To cut the key, auto locksmiths use a delicate key-cutting process where they cut a car key according to the code using a specialized key-cutting machine. Auto locksmiths will put a piece of metal inside the machine and cut it to produce your replacement key.
Using a code reader, auto locksmiths will feed the car identification into the machine. It will make the machine start cutting the metal according to the pattern received from the code reader.
However, the hardest part isn’t inserting the metal into the key-cutting machine. During the key-cutting process, locksmiths need to adjust the key for vertical and horizontal cutting, which requires precision because even the tiniest errors in adjustment can ruin the key.
Through this process, locksmiths can produce a key exactly like your original key. To make sure that your replacement key ends up this way, make sure to have your car key replacement service from a licensed auto locksmith.