Hi, looking for the cheapest option to replace 2 keys for our 2006 Estima - unfortunately we managed to misplace both the keys in a matter of 2 weeks - any cheap replacement options would be very much appreciated!
Keys will need to be coded. One quote I've already received is $600 for 2, $330 for 1 - just not sure if we're getting ripped off or not.
Thanks so much in advance!
You need to report them to the authorities.
I should have but it was a ~year ago and I was just an employee and wasn't in a position to make a fuss.
Ahhh. Probably nothing to stop you now :)
When I told them it wasn't possible they said I had to pay extra to cover GST
You should have told them you work for the ATO.
BY LAW all quotes automatically include GST UNLESS stated otherwise
If you're okay with Moonee Ponds, try Gibson on Holmes Rd. Happy with the new i30 key they cloned for me, from an original key. Costed $280 about 2 years back.
Costed $280
Costed ???
(Rural SA) I was quoted $800 to come out to replace keys or $500 If I tow the car to them…in the end I took the door lock and the "electronic thing"(?) from under the dash to a mobile locksmith who replaced the key for $200.
So you got no working key? This won't be cheap, possibly only Toyota can help you.
Some have the tools to reset/hack/swap the ECU which accepts the keys, but this depends on the model.
A 2006 Toyota should be pretty worked out by now.
Any thoughts on a 2020 VW caddy , dealership wants 550.00 for key and 150 to encode it . That'll teach me for throwing it out with the recycling…..
Call up a few more dealers but That's not too bad
How can the locksmith cut the key when there is no donor key?
Where theres a skill, theres a way.
With a lishi pick for the physical key. With computers and shit for the key chip.
How can the locksmith cut the key when there is no donor key?
That's why they're locksmiths and you are not :-)
Locksmiths can cut keys to a code, if you have the code. With many cars, the original keys came on a keyring with a little aluminium tag with the code on it.
Almost all cars have a hidden "key code" that you can read and this will give you the bitting to make a new key from code. The code will mean nothing to a regular person, but to a locksmith and the right software, they can make a key from that code.
Another way is to remove one of the locks and "read" the wafers inside the lock.
Lastly, as what mapax said above, with a "Lishi" type pick that is used to unlock the car and read the lock bitting once it is unlocked.
One who rebirths cars on the side should be able to do it.
In modern cars, if you lose both keys, that's going to be a very expensive exercise.
If $600 for 2, I'd jump at it.
I got a quote for one of my keys, $800 from a dealer as no aftermarket I can find can do it much cheaper. Alas, I still have 1 key and am very careful with it lol
Same boat , I can get the key cut but the coding is a different story .
Mentone Shoe Repairs, i got mine for like $50-$70 after being quoted $265 at the locksmith.
When was this? Before or after COVID?
Don't use St Kilda Locksmiths on cnr Carlisle and Barkly.
They were dodgy as hell. I told them I was paying via card and they gave me a quote. This was through my business email for a company car, so obviously I'd want a receipt.
Once the work was done they then insisted I pay cash. When I told them it wasn't possible they said I had to pay extra to cover GST, because their quotes assume you are paying cash and hence GST not included. Lol
He also turned up wearing his best Adidas tracksuit outfit - if there is one trade you want to be "above board" it's a locksmith.