Car keys
Car Keys
Your car's key is part of its security system, so making a new one is more than cutting metal. The chip or fob must match the vehicle. These pages explain that process and how a lost key is erased from the car's memory.
Which one do I need?
- The rental van came with one key.Car Lockout Service
- The car is yours now, but somebody else still holds a key to it.Car Key Replacement
- A car sits at the cottage all season, and the only key to it lives on a ring three hours away in the city.Spare Car Key Duplication
- A cracked case or a spin through the wash left the fob unresponsive, and opening it up reveals a slightly corroded board where the buttons used to sit.Key Fob Programming
- The car came with a single key when the sale went through, and that key is the only thing standing between the household and being stranded.Transponder Key Programming
- The key slides in fine and turns without any resistance at all, and the dash lights flicker, but nothing catches.Ignition Lock Repair
Car Keys
Car, van and motorcycle keys: replacements, spares, fob and transponder programming, ignition and door-lock repair.
Car Lockout Service
What has already been tried
The last part of the first look is a short conversation about what happened before the call. A neighbour may have tried a coat hanger through the window gap, a friend may have leaned on the door frame with a screwdriver, or a passer-by may have pressed the fob until it gave up entirely. Each of those changes the approach: a stretched seal wants the wedge placed differently, a scarred cylinder may need to be decoded rather than picked, and a fob that has been mashed may need its battery checked before anything else.
None of it is a problem; it simply belongs in the plan so the opening goes cleanly.