Need a spare key or a copy of your key fob? We cut and program it at your car — no dealership, no towing, no waiting days.
Key duplication means making a second working key while your original still exists. It is the cheapest key job there is, and the one most people put off until it is too late.
The difference matters: duplicating a key you have starts from $120. Creating a key from scratch after every key is gone starts from $250 and takes longer, because the key has to be built from your VIN rather than copied. Getting a spare made today is the single cheapest insurance a car owner can buy.
We are fully mobile, so the whole job happens wherever your car is parked — driveway, workplace, parking lot. Most duplications take 20 to 40 minutes.
Every type of car key on the road today, old and new.
Older vehicles with no chip. Cut in minutes while you wait.
Chipped keys for most cars after 1998 — cut and programmed on site.
Key and remote in one unit, including the lock/unlock buttons.
Proximity smart keys programmed to your vehicle at your location.
This catches people out constantly. A key-cutting machine at a hardware store copies the metal blade, and that copy will open your door perfectly well. But almost every car built after about 1998 also checks for a transponder chip inside the key before the engine will start.
Without that chip being programmed to your specific vehicle, the engine either will not turn over or starts and immediately cuts out. Programming the chip needs diagnostic equipment plugged into the car — which is exactly why this job has to come to the vehicle rather than the vehicle coming to a counter.
We come to you. Instead of driving to a hardware store that cannot cut transponder keys, or a dealership that charges a premium and needs the car towed in, we meet you at your home, work or wherever the car is parked anywhere within 100 miles of Richmond, KY.
Yes. We cut and program car keys for virtually every make on the road, including transponder keys, remote head keys and push-to-start smart fobs. We can do it from an existing key, or from the VIN alone if every key is gone.
Duplicating a key while you still have a working one starts from $120 and depends on the key type and vehicle. That is considerably cheaper than originating a key from scratch after all keys are lost, which starts from $250. Use our price estimate tool for a figure specific to your car.
Yes. A key fob is duplicated the same way as a key: we supply the blank fob, cut the emergency blade and program it to your vehicle so remote locking and push-to-start work exactly as before. Programming has to be done at the car, which is why a mobile service suits this job.
They can copy the metal blade of an older key, but most cars built after roughly 1998 carry a transponder chip. A blade-only copy will open the door but will not start the engine. Chip programming needs equipment a hardware store does not have.
Your existing working key if you have one, the vehicle, and proof the car is yours — registration or title plus a photo ID. We check ownership on every job, which is exactly what you would want if someone asked for a copy of your key.