to bend it back on occasion and it finally just broke off.

    If I can get the piece out successfully I have another key so I should be good to go!
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    Based on the regularity of stock keys I've heard of being broken off on this website, I might just start using the spare keys I had made a few years ago. Even when grabbing the handle while opening the hatch, I can still feel the stock key twisting a little, so maybe they just weren't made of very good metal from the very start.

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    That guy with the broken key from overuse of using the key to pull the backdoor out was me I had to call a professional guy that specialized in doing that sorta thing and even he couldn't get out the broken piece. He finally had to call on a locksmith to disassemble to whole ignition switch.

    Now I only use the door handle

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