1998 Kia Sportage
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1998 Kia Sportage
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1998 Kia Sportage MECHANICAL-KEY Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Got a call from a traveling nurse staying at an extended-stay spot near Conejo Creek North Park in Thousand Oaks. She had a 1998 Kia Sportage, one key, and it had just snapped clean at the shoulder inside the ignition cylinder.
The hotel front desk gave her the dealer number. They told her to tow it in, said they could look at it the next afternoon, and quoted her for a new ignition cylinder plus the tow. A whole ordeal for what turned out to be a broken key extraction and a fresh cut.
I met her that same evening in the parking lot. The broken half was still jammed in the cylinder. I used a broken key extractor to pull the remaining blade fragment, then decoded the wafers right there from the cylinder. Cut a new KK1 blank in the van. Tested it in the ignition, both doors, the rear hatch, and the glove box. All five lock points turned smooth.
She sat on the curb watching the whole thing and at one point said she thought the whole ignition had to be replaced. It did not.
The 1998 Sportage is a no-chip, no-electronics key. There is nothing to program. The entire job is about getting the cut right. She walked away with two fresh keys for a fraction of what the dealer wanted, and she never lost the vehicle overnight.
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“Niv showed up, did his thing, and just like that I had two new keys for a fraction of what the dealership quoted. I have zero reservations recommending him to anyone who needs car keys replaced.”
“We had one broken key for our Honda Civic and one working key for our Lexus. Tim came out and cut three remote car keys at a great price. All keys worked perfectly. Professional, courteous, and highly recommended.”
“Tim was GREAT. I honestly swear he must have had my keys made before he even showed up. The entire process was insanely fast, from the initial phone call to having the keys in my hand. No one will beat the pricing, efficiency, or outstanding service.”
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