Not sure about your specific vehicle, but you can usually buy them uncut online. Get it cut locally and then you can program it yourself. Programming instructions should only be a google search away.
Not sure about your specific vehicle, but you can usually buy them uncut online. Get it cut locally and then you can program it yourself. Programming instructions should only be a google search away.
I broke my key for my Toyota went to a locksmith in bohemia he told me I had to get a new key, fob and it had to be reprogrammed $250+. After a lil research I found the key uncut on ebay $4 I just had to pop out the old fob and have it recut.It wound up costing me about $10.
Not specific advice to your car (which I am not familiar with), but many cars can learn a new key or fob, but outside of using a dealer computer (or sometimes locksmith, but sometimes as awful as replacing your engine computer), they may require two keys on hand to learn a new key.
In a pinch, some places (like Ace hardware) have systems that can clone your existing key or fob. It mimics the one key you have. It is far costlier than buying a really cheap blank key and teaching the car to it, but still cheaper than getting a dealership/locksmith to program a new key.
For example, in my Wrangler, a newly programmed Sentry key at the dealer is $70+. At Ace, a cloned key is $30 or so.
I bought TWO blank Sentry keys online from China for $12 (for the PAIR), and was able to use my existing two keys to teach the car to accept them after I had a locksmith cut them (and I verified that they worked perfectly in both directions in all locks).
Now, if I lose a key, it's not a big deal. But if I were down to 1 key, I'd be paying Ace's price to get a cloned key, or else it's over $1000 to have the dealer replace the computer.
Thanks guys!
I have 1 good key, so it's not an emergency.
According to what I'm seeing on the net, it only takes 1 good key to copy over the remote functions.
Cost for a blank, $50-$60.
A regular side cut blank, yes. If it's a "laser cut" blank, then they need to have the machine.
Cars can usually only store a limited number of keys in memory (most often between 4 and 8 ). Some can "erase" old keys from the programming, and some cannot.
My suggestion is to test out the cut blank (in both directions) in every lock (glove box too), to be sure it works perfectly before programming it.
My friend just had the same issue his solution was alittle different he took key to lock smith and had key cut with no chip just a regular key. He then took the key with the chip and cable tied it to the ignition switch. Tested the other two keys which worked and then cut the teeth off the key with the chip.
Depends on how 'new' the car is to fo this. Theres a locksmith in Island Park which was reasonable in doing key cuts and programming. Funny is that theres an ace across the street
right now i have my first car where the key costs more than $5 after cutting lol. drives me nuts, i rarely lose my keys, but i like the feeling of having a backup. i used to be able to keep a generic very flat key, without the plastic head in my wallet
Okay I take it back. Big -1 for suffolk county locksmith. I called this morning and said what I needed... a new key for my '07 honda Odyssey. They say yes they do it, but I have to go to their Shirley store.
So I go there... bearing in mind it is 30 minute drive to get there... only to be told that I have to call RIGHT before I come because the tech is not there. Meanwhile there are two people behind the counter... neither were particularly polite.
Called Honda who quoted me $129 for a key which includes remote door opener. Going there next Friday.
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