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Justin McLernon
Tinkerer
Western Australia
UZZ32

Posts: 66
Reg: 01-2006

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Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 10:12 am, by:  Justin McLernon (Zz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've been quoted $40 just to cut my Lexus key blank - is this highway robbery?

Anyone know a place in Perth that cuts Lexus/Toyota keys for a reasonable price?
Clayton Webb
TryHard
South Australia
'31 V8

Posts: 144
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Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 04:04 pm, by:  Clayton Webb (Clackers) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Daylight robbery with a BB Gun! I paid $33 to get 2 cut. Sorry cant help with the location though
Benjamin Burgess
TryHard
NSW
Toyota Soarer GT-TL

Posts: 216
Reg: 07-2005

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Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 04:51 pm, by:  Benjamin Burgess (Jampac) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think i paid about 30 or so to get 2 cut at a chatswood locksmith. There expensive however compared to other keys as its some special key thats hard to cut right. The guy who cut my one had no idea it was lexus ot toyota just the type of key.
Dave & Bee Ruler
Tinkerer
Queensland
Soarer Limited V8

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Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 05:30 pm, by:  Dave & Bee Ruler (Davette) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

$25.00 a key here in Toowoomba Justin, unfortunately,thats a looooonnnng way away from Perth.
Perry Morgan
DieHard
Qld
UZZ32 ( V8 )

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Friday, February 03, 2006 - 07:32 am, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Geez, I think I'll keep getting the local shoe repair man to do mine for $15 if I ever need another.
Jeff Hogan
TryHard
QLD
Soarer TT

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Friday, February 03, 2006 - 07:57 am, by:  Jeff Hogan (Hoges) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I paid $36 for one key to be cut a few months ago, just a regular black key, they said it would be the same price whether i supplied the blank or not, but they wouldnt guarantee it would work if i supplied my own.
Vinh Bui
TryHard
NSW
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Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 06:01 pm, by:  Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I paid $35 for one key for my mum's ES300. Turns out it only one side of the key can start the engine. Is that normal?
Brenton Trafford
Tinkerer
SA
V8 Limited

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Monday, February 06, 2006 - 11:55 am, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Clayton, where did you get your keys done? Did you supply the blanks or not? $33 for two sounds cheap, I've been told there's only one place in SA that can do it (on Hutt St).
Clayton Webb
TryHard
South Australia
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Monday, February 06, 2006 - 12:50 pm, by:  Clayton Webb (Clackers) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

A place on South Road near Cafe DeVilli's. In between Richmond road and Deacon Ave. He supplied them but they were only blank keys with no immoboliser inside the key head. Both worked beautifully.
Brenton Trafford
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SA
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Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 12:38 pm, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Cheers Clayton. I'm desperately needing another key as I've only one and if I lose it, I'm Fugged. No need for immobilizer etc, that's all aftermarket on my car.
Adam Lonergan
TryHard
Victoria
UZZ32

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Monday, July 24, 2006 - 01:27 pm, by:  Adam Lonergan (Alchemistal) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Just paid $10 for the blank on eBay (delivered) and another $45 to get it cut at Preston Locksmith on High Street. Seems a bit steep and it would have been the same price without the blank. Will not be going back.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
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Monday, July 24, 2006 - 02:11 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mister Minute quoted me $35 including (generic looking) blank over the weekend.
Praveen Pathmanathan
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Vic
TT

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Monday, July 24, 2006 - 04:02 pm, by:  Praveen Pathmanathan (Ppp) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I paid about $30 for my one, I thought I got ripped off but it seems that is the average price everyone is paying
Adam Peterson
TryHard
Western Australia
V8

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Monday, July 24, 2006 - 04:56 pm, by:  Adam Peterson (President) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Adam Lonergan wrote on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 01:27 pm:

Just paid $10 for the blank on eBay (delivered)



Yes i have just done the same and am about to get it cut.
Question tho, does your cheap key work as per the original one? I only bought this cheapo as a spare
Bill Bogiatzis
Tinkerer
NSW
TT

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Monday, July 24, 2006 - 06:49 pm, by:  Bill Bogiatzis (Boggie23) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

So what are good places in sydney????

Sorry for the hijack.
Daniel Lee
DieHard
Victoria
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Monday, July 24, 2006 - 06:52 pm, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi guys,

I also bought the key blanks from ebay for $10 and cost me $38 for the key cut.

Took the guy around 30mins to do the cutting!!

The cheap key works fine for me and i can use they key to lock/unlock the boot and the glovebox too

Here is the key blanks i got.


Upload
Aaron Mead
TryHard
NT
TT

Posts: 391
Reg: 03-2006

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Monday, July 24, 2006 - 07:20 pm, by:  Aaron Mead (Aaron) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hmmm, ill find a price in Darwin!

I just ripped the plastic head off one the two keys I have, so I could fit it inside the Soarer credit card key holder i bought from here....so glad it fits! Now i need another key in case I lock my keys AND wallet in the car...
Adam Lonergan
TryHard
Victoria
UZZ32

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 11:40 am, by:  Adam Lonergan (Alchemistal) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My blank looks very cheap, although I don't care because it's only getting left in my desk in case I look my keys in the car at work. It works both ways (it was copied properly) in the ignition and starts the car, although I do have an aftermarket car alarm which does the immobilising. It took my guy less than two minutes to cut the key.

The blanks Daniel has posted look much better quality.
Graham Dollisson
DieHard
QLD
I have more Leylands than Don

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 11:57 am, by:  Graham Dollisson (Alloyvee) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They shouldn't cost any more to cut than any other key. They are a very common type of key. Even the same as a Magna. Just don't tell them it's for a Lexus or you are going to get ripped big time!!
Perry Morgan
Goo Roo
Qld
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 03:20 pm, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I know of 3 places in bris that will do em for $15. Shop around guys. A place about 8 doors up from the $15 place wants $38 for the same job.
Alfred Heng
TryHard
WA
V8 GT Limited

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 03:41 pm, by:  Alfred Heng (Alfred) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Some places will do it for less, but all the same it is a rip off. I got mine cut for about $5.00 in Hong Kong earlier this year.

As for a wallet key, I posted a ebay source earlier. Think it was $8.00 posted.
Shaun Stephenson
TryHard
Vic
Jzz30 TT

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Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 10:06 am, by:  Shaun Stephenson (Neonasty) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I paid $33 on the weekend.

They also have a number on my key, and if I loose it. I just tell them the number that was on the key, and that its for a soarer.. and they can cut me a new one.. wait a min..

Im not sure if thats a good thing, having everyones keys on record. At least they dont have my info and where I live.

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