Replacement car key. Outrageous cost!

Setterl

Take your broken key along to a Master Locksmith (MLA) you can find a listing on their website or yellow pages under locksmiths. They will decode your broken key and cut a replacement blade to fit into your existing top (using your existing chip) for under £20. DONT buy a blank key if ebay, because there are so many variations you will probably get the wrong key/chip combination. Also dont use a high street key cutter/cobbler e.g. Timpson. They do not have the skill or knowledge of a qualified locksmith.

rev_henry

Setterl wrote: »

Take your broken key along to a Master Locksmith (MLA) you can find a listing on their website or yellow pages under locksmiths. They will decode your broken key and cut a replacement blade to fit into your existing top (using your existing chip) for under £20. DONT buy a blank key if ebay, because there are so many variations you will probably get the wrong key/chip combination. Also dont use a high street key cutter/cobbler e.g. Timpson. They do not have the skill or knowledge of a qualified locksmith.

My key isn't broken I just want a spare, but thanks anyway. I think I'll go to the market guy tomorrow; he knows what he's doing, we've had keys from him before.

gord115

tartanarmy wrote: »

On all VAG motors after 2000 (i think it was 2000) they give the advice to drive off straight away!
GabbaGabbaHey was poss wrong with the statement "all" but he was pretty close as there is prob only 1 or 2 that dont say this in the manuals if any at all.

search google for yourself and see how many people(who know a thing or two) say not to warm car up or start here http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/OPINION03/801090328/1149/rss26

As for long term effects im reading on most new cars it is worse to warm the car up than just drive straight off

Correct,just about every manual tells you to drive off as soon as the windows are clear.

karpo

c_matty wrote: »

sorry mate completly wrong advice you can now clone any ford keys
from 1 key up to 2009 i do this as part of my job free lance key cutting & car key programming i charge £45 job done chris s derbyshire please get your facts correct

would you be able to do a replacement key for my vw t4 if so please contact me on [EMAIL="leefcarpenter@aol.co"]leefcarpenter@aol.co[/EMAIL] thx

graham964

c_matty wrote: »

i can clone ford keys actually 95%of all new cars that have a texas immobiliser chip or texas crypto chip also nissan nats system direct from the key to another chip hows that no more than£45 for complete job no more than 10 mins chris s derbyshire 07943 56 7756 [timpsons who]:cool:

Hi
I have just bought a Ford Ka with only one key (2002). It has a red tab on it can you help?

Cheers

Graham

Locknut

Most locksmiths or places that cut car keys can do the ford car keys for about £50 all in.

sbright_2

:Alost cars last night to ford fiesta 2009 petrol can y help ou

c_matty wrote: »

hi i program &cut all ford tibbe keys up to 2009 new technology key to key no need for the car present mondeo fiesta focus etc £45 hows that for a price s derbyshire dont use a dealer or you will be ripped off £40 just for the labour charge???

sbright_2

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luap2411

Noticed this thread was a bit old, but I think Alfa keys can be up to £300 now !

I have a 156, do a search on 'key' on the owners websites like .156.net, and .alfaowner.com there are some how to guides out there.

Keys are a common Alfa issue, one of mine packed up last year. If you are handy the fix is easy, and possibly works for other makes. The common problem is the micro switche(s) either become dry jointed, or fail. This is the switch under the key fob button that operates the remote. My key fob was damaged as well, some previous owner (donkey) super glued the two fob mouldingds together. So I bought a s/h key off ebay, swapped one of the good micro switches over on to my key PCB, and swapped the case over, now works fine.

A word of caution though, modern cars have electronic coding in keys, this is usually by a transponer chip, (the bit that can need progragming for your car). On the Alfa key the transponder chip is not fitted to the PCB but just clipped indside the case, so if you swap parts out of another key you must use the transponder key, and obviously the key blade as well.

If you don't fancy having a go there is a chap on ebay who will do this and other repairs to Alfa keys, you can also find spare micro switches on ebay as well. Hope this helps.

DGJsaver

Hi all

Just an additonal question..i have a v reg astra , the key has snapped in half , i have both parts , the fob only controls the central locking , nothing else , and hasnt been working for months anyway , so i have been opening the door with the key...i am hoping a locksmith can somehow copy the key ? as when i call the emergency type people they all ask , have you got both parts of the key and then quote £120 = vat :eek:

surley its just a case of setting the cast for my key and copying it (he says hoping!)

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