[crvoc92075]

I'd like to make a copy of the valet key to my 2018 EX-L (button starter). I don't need the copy to do anything other than open the door, and I would prefer it if it had a "normal" key shape, not the "L" shape that fits into the fob.

My local Honda dealer quoted me $80 to make it, and they only have the "L" shape blanks. I searched for blanks on Amazon, and the products shown have "normal" key shapes -- but the website says they are not compatible with the 2018 CRV. I wonder if the website is saying that only because they are not the "L" shape that fits into the fob?

Anyhow, has anyone found a valet key blank that works? If I can find the right blank, I'm hoping a local locksmith can cut it for me for $20.

Thanks.

 

[fishycomics]

suggest a locksmith we got a fob spare for $83.00 key and all. good luck.

 

[fdthird]

I think you’re confusing things too calling it a Valet Key…it’s not.

 

[patruns]

I think you’re confusing things too calling it a Valet Key…it’s not.

Correct. I had a valet key in my 2014 Civic. It opened the door and started the car, but it did not unlock the trunk or glove box. Used it often when going out to dinner.

 

[crvoc92075]

I stand corrected. I should have called it the "built-in key".

 

[oetbyg]

I stand corrected. I should have called it the "built-in key".

Sometimes called a "surfer's key".

 

[crvoc92075]

Sometimes called a "surfer's key".

Guilty as charged (which is why I want a copy w/ a "normal" shape blank, because those are a little easier to put on the key loop built into my wetsuit).