lost keys for my bottle battery frame unit

[footpump]

hi all my vita uno has a bottle battery mounted on front downtube. I charge the battery on the bike.
but periodically check and tighten the 2 bottle battery frame screws.

I have lost or mislaid keys so cannot remove battery , would there be a code on frame holder or any suggestions for this dilemma.

thank you

 

[trex]

The latch at the top of the battery is very strong. Try with a big flat screwdriver to see if you can yank the battery out. I reckon it's not going to be successful and you may have to drill out the silver bar under the battery. You'll need a new mounting kit with new lock and keys in any case.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

You'll be very lucky to find a key that fits.

If you can't get a key, you can lever them apart, which breaks off a removable retaining piece. I can send you a spare one for the cost of postage (£1) to fix it then. Once you have it apart, you can either replace the lock or remove the tumblers from your existing one so that you can open it with any key.

 

[Cyclezee]

The bikes that we sell are supplied with either 3 or 2 keys depending on the brand.
If a customer comes to collect or we deliver a bike in person, we ask the the customer to only use 1 key and keep the others separately somewhere safe.

Unfortunately, some people manage to lose them all and with the battery locked on the bike the only solution is to drill the lock and replace with a lock and set of keys.

 

[footpump]

thanks all for info I am glad to say I finally found the keys today in a bag of odds and sods that have not seen the light of day for nine months.

the keys did have a code number on them, I will keep one in a safe place.
d8veh the pick you show is that the top of bottle battery , and the bit I prise apart is seam just below the battery status lights?

how do I contact members I can see no p m option

thank you

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Instead of messaging, you "start a conversation". How you get there depends on what system you use. For Windows, you click on the user name, go to thrir profile and then start a coversation IIRC. In Tapatalk, you have to be on the forum's home page and click the three little top right hand lines, then conversations.