2018 Honda HR-V
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2018 Honda HR-V Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Parking in the Cedros Design District on a Saturday is already its own project. Add a snapped key blade and it turns into a whole situation.

The couple I met there had bought their 2018 HR-V used about three years back. One key. Always meant to get a spare. They'd been meaning to do it so long it became a running joke between them, and then it stopped being funny when the blade cracked at the pivot point and snapped clean while one of them was trying to get into the door. Remote head in one hand. Blade fragment stuck in the lock cylinder. Zero working keys.

I pulled the broken blade fragment out of the lock first, then decoded the cylinder. That gave me the cut data I needed without having to go the long route. The transponder chip inside the cracked fob housing was still intact and reading correctly, so I was able to work with that data rather than treating it as a full all-keys-lost job. That distinction matters for time.

I cut two new key blades and rebuilt the fob into a fresh shell. Both keys programmed and tested clean. Walked all four buttons, tested door lock and unlock, confirmed the ignition recognized each key. The whole thing was done in under 45 minutes on the street, no tow, no appointment, no waiting for parts.

They left with two working keys instead of one. The dealer had been mentioned in passing, mostly as a number they did not want to hear again. They saved a good chunk by calling me first, and they finally got that spare they had been putting off for three years.

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