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    Copying car keys

    Updated on 06/2017: https://geoexpat.com/forum/333/thread343933.html

    I'd like to get a few copies of some car keys, Lexus and Volvo.

    Would like to avoid main dealers of course...

    Any tips peeps?
    Last edited by shri; 12-06-2017 at 07:22 AM.

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    What kind of keys are they


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    Car keys?????


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    Any regular key copying place should be able to do it if its a regular type of key and not some fancy ones like the ones in Merc's.

    found this from discuss.com.hk "If your key is with chip inside, go to Shan Tung Street in MK, cost you around $600 to have your chipped key copied."


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    That's a lot better than paying $3500 for a Mercedes Benz Laser key lol...

    One of the advantages of driving an old $10K clunker I suppose, they still use mechanical keys, unlike most upper end cars post 2000 build that use proximity devices, or laser fobs, that cost a min of $450US to replace...

    Last edited by Skyhook; 23-12-2012 at 09:03 AM.
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    Volvo want 3k for a key


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    Haven't dared check with Lexus....

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    depend on what model you got.
    And most expensive models require the dealer to get you a key.
    But if you have a cheap jap then you can get a key copy quite easily.


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    Thanks lazyexpat. Presumably topics exist about which you have actual knowledge. I'll keep my eyes open for those....merry Christmas..!

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    Following up!

    I'm a happy chappy! The Shantung Street tip eventually led me to this guy....





    New Lexus key with microchip - $500

    Very nice guy and 10 minutes job done...

    Near Argyle & Reclamation

    Ding dong!

    PS, don't be fooled by the low tech. looking exterior of that shop......one look at my key.....out comes the laptop and special key-reader gizmo, the eyepiece, drops the cloned chip into the new key-fob, he and his wife must be in their sixties!!!

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