{"id":96060,"date":"2023-11-13T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T05:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=96060"},"modified":"2024-04-26T20:53:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T03:53:29","slug":"dont-put-too-many-keys-on-your-keychain-for-car-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/dont-put-too-many-keys-on-your-keychain-for-car-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Put Too Many Keys on Your Keychain for Car Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><style>.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_d23b6a-d7 qk-look-widget\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-3b55eb  qk-main-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-5607e7\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8\"]{text-align:center;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-family:Inter;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8 summary-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8ecf40-a8\"><span>Summary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Putting too many keys on your car keychain can lead to issues over time, mainly because a heavy car keychain can damage your vehicle&rsquo;s ignition cylinder.<\/li><li>Only attach four to eight keys to your car keychain to avoid damaging your vehicle&rsquo;s ignition. Alternatively, use a keychain with easily detachable keys and remove the ignition key from the keychain before starting your vehicle.<\/li><li>If you&rsquo;ve damaged your ignition cylinder, it will cost between $10 and $600 for a replacement part.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The humble keychain is a bit of an underappreciated organizational tool, keeping your beloved keys together and not scattered around your house or purse. If you&rsquo;re carrying around a keychain, more likely than not, you&rsquo;ve also got more than one key hooked on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, if your keychain and keys are on the heavier side and one of those keys is your car key, you might be putting your car&rsquo;s ignition at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Risks of Encumbered Car Keychains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have too many keys on your car keychain, you increase the risk of damaging the components inside your vehicle&rsquo;s ignition cylinder. The cylinder wasn&rsquo;t designed to carry much weight, and a heavy key ring will only put stress on it as you drive. Bumps on the road, sharp turns, or even the natural movement from driving can jostle or sway the heavy keychain attached to your ignition, leading to damage over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Avoid Damage From a Heavy Car Keychain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Because a heavy keychain can damage an ignition cylinder, it&rsquo;s best to reduce the number of keys on your car keychain when possible. Try to attach only four to eight keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you really need to carry a lot of keys and don&rsquo;t want to carry two separate keychains with you, you might want to consider buying a keychain with an easy-to-open latch. 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The price range for a replacement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/ignition-lock-cylinder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ignition lock cylinder\">ignition lock cylinder<\/a> is around the same.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>The humble keychain is a bit of an underappreciated organizational tool, keeping your beloved keys together and not scattered around&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/dont-put-too-many-keys-on-your-keychain-for-car-keys\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":96289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3950,3768],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[2607,3269],"class_list":{"0":"post-96060","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-for-the-car-owner","8":"category-lifestyle","9":"entry"},"acf":{"adrotate_specific_mobile_ad":"","adrotate_specific_desktop_ad":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Don\u2019t Put Too Many Keys on Your Keychain for Car Keys - In The Garage with CarParts.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s convenient to keep all your important keys together, but for car keys in particular, you might want to avoid it. 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