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Car Key Duplication & Programming in New Westminster

Auto Locksmith in New Westminster.

Spare car keys and fobs for New Westminster drivers, cut and programmed at your vehicle while the original still works. House keys are cut elsewhere.

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What we do

Car key & auto locksmith services in New Westminster.

Car key replacement, fob programming, ignition repair and lockouts for all makes in New Westminster, done at your vehicle, no dealer tow. Tap a card for detail, or open it to book.

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Residential

Lock changes, rekeying, deadbolt upgrades and smart locks for New Westminster homes and condos.

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New-home re-keys, high-security cylinders, smart-lock installs and lockout help. Quoted before we start, with a workmanship warranty in writing.

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Automotive

Car key replacement, fob programming, ignition repair and lockouts for all makes in New Westminster.

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Cut and program transponder keys, smart keys and proximity fobs, including all-keys-lost, at your vehicle. No tow to the dealer.

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Commercial

Master-key systems, access control and door hardware for New Westminster offices, retail and strata.

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Tiered master keys on restricted keyways, electronic access control, panic bars, door closers and target hardening: designed, installed and maintained.

Master keyAccess controlRestricted keyways
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Safes & Vaults

Safe opening, installation, combination changes and repairs for home and business in New Westminster.

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We carry rated safes and vaults at the shop and handle delivery, install, servicing and non-destructive opening. Tell us what you are protecting.

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Emergency

24/7 home and car lockouts, break-in repairs and all-keys-lost across New Westminster.

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Locked out right now? We answer the phone day and night and dispatch immediately, with non-destructive entry wherever possible.

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Contact Us

Trade account, a quote, or a question about a New Westminster auto locksmith job? Talk to the shop direct.

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Spare car keys and fob programming, and nothing else

This page is only about vehicles, and only about the case where one working key already exists. House, office and padlock keys are cut on key cutting in New Westminster. If no key works at all, that is car key replacement in New Westminster.

A spare transponder key is $180-$240 cut and programmed. A spare proximity smart key is $300-$420. Both are done at your vehicle anywhere in New Westminster or Queensborough, 25-35 minutes from dispatch.

Duplication and programming are two separate steps

People say duplicate and mean copy, but a modern car key has two halves and both have to be right.

The blade is mechanical. It is cut to your original or, better, to the key code so the copy does not inherit the wear on your existing key. That half turns the door and the ignition.

The transponder is electronic. The chip inside the head has to be written into the vehicle immobiliser, or the blade will turn and the engine will not run. That is a programming session at the car, not a cutting job, which is why a car key cannot be copied at a kiosk.

On a proximity smart key there is no blade to copy at all: the fob is paired through the diagnostic port and the emergency blade hidden inside it is cut to your door lock, so a flat battery does not become a lockout.

What we program, and the case for doing it early

Transponder keys, remote head keys and proximity smart keys for most makes from 2008 onward. Honda, Toyota, Ford, GMC and Chrysler are routine single sessions; European systems take longer. Per-make notes are on Honda, Toyota and Subaru, and shells, blanks and fobs are stocked under automotive keys.

The argument for booking a spare before you need one is arithmetic. A spare cut in your own driveway on a Tuesday is $180-$240 for a transponder. The same vehicle with every key gone is an all-keys-lost job from $180 plus the key type, potentially with a manufacturer security delay of 10 to 60 minutes, and it happens in a hospital lot at the end of a night shift rather than at a time you chose. A tired fob battery or a cracked shell, incidentally, is not a failing key: we will replace the cell or the shell and say so rather than selling you a key.

More in New Westminster

Beyond auto locksmith in New Westminster.

Key cutting, master keys, door repair and more. Every one of these has a dedicated New Westminster page.

More in New Westminster

Car Key Duplication & Programming in New Westminster: related pages.

The rest of the New Westminster cluster, each one a dedicated page with its own pricing, timings and FAQ.

Why New Westminster chooses us

The shop behind every New Westminster auto locksmith call.

One licensed Vancouver team behind every New Westminster auto locksmith job. Tap a check for another reason.

One team for home, auto and business

One number for a re-key, a car key, or a whole building in New Westminster. Not three.

Licensed since 1992

Bonded, insured and background-checked technicians, accountable job to job.

Quoted before we start

A written price before any work begins, with no surprise invoice at the door.

Trade accounts & net-30

Property managers, builders and realtors bill one monthly invoice instead of per visit.

Service area

Auto Locksmith across New Westminster, and Metro.

From our shop on Macdonald Street across the Lower Mainland: car key replacement, fob programming, ignition repair and lockouts for all makes right across New Westminster, and out to the rest of Metro Vancouver.

VancouverBurnabyRichmondSurreyNorth VancouverWest VancouverCoquitlamNew Westminster
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Good to know

New Westminster spare car key questions

Can a key fob be copied?+
A proximity fob is paired to the car rather than copied, at $300-$420. A transponder or remote head key is cut and programmed as a spare at $180-$240.
Why can I not get this done at a hardware kiosk?+
A kiosk can cut the blade but cannot write the transponder into your immobiliser. The blade will turn and the engine will not start.
Do you need the car present?+
Yes, for the programming half. We come to your driveway or workplace anywhere in New Westminster, 25-35 minutes from dispatch.
Should I cut the spare to the key code instead of my old key?+
Usually yes. Copying a worn key passes the wear on. Cutting to code against the VIN and proof of ownership gives a key that fits the lock as built.
My remote works but the car will not start.+
That is the transponder chip, not the remote. We read the immobiliser at the car and tell you which half has failed before quoting.
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Licensed, insured and fast across New Westminster. Call now or book online, and we confirm within the hour.

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