Michael A

I lost my ignition key, and need to have another made. I can either have a copy of my spare made, or have one cut using the VIN number at the dealer. Are the dealer keys better quality than copies? Will a dealer key generated from the VIN be of the same quality as the factory key?

Most key copies are of very poor quality in my experience, hence, the interest in the dealer key.

Michael

memphis_vette

just got a new one a couple weeks ago. works great. i had a key broken in half and he put it together and copied it

Grzldvt1

My dealer key has been prefect for 8 years, so I suspect the quality is there, since I use it over the original most days. My car is a DD.

Silver48

My used C5 only came with one key.....had a local dealer make a spare and have no issues.

Michael A

To the guys who had dealer made keys, did the dealer make it based on the VIN, or just copy another key?

Thanks!

Michael

Mr.Bill

I bought 2 keys, One from the dealer and he cut it with the key and I bought another from Ecklers for half the price and had the local locksmith cut it for 3 bucks and they both seem the same.

Silver48

The parts guy just cut it from the existing key.

memphis_vette

copy from existing key

Oh 2 Fun

Do "copy" keys have the chip in them as well?

87SAM

To get one that works you have to have the chip. Many lock smiths will have a blank with the correct chip on hand.

Silver48

Mine did. Not in stock and ordered one from the factory.

Oh 2 Fun

That's kind of what I thought.....thanks

CatCam

If you order a blank VATS key for your car make sure you take the old key and put an ohm meter across the metal parts of the chip. You will need the Ohm reading so you can order the right key!

BenC5

I bought a spare key with the correct chip/pellet/resistor and brought it to a locksmith to cut. Dealer wanted $35 to cut the key.

randy814u

I did this and then ordered one off ebay, and works fine. That was 3 years ago.

I had the local locksmith cut it for me.

Retro99

i cut my own

i just decoded the cuts by looking at them and cut it to factory specs of course i tested the vats chip (#14) and i happened to have the right one in stock.. lucky me