Car keys
Car Keys
Transponder keys carry a tiny chip the vehicle queries every time you turn it. When the chip is missing, damaged or unregistered the engine cranks and dies, or refuses to crank at all. Programming that chip to the car is a routine part of automotive work.
Which one do I need?
- The trunk is full of groceries, the cart is back in its corral, and the keys are sitting in the cup holder in plain view.Car Lockout Service
- The key snapped at the head while you were turning it in a stiff, frosty door lock.Car Key Replacement
- A lockout last month ended with a locksmith opening the door and going home, and the same single key has been carried ever since with nothing behind it.Spare Car Key Duplication
- A new driver has joined the household, and the one existing fob is the only key anyone has ever had cut for this vehicle.Key Fob Programming
- Every key that ever opened the car is gone at once, one taken with a stolen bag, the spare misplaced months ago and never replaced.Transponder Key Programming
- Turning the key used to take one smooth motion.Ignition Lock Repair
Car Keys
Car, van and motorcycle keys: replacements, spares, fob and transponder programming, ignition and door-lock repair.
Car Lockout Service
Reading the make, model and year
Cars from different decades open in different ways, so the vehicle's age and type are the next thing weighed. An older sedan with an exposed cylinder in every door is picked or decoded like a house lock. A newer car may have a single cylinder hidden under a small cap on the driver's handle, doors dense with wiring and airbag sensors, and an immobiliser that expects a recognised fob.
Some vans and trucks use a separate cargo lock system. A locksmith who knows the model chooses between wedge-and-reach, a decoder pick matched to that keyway, or the mechanical cylinder before touching the car.