Hi all
I need to get a spare set of keys for my VW Golf Mk2, however I'm a bit concerned by some of the places offering to do it - some of them I wouldn't trust to top up my wiper fluid, others I wouldn't trust with a set of keys to my car for half an hour.
Is there a minimum standard I should be insisting upon? Considering house front door keys, I have had replacements made that don't work, or require great effort to use, is there a chance of this happening with replacement keys? Are car keys significantly more complex than house keys?
I don't have the greatest opinion of our VW dealer, hence I'd prefer avoiding them unless the concensus is that they are clearly the best.
Does anyone have any recommendations for good places to get spare keys made (I'm in the Bath/Bristol area)?
All advice gratefully received
Matt
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I had mine cut at the local high st. shop (SW19) but the first set opened everything except the hatch/boot.There seems to be 2 types of blanks available which fortunately the shop owner knew about. Second set opened everything.
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Best advice is to ensure that copies are made from original keys (preferably in as new condition). Copies from copies can be sometimes be dificult. Also ask the guy who cuts them to smear them liberally with graphite lubricant so that it transfers into the lock barrel on first use.
Anybody can cut them, but probably best to find an owner run small business, rather than a 15 yr old on work experience in the local supermarket shopping mall.
pmh (was peter)
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You could always pop down the VW dealer with the key number & get some keys cut for it.
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Well,
I might be missing something, but the obvious answer to me is to drive down to the place in your jalopy, get the keys cut, try them when you go back outside to drive away, then "bingo" or "back inside"
Sean
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As you are in Bristol/Bath, use Motor Services in Bath, in preference to the Bristol dealer, if you go VW route to get the keys.
Joe
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Hi all
Thanks for advice, will try motor services in Bath.
\"I might be missing something, but the obvious answer to me is to drive down to the place in your jalopy, get the keys cut, try them when you go back outside to drive away, then \"bingo\" or \"back inside\"\"
What I\'m worried about, as happened with my house keys, is that they are tempremental. Sounds weird, a key not working now and again, but I\'ve had a few housekeys that would work most of the time but just occasionally refuse to open the lock. It\'s probably something to do with temperature, as it was mostly during the winter they\'d mess up, but it has happened on both front and back doors so I would suggest it isn\'t the lock. I got them cut at our local market as copies of the original keys, and seeing as most of the keys come from the same place I have little doubt the problems are down to poor cutting.
My girlfriend works as a nurse and can finish work at 11 at night, the last thing I want is for the car keys to choose that moment to not work. They might work when just cut and well-lubricated, but I don\'t want them messing up a few months later.
I\'m hopeful there won\'t be too many problems as the replacement will be cut from the original, I just want to find someone who won\'t cock it up.
Cheers
Matt
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