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Car Forum / Hyundai Cars / September 2005Ignition key
I just purchased a used 04 Santa Fe. It came with only one key, and did not have the little metal tag indicating the key "series." I tried getting a copy made at a local place, but it won't insert all the way, though to all appearances it's identical to the "master" key. Is there a chip hidden inside this little rubber head? I hope not -- I hate these big-headed keys. Assuming it's protected by a chip, and keeping in mind I don't have that metal tag, how can I get a copy of the key? It's listed as an option in the parts catalog, but no Hyundai I've ever seen in the U.S. has the immobilizer system (a chip in the key). > It's listed as an option in the parts catalog, but no Hyundai I've ever > seen in the U.S. has the immobilizer system (a chip in the key). So... are you saying that a spare key is in the parts catalog, or the immobilizer chip is? If the latter, no problem -- I don't want one. I'm dense today -- how do I get a spare key, again? Shane ---snip---snip---snip--- > how do I get a spare key, again? I had a bear of a time finding a place to have spare keys for Hyundais cut. Nobody had the right blank. A locksmith shop had the right blank. It cost me about 3x what it should have, but less than 1/3 of what the dealer wanted! Most key cutting places should have blanks. They're nothing special. You can definitely get one at a dealer, and they may be able to give you a flat head if that's what you want, if they have aftermarket key blanks. In a roundabout way, I was saying that if you're in the U.S., you don't have to worry about the chip because you don't have one. > Most key cutting places should have blanks. They're nothing special. You > can definitely get one at a dealer, and they may be able to give you a > flat head if that's what you want, if they have aftermarket key blanks. > > In a roundabout way, I was saying that if you're in the U.S., you don't > have to worry about the chip because you don't have one. Thanks. None of the standard places had a key blank that would work; several locksmiths did not, either. The dealership itself would make me a couple (but I would have had to wait a few days, as the "guy who did that was out"), but not flatheaded ones. Eventually, they gave me the name of the locksmith *they* used, which was a bit of a drive. But the keys worked. Shane > I just purchased a used 04 Santa Fe. It came with only one key, and did > not have the little metal tag indicating the key "series." I tried > getting a copy made at a local place, but it won't insert all the way, > though to all appearances it's identical to the "master" key. Assuming it's made with the right blank, check the corners where the cut section of the key ends and widens out into the head. On my old Excel, the Hyundai keys had a small chamfer there, whereas the "new" keys had a square corner. It was just enough to prevent them from inserting all the way. A few strokes with a file solved the problem |
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