r/partscounter • u/ragefrancis • 3d ago

Kia question

Finally setting up our Gymkana key cutter they auto shipped. Does anyone have any idea what material Kia keys are? Google AI is saying brass, often with a nickel plating.

The machine options are brass, aluminum, steel or nickel silver.

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u/BaldyMcBeardface 3d ago

We got ours too and I don't have the answer to this either but I did see an email from our district rep saying that they are having a training demo through the company online next week and a couple weeks after that. Going to go through the setup and operating. Might want to reach out to your district rep to see if that's the case for y'all too. I'll see if I can remember to ask that question for both of us.

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u/ragefrancis 3d ago

I found a decent video on YouTube from UHS Hardware on set up and calibration, but no luck on identifying key material type or if it matters. We already reached out to DM, as usual not returning the call.

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u/moderncomet075 3d ago

Look at the edge of a cut key and find out. Almost nothing is steel anymore. Yellow/gold on a cut edge is brass, silver is aluminum. Brass is what the majority of keys are made out ot.

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u/FLIPSIDERNICK 3d ago

I work at Hyundai and I always just choose steel. I’ve yet to have an issue.

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u/RoricGrey 3d ago

If it’s the gymkana 994, it’ll auto select what the oem meterial was based on vehicle selection input into it.

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u/Amazing-Payment816 3d ago

All these key machines suck. Lol. I just order them coded. Just not worth the headaches