After listening to some really lame excuses from a couple of key shops I finally found a shop locally to cut my new titanium keys.

The best excuse I got was "it's a car key if we screw it up we have to buy the new electronic key from the dealer so we don't do them!!!!!!! Errr look at the key buddy do you see a transponder, I replied.....He looked and said "I'm still not cutting it" bloody dosh bag.

Anyway all done now

What is the difficulty in cutting these keys? I have a pair of Silica replicas, the first shop told me they couldn't cut it, the second gave it a go but couldn't get it quite right - it works sometimes if you give it a jiggle.

They are titanium so a much harder material and they create a weird bur that needs filing off by hand but 5 mins saw both done and tested in the car.

They are titanium so a much harder material and they create a weird bur that needs filing off by hand but 5 mins saw both done and tested in the car.

 

Fair enough, but I've got the standard ones and still can't get them cut properly!

Pleeeeease arrange a group buy of these!! lol. Really want one, but not keen on 40 odd dollars shipping from Z1.

 

The key looks very cool :cool2:

Pleeeeease arrange a group buy of these!! lol. Really want one, but not keen on 40 odd dollars shipping from Z1.

 

The key looks very cool :cool2:

I'm working on the group buy right now im just waiting for a reply before anouncing it.

 

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Fair enough, but I've got the standard ones and still can't get them cut properly!

Any decent key place should be able to cut a silica one

Any decent key place should be able to cut a silica one

 

You would think so...

 

The OEM replica looks great though. The key that came with my car is a pretty interesting design, but I plan to get the one you have at some stage.

You would think so...

 

The OEM replica looks great though. The key that came with my car is a pretty interesting design, but I plan to get the one you have at some stage.

 

Keep your eyes peeled for the group buy if I can set it up.

plus you,ve took 12 months off the life of the guys cutting disc:biggrin:

Still need to get my replica cut, I got it from USA on eBay a couple of years ago. I like the red 300zx logo on yours.

 

What was the place called who cut it, I had the same excuses "it will bugger up our machine" etc etc. although one place has said they will attempt it.

Still need to get my replica cut, I got it from USA on eBay a couple of years ago. I like the red 300zx logo on yours.

 

What was the place called who cut it, I had the same excuses "it will bugger up our machine" etc etc. although one place has said they will attempt it.

It's a small hardware shop in a village near me called gold line. They have a big sign outside saying "WE CUT ANY KEY" seems they do just that no problem with mine

I'm working on the group buy right now im just waiting for a reply before anouncing it.

 

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Any decent key place should be able to cut a silica one

 

count me in, I would love a titanium key for my car.

 

I asked Timpsons about cutting a blank nissan key and they one they produced looked nothing like our keys, so I asked if they could cut a blank I provided and they said no because if it breaks the lock or breaks in the lock, they are liable for the repairs...