Automotive Locksmith in Los Angeles

Car keys, fobs, and key copies in Los Angeles

Modern car keys are small computers. A transponder key carries a chip that has to be married to the vehicle's immobilizer, and a push-to-start fob has to be programmed to the car's receiver before it will do anything. That is why a hardware store cannot duplicate most keys made after roughly 2005, and why a dealership quote usually starts with a tow. Our vans carry key-cutting and programming equipment, so the work happens in your driveway or at the curb where the car is parked.

Two situations come up constantly here. The first is a spare: you have one working key and want a second before something happens, which is the cheapest moment to deal with it. The second is all keys lost, which needs a different process on some vehicles but is still usually handled on site. We ask for the year, make, model, and VIN so we can confirm what your specific car needs before arriving — there is no point dispatching a van that cannot program your vehicle.