is there any way to get a car key copied?

[5489]

i have a car key (new driver in the family) and if i wanted to get it copied, can i go to the local hardware store and just copy it? or is there a legality issue

 

[Frosty3799]

umm go straight to the dealer and they will copy it.. my aunt had one copied at one of the hardware store places, and the key wasnt made right, and screwed up the ignition.

oh,and no its not at all illegal

 

[Viper GTS]

As long as it's not an electronic key or anything high-tech like that you can get it copied quite easily.

Otherwise you'll need to take the VIN to a dealership & get a new key, which costs quite a bit of $$$.

Viper GTS

 

[Evadman]

Go to the store. If they have the blanks, then cool. If they don't it is probably an encoded key that you must get from the dealer. there is no legality issures.

<edit>
Damn, were fast!
</edit>

 

[JC]

Unless it's one of those trick anti-theft keys with a resistor in it or something, it's no prob. No legality issues, as long as it's your car

JC

 

[shiner]

Just about anywhere with an automotive department will copy it for you....as will Home Depot, Lowes, etc....

 

[amdskip]

Walmart makes them for like $.97

 

[5489]

Originally posted by: Frosty3799
umm go straight to the dealer and they will copy it.. my aunt had one copied at one of the hardware store places, and the key wasnt made right, and screwed up the ignition.

oh,and no its not at all illegal

is this a common problem? how much would it cost to get it fixed? it's an old car, so none of that anit theft electronic stuff

 

[Anubis]

your car dealer

 

[Cyberian]

I go to a local locksmith and have him make a duplicate.
I bet he makes more keys than the local dealer.

 

[tcsenter]

is there any way to get a car key copied?

Nope, none. All those key making machines at your local hardware stores are for DISPLAY ONLY!

 

[gopunk]

so you have to have the VIN to get a copy? just curious because we have 3 cars, and there aren't enough keys for 2 of them, and i know my parents are too lazy to do it

 

[RossMAN]

Any local locksmith should be able to copy it within minutes for a few bucks.

Copied my 94 Toyota Corolla keys just fine, took about 2 minutes and cost $3.

 

[squirrelman]

I had to go to a dealer to get an extra key made for my 1980 Mercedes 450SL, it cost me $30 too. They a funky key that is kinda incut so you cant get them anywhere else. My friends father has a new Mercedes and he was saying how he needed another key once and it cost him $110 and it needed to be laser cut in Germany.

 

[chiwawa626]

Lol...dont get it done at a cheapo place...my dad had it done at the fleamarket for a 95 maxima and the key is a little weird so u have to know how to work it lol

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: chiwawa626
Lol...dont get it done at a cheapo place...my dad had it done at the fleamarket for a 95 maxima and the key is a little weird so u have to know how to work it lol

know how to work it?!?!?!?? you have to jiggle it in the lock or somethin'???? Just go to like longs drugs, or a keysmith....they'll do it, not too expensive, and nope, legal as far as i know

 

[milagro]

know how to work it?!?!?!?? you have to jiggle it in the lock or somethin'????

yep..chicks dig it


actually, just save yourself the trouble just use the following:

high quality scanner
hp sheet metal
metal cutting shears

...brought to you by budlight

 

[HiTek21]

I went to my honda dealership and they just took my VIN number and make a copy of the key without the original. Kinda scary if you ask me.

 

[Supahfreak]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
I went to my honda dealership and they just took my VIN number and make a copy of the key without the original. Kinda scary if you ask me.

Tell them you want it on an NSX blank, thats what I did for my Integra. Actually I'm getting tired of Jiffy Lube people asking me about my NSX

FreAk