If your car key is bent or broken, you might be tempted to try to repair it yourself – here’s why you should simply have a broken key replacement made instead.
Unfortunately, once a car key is damaged, it’s usually impossible to restore it back to good working condition. Over time the metal in car keys can become weak from exposure to extreme temperature, while the wear and tear of constantly inserting and turning the key in your vehicle ignition can lead to cracks in the key blade or the plastic shell and remote.
Inserting a worn or damaged key into your ignition will wear down the components inside the ignition lock cylinder, such as the wafers in the lock, and that means you’ll wind up needing to have costly repairs made to your ignition system, switch assembly, and even the steering lock.