Offical 2004-2006 Switchblade key continued.
08-10-2008, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by yungwunn911
this is only for TL?
08-11-2008, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by csmeance
UPDATE- Keys will be here monday, CNC shop is being very careful with JnC's key and is taking their time to make sure that each cut is perfect for the program with which all the others will be made.
So on monday all the keys will be milled? is that what your saying?
08-11-2008, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by clavodulce16
So on monday all the keys will be milled? is that what your saying?
On Monday, he will get the keys. He only has JnC's to work with right now. The other 70 are on their way. I do believe though that he said previously it would only take a couple of days to mill them all though.Which leads me to this thought as well....
CS - We all owe you a million thanks for stepping up to the plate and taking this project on for us enthusiasts that actually feel the need to have a modded key. But to the rest of us - lets maybe help the guy out and post if needed or helpful? This thread is going to get crazy again with everyone posting "I can't wait". I know... we all can't wait. But this is the second thread he's had to open because the other got so congested it was hard to read.
I dunno - do as you please, this is just my
08-11-2008, 12:54 PM
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csmeance, is this deal now closed to new participants? I just acquired a 2006 TL over the weekend which came with only one, very beaten-up key. Since I need to pay to get a second key cut & programmed, figured I may go the whole hog and go for the switchblade.
08-11-2008, 11:06 PM
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it is too late to buy a key as of now. If I can scrape enough money together, I will try to buy a few extra keys and get them milled and try to sell them in between group buys. I have gotten the keys and spent the entire day taking them apart. FLBUSA was right, stripping the screws are pretty easy, but I managed to only kill one screw...
08-12-2008, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by csmeance
it is too late to buy a key as of now. If I can scrape enough money together, I will try to buy a few extra keys and get them milled and try to sell them in between group buys. I have gotten the keys and spent the entire day taking them apart. FLBUSA was right, stripping the screws are pretty easy, but I managed to only kill one screw...
08-12-2008, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by mishar
Why did you take them apart?
You don't want to mill the key with the plastic "fob" on it still. It's just the metal blade that goes into the machine. These machines' bits are liquid cooled, and everything get blasted with water while its drilled/CNC'ed/milled.
08-12-2008, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by GLowrdr
You don't want to mill the key with the plastic "fob" on it still. It's just the metal blade that goes into the machine. These machines' bits are liquid cooled, and everything get blasted with water while its drilled/CNC'ed/milled.
08-12-2008, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by csmeance
it is too late to buy a key as of now. If I can scrape enough money together, I will try to buy a few extra keys and get them milled and try to sell them in between group buys. I have gotten the keys and spent the entire day taking them apart. FLBUSA was right, stripping the screws are pretty easy, but I managed to only kill one screw...
08-12-2008, 05:17 PM
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I posting this now tired as hell with only 8 housrs of sleep running me for two days, so excuse any spelling or grammer.
I got the test key (JnC's) today and tested it in the shop. It was a bit rough so the shop refinished the edges and it became smooth. Then I went to a B and B hardware locally and tried them to cut the key against my switchblade for my car and it would not line up. I drove 20 miles back home, got the orignal key (seperate fob and key) and drove back only to hear the same thing.
Thinking that the hardware store was incompetent, I went to my trusted locksmith 5 miles north to AHC lock. They cut the key 3 different times (slowly) since it didn't line up and they got it to work, but it does not work flawlessly in the lock. I spent 2 hours with the locksmith measuring the orignal key with a micrometer/capiler. I took the measurements down and went to the shop and then spent another hour re-measuring 3 keys, my switchblade, my orignal and the milled key (JnC's) with the shop owner and manager. As it turns out, the key was cut .0035 inches to thin on each side, and that was causing the tumblers not to engage flawlessly. I bought another blank for JnC and am having them test on that blank. I should have the next test piece by 4 or 5 PM est.
Sorry for the delay guys, for those who needed the keys ASAP, please PM me.
I got the test key (JnC's) today and tested it in the shop. It was a bit rough so the shop refinished the edges and it became smooth. Then I went to a B and B hardware locally and tried them to cut the key against my switchblade for my car and it would not line up. I drove 20 miles back home, got the orignal key (seperate fob and key) and drove back only to hear the same thing.
Thinking that the hardware store was incompetent, I went to my trusted locksmith 5 miles north to AHC lock. They cut the key 3 different times (slowly) since it didn't line up and they got it to work, but it does not work flawlessly in the lock. I spent 2 hours with the locksmith measuring the orignal key with a micrometer/capiler. I took the measurements down and went to the shop and then spent another hour re-measuring 3 keys, my switchblade, my orignal and the milled key (JnC's) with the shop owner and manager. As it turns out, the key was cut .0035 inches to thin on each side, and that was causing the tumblers not to engage flawlessly. I bought another blank for JnC and am having them test on that blank. I should have the next test piece by 4 or 5 PM est.
Sorry for the delay guys, for those who needed the keys ASAP, please PM me.
08-12-2008, 05:34 PM
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I posting this now tired as hell with only 8 housrs of sleep running me for two days, so excuse any spelling or grammer.
I got the test key (JnC's) today and tested it in the shop. It was a bit rough so the shop refinished the edges and it became smooth. Then I went to a B and B hardware locally and tried them to cut the key against my switchblade for my car and it would not line up. I drove 20 miles back home, got the orignal key (seperate fob and key) and drove back only to hear the same thing.
Thinking that the hardware store was incompetent, I went to my trusted locksmith 5 miles north to AHC lock. They cut the key 3 different times (slowly) since it didn't line up and they got it to work, but it does not work flawlessly in the lock. I spent 2 hours with the locksmith measuring the orignal key with a micrometer/capiler. I took the measurements down and went to the shop and then spent another hour re-measuring 3 keys, my switchblade, my orignal and the milled key (JnC's) with the shop owner and manager. As it turns out, the key was cut .0035 inches to thin on each side, and that was causing the tumblers not to engage flawlessly. I bought another blank for JnC and am having them test on that blank. I should have the next test piece by 4 or 5 PM est.
Sorry for the delay guys, for those who needed the keys ASAP, please PM me.
I got the test key (JnC's) today and tested it in the shop. It was a bit rough so the shop refinished the edges and it became smooth. Then I went to a B and B hardware locally and tried them to cut the key against my switchblade for my car and it would not line up. I drove 20 miles back home, got the orignal key (seperate fob and key) and drove back only to hear the same thing.
Thinking that the hardware store was incompetent, I went to my trusted locksmith 5 miles north to AHC lock. They cut the key 3 different times (slowly) since it didn't line up and they got it to work, but it does not work flawlessly in the lock. I spent 2 hours with the locksmith measuring the orignal key with a micrometer/capiler. I took the measurements down and went to the shop and then spent another hour re-measuring 3 keys, my switchblade, my orignal and the milled key (JnC's) with the shop owner and manager. As it turns out, the key was cut .0035 inches to thin on each side, and that was causing the tumblers not to engage flawlessly. I bought another blank for JnC and am having them test on that blank. I should have the next test piece by 4 or 5 PM est.
Sorry for the delay guys, for those who needed the keys ASAP, please PM me.
08-12-2008, 06:22 PM
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good things take time
Originally Posted by csmeance
I posting this now tired as hell with only 8 housrs of sleep running me for two days, so excuse any spelling or grammer.
I got the test key (JnC's) today and tested it in the shop. It was a bit rough so the shop refinished the edges and it became smooth. Then I went to a B and B hardware locally and tried them to cut the key against my switchblade for my car and it would not line up. I drove 20 miles back home, got the orignal key (seperate fob and key) and drove back only to hear the same thing.
Thinking that the hardware store was incompetent, I went to my trusted locksmith 5 miles north to AHC lock. They cut the key 3 different times (slowly) since it didn't line up and they got it to work, but it does not work flawlessly in the lock. I spent 2 hours with the locksmith measuring the orignal key with a micrometer/capiler. I took the measurements down and went to the shop and then spent another hour re-measuring 3 keys, my switchblade, my orignal and the milled key (JnC's) with the shop owner and manager. As it turns out, the key was cut .0035 inches to thin on each side, and that was causing the tumblers not to engage flawlessly. I bought another blank for JnC and am having them test on that blank. I should have the next test piece by 4 or 5 PM est.
Sorry for the delay guys, for those who needed the keys ASAP, please PM me.
I got the test key (JnC's) today and tested it in the shop. It was a bit rough so the shop refinished the edges and it became smooth. Then I went to a B and B hardware locally and tried them to cut the key against my switchblade for my car and it would not line up. I drove 20 miles back home, got the orignal key (seperate fob and key) and drove back only to hear the same thing.
Thinking that the hardware store was incompetent, I went to my trusted locksmith 5 miles north to AHC lock. They cut the key 3 different times (slowly) since it didn't line up and they got it to work, but it does not work flawlessly in the lock. I spent 2 hours with the locksmith measuring the orignal key with a micrometer/capiler. I took the measurements down and went to the shop and then spent another hour re-measuring 3 keys, my switchblade, my orignal and the milled key (JnC's) with the shop owner and manager. As it turns out, the key was cut .0035 inches to thin on each side, and that was causing the tumblers not to engage flawlessly. I bought another blank for JnC and am having them test on that blank. I should have the next test piece by 4 or 5 PM est.
Sorry for the delay guys, for those who needed the keys ASAP, please PM me.
proops to ya for not giving up
08-12-2008, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by imj0257
thanks for all you're doing... and making sure everything is working perfectly ^10
08-12-2008, 10:35 PM
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Damn dude......
Geez AJ...that sounds like a real PITA. Speaking for myself, as much as I want the SB, I'm not in any big rush. Don't pull your hair out or do the sleep deprivation thing...you're already going way above and beyond for us and I hope you're not burning it at both ends. My existing key works just fine for now and I look forward to getting the SB at your convenience. Thanks again man
08-12-2008, 11:16 PM
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Damn sounds like a big hassle to get these keys working right. Just take your time man, I rather have a working key, than have a miscut one. Of course I can't speak for others because I have 2 working keys at the moment and not in a rush to get it.
Maybe it will be good to keep those cut measurements or post them somewhere just in case you decide to move on like flbusa and a future aziner decides to take on this task. :wink:
Maybe it will be good to keep those cut measurements or post them somewhere just in case you decide to move on like flbusa and a future aziner decides to take on this task. :wink:
08-12-2008, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by firstacuratl
Geez AJ...that sounds like a real PITA. Speaking for myself, as much as I want the SB, I'm not in any big rush. Don't pull your hair out or do the sleep deprivation thing...you're already going way above and beyond for us and I hope you're not burning it at both ends. My existing key works just fine for now and I look forward to getting the SB at your convenience. Thanks again man
08-13-2008, 08:17 AM
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dude, you never got permission to sell these keys, what exactly are you doing?
08-13-2008, 02:15 PM
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please do not PM astro about the keys, I'm am talking to astro.
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