When you purchase the programming kit from Tom’s Key, you also have the option of having them cut your key for an extra $60, with their “Key by Photo” service.

Programming a Single Key A handful of manufacturers will allow you to program a single key, even if you don’t have a key that works. Keep in mind that you’ll still need to have the key cut to fit the ...

A laser-cut mechanical backup key sent from Hyundai set us back $72.47 (the car sat at the dealer for two days waiting), putting the total cost at $272.42—if we had ordered the key fob through ...

If a metal key also is included, it will have to be cut by a locksmith or dealer. If you can’t do it yourself, contact a dealership to find out how much it will cost, including programming.

Not only can they find you the exact fob for your car, they can cut the key blank, then program the whole thing to work. The whole process takes about 20 minutes, he said, and is about half the ...

If your local key-cutter makes a mistake, you can return the key to have it tuned. Try that with a machine (the promo promises no mistakes, but we know how reliable machines really are).

Car keys these days are remarkably complex beasts. ... to turn his mill into a key cutting machine was a 3/8th 90° countersink bit with the end ground to a flat approximately 0.055″ across ...