Where is the best place to get these besides the dealership? They're almost charging 200+ for an extra set of keys.

 

You can try some of the vendors on AZ -

I've used Tim for various items, but not a key:

Tim Poliniak
Internet Parts Sales - Acura of Peoria
www.oemacuraparts.com
1-866-347-8355

Here is a link to the AZ vendors -

https://acurazine.com/forums/vendor_directory.php

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...1#post13834040

 

you can buy a key from a vendor here then after that you will have to bring the key to a dealer get it cut and program which gona cost you $95 reprogram + $50-$75 ish of cutting and tax.

 

If you follow the link I pasted in post#3 above there is a member that got it all done at his dealer for $57. You may want to shop around at other dealers that may be near you.

 

Dealer quoted me 87 dollars for a spare key and about 90-100 dollars to cut/program

 

just go through the dealer, most dealers wont cut a key if u bring one in from eBay bc there are a lot of "fakes" on eBay, even if u says its from an Acura ebay seller.

 

^^^^^well then you show them the invoice that show whatever Acura dealer you bought it from even through Ebay.

 

Our vendor Mr. Heeltoe sells the keys........Check with him.

 

yeah i spoke to him about it. but he normally specializes in converting keys into the switchblade style ones.

 

Awwww okay. Worth a try I guess.

 

well if u go through eBay, you dont save that MUCH money, maybe 30$ tops. cuz cutting aand programming is $$$ unless u are wiling to mail your one key to the ebay vendor and be out of a ride for however long it takes

 

those ebay keys are replicas. i'm looking for the OEM key.

 

Come on. This gen uses the cheap transponder key which costs few dollars to make, not the expensive key let go smart key. If you pay more than 10 bucks/key, sorry dude, you got ripped off.
I got 2 keys for $15 (local locksmith charge $9/key) from ebay.
Look extract the same as the original key.
The locksmith charged me $59 to cut and program the key. I took the receipt to AAA and they have no problem reimbursing it for me.

 

Really, no edit button or because I'm viewing it on my phone?

By the way, the locksmith told me he got the blank keys with no logo for $4-5, the one with logo costs him 7-8 bucks.

 

I bought a switchblade from marcus a few years back for my '06 and the dealer didn't question me. 50 bucks and i was on my way with a key that made me feel cooler

 

I got my switch blade key from our vendor, Tim, and called around other Acura dealerships to see how much they charge for a cut and program. The cheapest I had found was $65.

 

Can a non key blade cut be programmed to work for a car that came with key blades? Don't mean to hijack but I was curious because I put in an alarm/remote start and the 2-way transmitter makes the keychain bigger and heavier than it already is.

If so, are non-'blade' keys cheaper usually?