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[Sleepy Stu]

Nope but you need the old key as a template!!! lol

Take the key and broken off but with you to the key shop and see if the person is able to glue the broken off bit back on just long enough for him to go around it making a new one?

If it works take it as a lesson you should always have a spare!!

[minigal]

Nope but you need the old key as a template!!! lol

Take the key and broken off but with you to the key shop and see if the person is able to glue the broken off bit back on just long enough for him to go around it making a new one?

If it works take it as a lesson you should always have a spare!!

yer mate will do i bought the car with only one ignition key, so will get two done, thanks again. andy

[Min E]

Yes, any decent key cutting shop will be able to cut you one from the two parts, they will be able to hold the parts together in the trace clamp.

Don't bother trying places like Asda who use the new lazer system, I doubt if they would have the right blanks anyway.

There is also a chance of getting a pre-cut one from your local car spares shop; if it's an original there will be a number on the head of the key, that number refers to the cut pattern and they can be ordered from that number. You might even get one on-line from the number.

I know all this because my family background was Ironmongery and Hardware, we had several shops and my father was a master locksmith, I followed and worked with him and have cut thousands of keys and repaired as many locks in my time.

Edited by Min E, 02 December 2009 - 10:20 PM.

[minigal]

Yes, any decent key cutting shop will be able to cut you one from the two parts, they will be able to hold the parts together in the trace clamp.

Don't bother trying places like Asda who use the new lazer system, I doubt if they would have the right blanks anyway.

There is also a chance of getting a pre-cut one from your local car spares shop; if it's an original there will be a number on the head of the key, that number refers to the cut pattern and they can be ordered from that number. You might even get one on-line from the number.

I know all this because my family background was Ironmongery and Hardware, we had several shops and my father was a master locksmith, I followed and worked with him and have cut thousands of keys and repaired as many locks in my time.

Thanks for the info, my key says LFROP on it, is this what you are referring to? Thanks

[Min E]

Well, there is an LF range but I thought that there should also be numbers; something like LF123, FS943 or SR397.

The letters refer to the cross section of the key blank and the numbers refer to the cut pattern, one of up to 1000 variances.

Take a look at this link to an eBay seller offering pre-cuts to number.

Email them to check on LFROP, I could be wrong for that range, LF might just use letters.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item3efa2c2cc0

Edited by Min E, 03 December 2009 - 10:33 AM.