Car keys
Car Keys
Lost the only key? Ignition getting stubborn? Fob dead even with a new battery? Automotive locksmithing deals with all of it, at the vehicle, with the tools to cut, program and pair keys for most makes and years on the road today.
Which one do I need?
- You reached the parking lot after a long hike and the pocket that held your car key is empty.Car Lockout Service
- The engine cranks, catches for a second and dies, and a small key-shaped light keeps blinking on the dash.Car Key Replacement
- The blade on the everyday key has gone shiny and thin along one edge, and lately it needs a wiggle before the ignition catches.Spare Car Key Duplication
- Every fob for the car disappeared at once inside a bag that was never recovered, and the vehicle now sits in the driveway with no way in and no way to start it.Key Fob Programming
- The remote fob has gone silent, the doors won't unlock with a button press, and the little emergency blade tucked inside it has not been used since the day the car was bought.Transponder Key Programming
- The key turned the engine off in the driveway and now refuses to come back out.Ignition Lock Repair
Car Keys
Car, van and motorcycle keys: replacements, spares, fob and transponder programming, ignition and door-lock repair.
Car Lockout Service
Cold, ice and salt
In winter the assessment starts with the weather. Frost around a door cylinder, a key that stops partway in, or a door that will not swing even unlocked all point to ice rather than a fault with the lock. Salt crust in a keyway, common on a car parked near a busy road, stiffens the wafers.
A fob that worked yesterday and fails on a minus-twenty morning can have a tired coin battery, though radio interference, a flat car battery or fob damage produce the same symptom and are checked too. The locksmith checks these so the opening is de-icer, warmth and a fresh battery rather than force, and the car is treated after to shrug off the next freeze.