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Laser-cut keys
The thick car key with a wavy channel milled down the middle of the blade instead of teeth along the edge.
How to tell you have one
Look at the edge. An ordinary key has a row of peaks and valleys cut into its edge. A laser-cut key has a smooth edge and a winding groove milled into the flat face of the blade, usually on both sides.
They are noticeably thicker and stiffer than a standard key, and they often go into the ignition either way up.
Why they are scanned and shipped
Cutting that channel needs a milling cutter and a rigid clamp, not the edge-cutting wheel that produces a standard edge-cut key. It is different equipment, and it belongs in a shop.
The kiosk reads and captures the key, the shop mills it, and it is posted to you.
They are usually chipped as well
Almost every laser-cut car key also carries a transponder, so the blade and the electronics both have to be right before it will start anything.
That means the same rule applies: we supply the key, and pairing may be a separate step.
Why they cost more
A thicker blank, a milling operation and a chip. The price the kiosk quotes is a starting price and it confirms the exact figure once the blade is identified — before you pay, never after.
Starting price
$89starting
laser-cut blade, scanned and shipped
The kiosk confirms the exact key and price on screen before you pay. If the blank turns out to differ, the price changes before payment, never after.
Terms on this page
- All keys lost
- Originating a key with none in existence, from the lock or from the key code held against the VIN. It is a much larger job than copying a spare, which is the argument for cutting the spare first.
- VIN
- The vehicle identification number, usually visible at the base of the windscreen. It is what a key code is issued against, and it is checked against your ownership documents.
- Valet key
- A restricted key that opens the doors and starts the car but not the boot or glovebox. Some vehicles also use a separate boot key entirely.
- Transponder
- A passive chip in the key head. The car challenges it and the immobilizer releases the engine only if the answer matches. A perfectly cut key with the wrong chip will turn but not start.
Get this done
Fob programming and car lockouts are dispatched right away, wherever your car is. A technician calls you within 10 minutes.
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