Key cutting

[wood4thetrees]

Yesterday I broke in two my only citroen xsara key when a door slammed in the wind. I had a blank key that I wanted cutting but had never got round to it.

 

So I stole the neighbours car and took both upto timpsons in Kendal who said it can't be copied because it's broken. Decided to use the local key cutting family in Kendal who are brilliant usually. They said it could be done but would need to collect sat(today).

 

Went today but told they couldn't do it either and needed to send off to citroen to have one made from the key code card(like I have that with a car that has 6 previous owners!)

 

So I sat down with a glass of wine, a 4mm chainsaw file, a flat file, and a leatherman.

 

60mins later and with numerous attempts I have this...

 

 

Looks like a badgers a#$e but it works!! And I'm back on the road. Why is it people don't take the time to do a good job anymore, is it just because it takes a little bit longer than the allowed 5mins to cut a key?

[Peasgood]

Probably because they normally clamp the key to be copied into their machine, can't clamp the broken key.

 

Well done.

[wood4thetrees]

Aye that's what they said. But that's like saying I can't cut down a tree because my chainsaw is at home when there's a perfectly good axe!

[Peasgood]

If you said you would pay by the hour rather than piecework I expect they would have done it.

You wouldn't fell a tree with an axe for the same price as with a chainsaw would you

[kev7937]

Prob saved yourself £120 odd there, can't remember what I paid for a Citroen key once but it was a fair old chunk of the cars value.

[eggsarascal]

Is it because we don't want to pay and train apprentices any more ?

[wood4thetrees]

I'd fell a tree with an axe for the same price if it was the only way and someone was in need! I was gonna pay £25 for the blank key cut anyway. Even at my filing rate that's still £25 an hour. Not too shabby.

 

I know citroen want the earth, it's why I never got a spare cut. May have to now though...

 

This company do have apprentices. Like I said they're usually very good.

[eggsarascal]

I'd fell a tree with an axe for the same price if it was the only way and someone was in need! I was gonna pay £25 for the blank key cut anyway. Even at my filing rate that's still £25 an hour. Not too shabby.

 

I know citroen want the earth, it's why I never got a spare cut. May have to now though...

 

This company do have apprentices. Like I said they're usually very good.

 

Fair play to the company that sorted your key.......not too many small, medium size companies employ apprentices these days!

[wood4thetrees]

Fair play to the company that sorted your key.......not too many small, medium size companies employ apprentices these days!

 

Nah I did it myself. But they had an apprentice cause it's there son!

[eggsarascal]

Nah I did it myself. But they had an apprentice cause it's there son!

 

:blushing:sorry, misread ya.