Another Post On Keys

[legendswraith]

sound, i just rang a car locksmith and he reckons £30 notes as its gotta be coded. i thought all the coding was in the guts of the key and it was just a straight swap?

not that i know i thought the same as you the electronics swap over so no coding is needed. I'd give him a miss if i was you. If you keep getting silly prices for the cut and want to risk it we can tee something up. I mean at £30 a cut thats extracting the urine

[legendswraith]

S**t just found THIS, wish i spotted this before buying the Hong Kong one, i hate waiting on thing to arrive <_<

Edit- Also cheaper

I just bought all 4 :D looks like i got my practise stuff i'll do my own then i may have some cheap ones to cut ;)

[TommyH]

As far as im aware, it's just the internals and key cut, no programming, i hope.

[TommyH]

Phil, if this ends up costing me a fortune, im blaming YOU,

i never thought of doing this until you started this thread,

your costing me a fortune mate,

[legendswraith]

Phil, if this ends up costing me a fortune, im blaming YOU,

i never thought of doing this until you started this thread,

your costing me a fortune mate,

On the upside if this works your sacrifice could mean cheaper replacements for everyone :D. Well those in the midlands at least

[FuntimePhil]

Phil, if this ends up costing me a fortune, im blaming YOU,

i never thought of doing this until you started this thread,

your costing me a fortune mate,

ha ha sorry mate, well so far were up to £12.49

i just took my key apart and the chip isn't connected to the blade in anyway so i reckon it should be a nice easy job, i got a local locksmith next door to me so i'm gonna take it round there when it arrives.

if it costs another £10 i'll be happy, £22.49 for a flip key is worth it imo.

[FuntimePhil]

Tommy, in your summary of what you've done you have written armrest, is this the one from the altezza? how much was it, where from, and was it easy to fit?

[TommyH]

Tommy, in your summary of what you've done you have written armrest, is this the one from the altezza? how much was it, where from, and was it easy to fit?

Got it from THIS GUY mate, £155 inc P+P then £35 customs charge, a bit steep but i just had to have one, fitted it myself with the help of the walkthrough on here, took me a couple of hours, taking my time.

[jomo]

Asked to guy in the uk of eBay to relist the flip lexus fobs, spoke to my local Toyota dealer today and their service manager said that if i pop down with the key he would cut it for free......result.

[legendswraith]

Asked to guy in the uk of ebay to relist the flip lexus fobs, spoke to my local Toyota dealer today and their service manager said that if i pop down with the key he would cut it for free......result.

good work :)

[dibsLPG]

Asked to guy in the uk of ebay to relist the flip lexus fobs, spoke to my local Toyota dealer today and their service manager said that if i pop down with the key he would cut it for free......result.

good work :)

I have the Flip out key fob thingy too but i can not find a key cutter who can cut the Key blade in Leeds the dealers do not cut keys so cannot help either :tsktsk: .

Any ideas who can do the job in the West Yorkshire area please?

Dibs

[kam05]

I have the Flip out key fob thingy too but i can not find a key cutter who can cut the Key blade in Leeds the dealers do not cut keys so cannot help either :tsktsk: .

Any ideas who can do the job in the West Yorkshire area please?

Dibs

Dibs,

Give Auto Locksmiths in Bradford a call, 01274 305621/07866793386. This guy cut my non-flip IS200 key for £12. Can't remember where he is exactly (just outside the city centre), but if you call him, I'm sure he will give you directions.

[FuntimePhil]

gotta say im strugglin to find someone to do mine too, im in the mids, i'll just keep lookin

[SpokesT]

Why can't any old key cutter cut the key? Does it need some sort of specialist machine rather than one which cuts Yale keys etc? I am planning on buying one of these but if I can't then find anywhere to get it cut it's a bit of a redundant purchase...

[dibsLPG]

Why can't any old key cutter cut the key? Does it need some sort of specialist machine rather than one which cuts Yale keys etc? I am planning on buying one of these but if I can't then find anywhere to get it cut it's a bit of a redundant purchase...

Cheers kam05 for the Bradford Autolocks guys i think i now where they are and will pop down once i pick up the motor from the bodyship. :D

SpokesT, the problem with the key is just a blade with cut-out groves hence a special tools required, and not many key-cutters have invested in them tools.

Dibs

[sorted vti]

yeah ive tried to get mine cut but had no luck. will ring the main dealer and see what they say.

as regards to the quality. i reckon they wont last too long. there pretty flimsy imo. not impressed at all. il still get it cut but will be waiting for it to break!!

[jomo]

Ok key update, got 2 of these flip keu fobs off eBay, when they came i was disapointed with the quality (flimsy) and finish.

Today i popped along to a local keysmith, we talked about cutting the blank blade donw in lenght as it was about 6mm longer than the standard key, we desided to cut it back about 4mm so as not to have too much key sticking out the ing barrel.

After a few times in the cutting mechine got it to lock and unlock the car from the drivers door b ut still felt gritty when inserted, so he ran it under a wire whel to take the "edge" off it.

So armed with my newlycut key and happy with paying £2 for all the work he did i set off home to swap the guts with a spare key i had at home.

Swapped the guts over and even fitte a new Battery i headed to my car popped the doors with the fob and pushed the key into the ign barrel and we have contact, it worked....................but then i tried to remove the key fro the barrel!! it was firmly stuck in there!! what the hell do i do now?

The problem was i couldnt push the key down into the barrel far enough to release the key as we've cut it too short...................

Anyway after a few choise words and a lot of bottom movments i got enough push to get the fooker out!!

It is now sat in the glove box when it will stay, dont think i'll use that again!

So if you have bought any of these keys please don't do the same as i did and cut it shorter as you have the same probs as i had.....

On a foot note i did buy 2 so im gonna try it again with out cutting it his time!!!

[legendswraith]

Ok key update, got 2 of these flip keu fobs off ebay, when they came i was disapointed with the quality (flimsy) and finish.

Today i popped along to a local keysmith, we talked about cutting the blank blade donw in lenght as it was about 6mm longer than the standard key, we desided to cut it back about 4mm so as not to have too much key sticking out the ing barrel.

After a few times in the cutting mechine got it to lock and unlock the car from the drivers door b ut still felt gritty when inserted, so he ran it under a wire whel to take the "edge" off it.

So armed with my newlycut key and happy with paying £2 for all the work he did i set off home to swap the guts with a spare key i had at home.

Swapped the guts over and even fitte a new battery i headed to my car popped the doors with the fob and pushed the key into the ign barrel and we have contact, it worked....................but then i tried to remove the key fro the barrel!! it was firmly stuck in there!! what the hell do i do now?

The problem was i couldnt push the key down into the barrel far enough to release the key as we've cut it too short...................

Anyway after a few choise words and a lot of bottom movments i got enough push to get the fooker out!!

It is now sat in the glove box when it will stay, dont think i'll use that again!

So if you have bought any of these keys please don't do the same as i did and cut it shorter as you have the same probs as i had.....

On a foot note i did buy 2 so im gonna try it again with out cutting it his time!!!

Lexus keys come in 2 lengths 50 and 55mm if i remember rightly so tbh its really not worth trimming them down for 5mm.

I have provided stav with some keys he's looking at atm as a tester and hopefully he'll let me know if its fallen to pieces etc after a bit of use lol

What you have to realise with the flip keys though is if you want an oem quality one you are going to have to pay for it and more than likely at a main dealer which is going to cost alot.

TBH you should really get charged no more than about £10 for having a key cut you provide, £20ish for one supplied and cut and i have no idea about flips as they would not be stocked and would be special order, but i would think about £25-£30 supplied and cut for a flip or at least thats what i would charge.