Car key replacement & programming in Abbotsford, by appointment

We work on the car where it sits, so nothing gets towed. That means your driveway, a farm yard or an Abbotsford workplace parking lot: the van carries the cutting machine, the blanks and the programmer, and the key is finished before we leave.

Abbotsford is booked, not dispatched. You call, we agree a day and a window, and the van drives out. That is the honest offer at this distance and it is what this page promises.

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.

The truck programs most keys for Honda, Toyota, Ford, GMC, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Subaru and Volkswagen from the transponder era onward, and most proximity smart keys on those makes as well.

Most is not all, and we say which is which on the phone. Some European models, some very recent model years and a few push-to-start systems need dealer-level tooling or a trip to the Vancouver shop. Finding that out at your Abbotsford address after a 70 km drive helps nobody, so we check the year, make and model before we book.

A car lockout in Abbotsford is opened with wedges and long-reach tools, not a slim jim through the door skin, so the wiring and the weather seals stay intact. Most cars open in a few minutes once the technician is on site.

If the key is locked in the trunk or the fob battery has died inside the car, say so on the phone. That changes the tools we bring, not the price.

A key that turns hard, sticks halfway or will not return from start is usually a worn ignition cylinder rather than a worn key. We rebuild or replace the cylinder at the vehicle in Abbotsford and code it to your existing key so you do not end up carrying two.

Where the fault is the immobiliser rather than the lock, we say so before charging for a cylinder you did not need.

Programming is included in every figure below. There is no separate coding fee bolted on at the end.

• Programmed transponder key, cut and coded: $180-$280
• Proximity smart key or push-to-start fob: $280-$420
• European luxury (Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover): $400-$900
• Spare transponder key made alongside a working key: $180-$240
• Spare smart key: $300-$420
• All keys lost, originated from the vehicle: from $180

A service call in standard hours is $75. The full list is on the prices page.