DRMAT
26th September 2010, 09:33 PM
Hope this is ok with the forum gods but thought i would give a plug to my mate the locksmith, two doors down from the clinic as this is something that can benefit most of us car people.
He has recently invested in a machine that enables him to cut and program most late model car and motorcycle keys for a fraction of the cost that the stealers want to sting you for them. If you call the dealer for a new key then most cars you will be up for $300-400 (or more) for the key, programming etc. If you have one key still then you can bring it in and he can cut you a new one and program it so the car/motorbike immobiliser recognises it for considerably less than what the dealer wants.
*note these are normal keys, not the fobs with your lock/unlock buttons so you will have to manually unlock doors but sure as hell beats losing all your keys, not having a spare and having to fork out for full reprogramming and two new keys for a car or a new ECU in the case of most bikes!
Michael
Cobblers of Kew / Lock-It
2 Walpole St, Kew VIC 3101 - (03) 9853 9235
He has recently invested in a machine that enables him to cut and program most late model car and motorcycle keys for a fraction of the cost that the stealers want to sting you for them. If you call the dealer for a new key then most cars you will be up for $300-400 (or more) for the key, programming etc. If you have one key still then you can bring it in and he can cut you a new one and program it so the car/motorbike immobiliser recognises it for considerably less than what the dealer wants.
*note these are normal keys, not the fobs with your lock/unlock buttons so you will have to manually unlock doors but sure as hell beats losing all your keys, not having a spare and having to fork out for full reprogramming and two new keys for a car or a new ECU in the case of most bikes!
Michael
Cobblers of Kew / Lock-It
2 Walpole St, Kew VIC 3101 - (03) 9853 9235