Dear cheap ass bargainer,
My car key broken in half I don't want to pay $200 to get another copy of it, how to stick it back togerher bargain way?
Am talking about the actual metal part of the key not the casing etc.
Thanks
Car key broken in half what Glue to use
newbiesh on 17/07/2018 - 11:11
Last edited 17/07/2018 - 11:15
Last edited 17/07/2018 - 11:15
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The actual metal part of the key
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@airzone: I wonder how you'd explain that to the cops who'll almost certainly get called and attend…
@HighAndDry: We had a Camira once, yeah I know we were young and naive, but it was so easy to break into we could do it with a ruler or coat hanger wire. Locked ourselves out one day in South Melbourne - found a piece of wire in a nearby alley and broke into our car. I suppose we shouldn't have been surprised when someone finally stole it. We never saw it again, I suppose the bits ended up in a lot of other cars. Comprehensive insurance FTW.
@try2bhelpful: Oh wow. I'm kind of impressed you thought to take out comprehensive insurance on a Camira - that's some foresight.
Times were changing (and now have changed) I guess. To hear my parents tell it, no one even closed, much less locked, their doors during the day when they were growing up, and there'd be no issues.
@HighAndDry: Our Camira was stolen from opposite Russell St Police station; we figure someone got released from the station and then wondered how they would get home. We did the block to see if they jumped in, realised it was a Camira and then dumped it; but it was not to be seen.
The old days; not so great for a number of people including choir boys.
@HighAndDry: I lived up country for a while (2002 to 2014) and one of my friends just had plastic strips for a back door to keep the flies out. His beer fridge was in the carport and fully accessible from the street.
Depending on the key you could get a spare from ebay and then get it cut. Probably around $100.
I wouldn't risk getting part of the key stuck in the cylinder… the glue won't have match lateral and torsional strength.
I wouldn't risk getting part of the key stuck in the cylinder
yep
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I agree with you, but…
I really want to see the next post.
Dear cheap ass bargainer,
I used supaglue to glue my broken key together LEL.
It's now stuck in the cylinder and I can only get into my car from the sunroof, I also cannot start the car.
Does anyone know how to make the sunroof bigger and have a tutorial on how to hotwire a car?
Thanks
Good point. Can a mod delete my other post?
No way….this thread needs to be kept for all to see.
@HighAndDry: You sure that's not legit help?
Maybe he can no longer reply as he's in need of a tutorial on getting superglued hands off steering wheels, and the rain wrecked his smartphone
"Where's the cheapest place I can buy an entire door, my key got stuck and I pulled the door apart to fix it but now the door won't go back together again".
What type of key/car?
The blade of most key fobs is pretty cheap to cut and replace - it is the electronic fob where the cost lies.
If you are lucky it is just a matter of opening the fob, removing the blade and getting it re-cut.
take it to locksmith or bunnings, it happened to me a few years back and the guy in bunnings was able to copy my key into a blank key. it cost me around $10
If OPs getting quoted $200, chances are there's an immobiliser chip in it. Bunnings wont help
That'd be for replacing the whole key. If OP only needs the key blade replaced, they can open the cover, replace the blade only, and shove it back into the cover. Doesn't need to replace any electronics.
Would bunnings actually do that? Or do you mean get them to cut it and OP does the rest?
@steff: Yeah - OP only needs the blade cut. He can do the rest, shouldn't be hard - either a few small screws, or actually super glue would do the trick here.
All I can offer to this post is
FFS.HAHAHAHA, that's a great way to get the broken part of the key stuck in your car, ending up with you having to spend more to get that fixed.
Go get a replacement. The cross-section on the metal part of a car key isn't large enough for anything short of welding (not even soldering) to stick it together strong enough.
OK lads,
Got some super glue from meter 10, I give it a go, wish me luck lol #yoloGood luck and god speed OP! Please come back and update us.
wish me luck
I wish you luck on other fronts, not just gluing your key back together.
Unfortunately No Hope.
We learn by mistakes.Username checks out
TIG weld it.
As a locksmith, this post made my day.
I'm not sure if this is even a serious there or just a troll, but it's a damn fine troll.
There is no glue that is going to to fix your issue. A key that is broken off like this is a done deal.
My advice is, call up a locksmith that specialises in automotive keys. It may not be a $200 fix if they get to have a look at it.
But a word of warning, if you put glue anywhere near this and expect it to work, you'll be up for a new ignition barrel when the key comes apart in the lock again…
Not worth it.. imagine how much it will cost when it gets stuck in the barrel. hahaha.
You own a car, they cost money to keep on the road.
bit of duct tape should sort that out for you if the super glue doesn't work.
Just start the key with a screwdriver or join the red and blue ignition wires. Seen it work thousands of times on tv
You idiot. He can just fold down the sun visor and grab the spare key that is sitting up there.
OP, pic pls.
or quick sketch with MS paint will suffice.
It's been 4 hours since you bought glue. Is it stuck?
I think it's stuck to his fingers. Can't respond.
Maybe he locked his phone in the car too. Or he's locked inside the car… could that happen if the key's stuck in the door lock?
Haha works like a charm haha
I have tested it few times seems robustfake news.
you have all been trumped!
Instructions unclear, dick stuck in ceiling fan.
Surface adhesive on small surface area vs torsional strain and long lever arm.
What can go wrong?
That was my first thought.. lol
Ah. You must be familiar with Archimedes.
Give me a long enough key and I'll snap off that shitty repair job from the bad ideas I got from a bargain site in the ignition and end up having to push the car off a cliff for insurance money cause the car is now worth jack - Archimedes.
its gonna cost you a hell of a lot more when it breaks again in the lock, just get a new one or see if just the key part can be replaced
I got a couple of comments:
If the key breaks in the lock, wouldn't it still activate the tumblers and you can still turn it? This is assuming you have enough of the key left that you can turn it…
Just remember that there was a thread once here on OzBargain with many roof rack recommendations for a roofless car. Just saying.
Re 1. - it depends where the break is, but you'd assume it's where the most torsional force is applied, i.e. where the key actually turns the tumbler/cylinder. Which would mean that no, there wouldn't be enough of the key left to turn the lock.
You can change where force is applied so technically the unit can still rotate, however, it may not maintain contact with the remainder of the key, which may be required for the immobilizer chip to work.
hahahaha, there was someone who wanted roof racks on a roofless car?? I probably bet that's possible - they just need to buy the product that's designed for roofless cars….if there's any, which I'm sure there is since there are other wacky mods you put on a car which are way more funnier looking…
I posted such a thread to see how many people would actually read a whole post before giving advice.
7 short sentences, one of which said it was for an MX5, and most people didn't pick up on the fact they were recommending roof racks for a roofless car.
Thread got deleted for trolling though.
Although, I do have some names now of people that do read the whole thing and picked up on that fact.
Roof racks for MX5s do exist, because hardtops for MX5s also exist.
https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=483248
Don't know if it's your troll-fu or your MX5-fu that needs more work.
Like I said some people did pick up on that fact and suggested boot-racks or similar.
Most however were clueless and suggested your usual racks.
Edit: I noticed you have ignored my other question to you from the other thread requesting your opinion on which jobs you think are "make work" jobs. Any reason for that?
@CMH: Too many notifications for new comments. I haven't found an option to only be notified for replies to my comments (as opposed to being notified for all new comments in any thread I'm involved in.) I'll have a look and reply when I have time.
Please show us photo of the broken key.
Alibaba blank replacement then locksmith to cut/program ,
but seriously
superglue should work if you use enough and hold it really really tight
If this issue is the immobiliser …
Buy a blank metal key (eg Ebay, AliExpress), and get it cut. Test the new key in a door lock to verify it’s cut ok. Then test the new key to start car while holding the old key next to ignition. If successful, then glue, duct-tape or cable-tie your broken immobiliser key somewhere close to the ignition, and out of sight. Eg inside or under steering column housing. Good luck.There is a book developing with these posts.
Ozbargain's deals are pretty cool it's true but the real value is these meme posts
Do not use any glue to repair a broken key as it won't hold long term and you'll then have a bigger issue.
so just the casing,not the actual key?