My keys were stolen last night from my work, and now I am trying to figure out the cheapest way to have a replacement key made - I'm pretty sure the '97 didn't have a transponder, etc, in it, so would I be able to go somewhere other than a Honda dealer to get a new key made? I asked in another Honda forum that I am a member of, but apparently my question was beneath them o.O

 

Do you have a spare at least as in some thing for them to copy ?

afaik you really can't just "make" a key with out having the orginal to copy i may be wrong there.

But if you do have the spare the key it's self is 5$ at the honda dealer and they'll cut it for free ! at least mine does....just bring your ownership and ID.

 

I don't have a spare, unfortunately - If I did, there wouldn't be a problem LOL

 

You do not need a spare to make a direct copy of the key.
Go to a Honda Dealership with your registration for the vehicle. They will use your vin # to lookup the key fitment and can make you an exact copy that way. $15 a key here unless your on the discount program and then it's $10.

 

@Cjlarson14:

Now that's a price I can deal with! In the other forum I'm in, they were trying to tell me it's $200-300 to get a copy from Honda - I could buy a new ignition and door locks cheaper than that! Thanks for the quick response - I think this forum is going to replace the other one as my 'main' Honda site!

 

Anything to help out a fellow honda owner.

 

When i bought my ej1 it had the valet key, but no regular key. Eventually i got tired of getting into the car to open the trunk, and got a new one cut at the honda dealership. it was 25 dollars, and they just needed my VIN and some other info, they didn't need my other key.

 

I'd change the ignition tumbler... I hate thieves. I'm see alot of honda dudes watching my car when I working on it.... You'll either change the tumbler or install a hidden kill switch after replacing that key.

 

If you aren't full of it, and they were indeed stolen, from work, you have more to worry about than just getting a replacement key...

Hopefully my comment isn't "beneath you", and you understand what I'm trying to tell you.

 

Found out this morning that my missing keys were a 'prank gone wrong' - One of the new kids that were just hired thought it would be funny to hide my keys inside a box of scrap wood (Which ended up going in the dumpster last night, and the kid was too afraid to say anything) :-(

At least I don't have to worry about someone getting into my car, and robbing me :-/

 

Better report that kid and get his *** reprimanded. That **** don't fly at work.

 

He got canned earlier this morning - He was just a kid, I think he's 17 or 18, but I guess the past two days he's been pulling **** like that on the whole crew, but it figures that I'm the only one that had the keys gone forever :-/