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Keys and fobs, made on the spot for your car.

Lost keys, broken blades and fobs that won't pair: the technician brings the equipment and makes the key where the car is.

Why a mobile key beats a tow

Without a key, a car can't get itself to the dealer, so the usual route means a tow and a wait. A mobile locksmith skips both: the cutting and programming equipment comes to the car, and the key is made there, whether that's a driveway, an office lot or a parking garage.

Keys for more than one driver

Families with teenage drivers, and commuters sharing a car, usually share one key between them. Cutting an extra key while the technician is already there saves far more time than the next lockout takes.

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Chip and laser-cut keys

Cut and paired for most makes.

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Proximity fobs

Set up to the car's keyless start system.

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Duplicates

A second key for another driver.

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The key appointment

Four steps, at the car.

  1. Which car

    Make, model, year, and whether a working key exists.

  2. Proof

    ID and the registration or title.

  3. The new key

    Cut to your locks, then paired to the car's immobilizer.

  4. A final test

    Start, lock and unlock, before we go.

Could the lost key turn up somewhere? Have it wiped from the car's memory, and it becomes a useless piece of plastic.

Dealer-only models

A small number of newer European cars can only be keyed by the dealer. You'll hear about it before the technician sets out.

For the rest, from daily commuters to work trucks, keys are made at the car.

Commuters, crews and shift workers

People who drive the interstate to work every day can't wait around for a dealer appointment. A key made at the car in the morning, in a driveway or an employer's lot, means the commute starts late rather than not at all.

Businesses running several work trucks often keep one key per truck on a shared hook. A second key for each, and a note of which key belongs to which truck, keeps a lost key from taking a truck off the road for the day.

What to have ready: the registration or title, your license, and for a company vehicle, a letter or the owner's OK. You're left with keys tested in the truck or car before the technician leaves. For a fleet, a key tag marked with the truck's number saves guesswork on a busy morning.

Car key questions

No keys left at all. What now?

Most makes can still get a key: it's made from the locks and matched to the car on site.

Do you make keys for work trucks?

Yes, most pickups and fleet vehicles. For a company vehicle, bring a letter from the company, or have the owner confirm by phone.

Can you make a key for my teenager?

Yes, a duplicate of your working key, paired to the car. It's also a good moment to agree where the spare lives, so a lost key doesn't end with a call from a parking lot.

Part of my key snapped off in the ignition.

Save both halves. The stuck piece comes out, and a replacement is cut from them or from the lock. If the ignition was stiff before it broke, it gets a look too, so the new key doesn't meet the same fate.

Can you program a used fob?

Sometimes. Many fobs lock themselves to the first car they were paired with and can't be reused, so it's tested before anything is promised.

What should I have ready?

A driver's license plus the registration or title, with matching names.

Can the missing key be locked out of the car?

On most models, yes: it's removed from the list of keys the car will start for.

Do I get a free estimate?

Yes, before any key is cut, including whether your model can be keyed at the car or has to go to the dealer.

I'm a student and the car is in my parents' name.

That works with the registration and a parent's OK, given in writing or by phone when the technician arrives.

The key starts the car but the alarm goes off.

The key's chip or the remote may need to be paired with the car again. It's tested before anything new is made.

The key is stuck in the ignition.

Don't force it. Often the steering lock is holding it, or the key is worn; the technician frees it and replaces the key if needed.

Can you meet me at work instead of at home?

Yes, if the car is there. Tell us the employer's lot and whether security needs our name at the gate.

Want it handled this afternoon?

Call us and we get a tech out to you.

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