Car Key Duplication & Programming in Abbotsford

This page is car keys and fobs only. House and office keys for Abbotsford are on the key cutting page if that city has one, and on the Vancouver key cutting page otherwise.

A duplicate is made alongside a key that already works, which is why it is the cheapest key on the list. The blade is cut to the original and the chip is coded to the car, so the copy starts the engine rather than just opening the door.

Abbotsford is a booked visit rather than a dispatch. We agree a window on the phone, then drive Highway 1 east, about 70 km from the Macdonald Street shop, which takes 60-75 minutes each way.

You get the price on the phone before anyone is dispatched, and the technician confirms it at the door before starting work.

Plain mechanical keys, transponder chip keys, remote head keys and proximity smart keys. Fob buttons are cloned or freshly coded depending on the system, and we tell you which before starting.

• Transponder car-key spare, cut and coded: $180-$240
• Proximity smart-key spare: $300-$420
• Key blank, uncut, over the counter: $4.75
• Restricted or high-security key cut to registered code: $30-$80

A duplicate needs a working original. If every key is gone the job becomes an origination instead, which is priced on the car key replacement page.

The gap between a duplicate and a replacement is the whole argument for making one: $180-$240 for a spare against $180-$280 for a replacement, and from $180 when every key is gone and the key has to be originated from the vehicle.

Two working keys also means a dead fob battery in Abbotsford is an errand rather than a call-out.