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Getting a Porsche key cut
The blank is about 20 times more pricey than any I ever bought.
Go to the hardware store, locksmith or will it even matter?
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12-10-2025, 07:17 AM
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I had a 986 key made using eBay from CHINA. 4 pictures of the key pattern and it was stateside in two weeks. Now to code out the eeprom data for the immo.
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12-10-2025, 07:21 AM
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Any decent locksmith can cut the key . The difficult part ( $$$ ) is if you want another key fob programmed to the car .
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12-10-2025, 07:21 AM
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FWIW, I worked in a hardware store that had a key-cutting machine and every employee was required to know how to use it.
I'd go to a locksmith.
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12-10-2025, 07:24 AM
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Programmed to the car
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12-10-2025, 07:27 AM
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12-10-2025, 07:35 AM
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I had an 85 key blank cut at a local hardware store. Worked just fine.
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12-10-2025, 08:09 AM
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What does a good Indy recommend? Costco usually has a good vendor available that can even do programming. Maybe not on an’85 Porsche, though.
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12-10-2025, 08:33 AM
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The locksmith will have the machine that can cut that particular alloy, at least that's what the hardware store guy told me.
The only mistake I made was I asked the locksmith to copy a worn down key, so my new one also looks worn down. |
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12-10-2025, 11:33 AM
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Most likely where ever you go, they will tell you there is a high risk of it breaking and they will not assume responsibility. Been down this road a few times and every time nothing has gone wrong. They just like to say that.
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12-10-2025, 01:19 PM
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I just went to a key cutting place. Looks terrible, but okay for back up.
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12-10-2025, 01:29 PM
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I bought a couple of thin blanks from our host and had a local locksmith cut them to my key. Now I have two Porsche head keys and two flat keys.
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12-10-2025, 08:23 PM
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12-11-2025, 01:20 AM
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2004 Mazda Miata
Gretchen
