Hyundai Key Replacement Melbourne

If there's one brand that keeps Buzz's phone ringing, it's Hyundai.

Not because Hyundai makes bad keys. They don't. But Hyundai makes a LOT of cars, and a lot of Melburnians drive them. The i30 is one of the best-selling cars in Australia. The Tucson is everywhere. The Santa Fe fills school drop-off zones across the eastern suburbs every morning.

More cars = more lost keys. It's just maths.

Hyundai key replacement at the dealer runs $300-$700 depending on the model and key type. Plus the wait. Plus the inconvenience. Quick Car Keys does the same job, same day, at your location, for less. With a 3-year warranty that the dealer doesn't match.

Hyundai Key Types We Handle

Hyundai has evolved its key technology significantly over the last fifteen years:

Transponder keys. Older models like the early Elantra, Getz, and Accent used a basic transponder chip key. Metal blade, chip in the head, no remote buttons. Turn and start.

Remote head keys. The i30 (GD), Tucson (TL), and Santa Fe (DM) generation brought remote head keys with integrated lock/unlock buttons. Physical blade plus remote functions in one unit. This is probably the most common Hyundai key we replace in Melbourne.

Smart key / keyless entry. Newer i30 (PD), Tucson (NX4), Kona, Santa Fe (TM), and the Ioniq range use proximity smart keys. No blade, just carry it and go. Push-button start, hands-free boot. These are the most expensive to replace at the dealer but still very reasonable through us.

Flip keys. Some i20 and Accent models use a switchblade-style flip key. Compact and popular.

Common Hyundai Models We Service

• • i30 (FD, GD, PD)
• • Tucson (ix35, TL, NX4)
• • Santa Fe (CM, DM, TM)
• • Kona
• • i20
• • Accent (RB, HC)
• • Elantra (MD, AD)
• • Venue
• • iLoad / iMax
• • Ioniq (HEV, PHEV)
• • ix35
• • Getz

Basically the full Hyundai range sold in Australia up to 2022. If it's a Hyundai, we've done it.

The i30: Melbourne's Most Lost Key?

The Hyundai i30 has been Australia's top-selling car in multiple years. It's the default car. The one everyone has. And in our experience? The one whose keys go missing most often.

Not a knock on i30 owners. It's just volume. When there are this many i30s on the road, the law of averages says a whole bunch of those keys are going to end up in couch cushions, storm drains, and the pockets of jackets that went to Savers.

If you're an i30 owner with one key, get a spare. Today. While the key still works and it's a quick, cheap job. Don't wait until you're standing in the Chadstone car park at 9pm with no way home.

Hyundai Dealer Pricing: The Uncomfortable Truth

Hyundai positions itself as the value brand. Good cars, fair prices, long warranties. All true.

But their key replacement pricing doesn't follow the same philosophy. A Hyundai dealer will charge $300-$700 for a key replacement. The smart key for a new Tucson? North of $600. For a key to a car that was marketed as the affordable choice.

Quick Car Keys charges a fair price. Not cheap, fair. Same quality key, programmed to your car, covered by a 3-year warranty on parts and labour. Done at your location, same day, by someone with 22 years in the game.

The value brand deserves a value-aligned key replacement option. That's us.

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