Most of the calls we take for duplicate and spare keys in Fort Lauderdale FL come from drivers who are already down to a single key - the one that lives in a pocket, a beach bag or a boat bag every day. That key is doing a lot of work: the rubber buttons soften, the chip housing cracks, the blade wears round at the tip, and the salt air off Fort Lauderdale Beach doesn't do the contacts any favors either. Getting a second key made while the first one still turns is a short errand; sorting it out after the first one snaps or disappears is a much longer day.
Call Car Keys Locksmith Solution and a trained automotive locksmith comes out to wherever the car sits, with blanks, a cutting machine and the programming gear in the van. We cut the duplicate, pair it to your vehicle and then test it in the door and the ignition before we leave - usually about 30 minutes from the time you call, and we answer the phone 24 hours a day. You get a clear quote over the phone first, so nothing about the job is a surprise.
A spare car key cut and programmed on-site by Car Keys Locksmith Solution in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Spare Key Fobs and Transponder Keys in Fort Lauderdale
Hardly any car built in the last couple of decades takes a plain metal copy. The blade still has to be cut, but the chip or remote also has to be matched electronically to your vehicle before the engine will turn over. Our vans carry the equipment for both halves of that job, so a second transponder key, smart key or remote can be made in your driveway or down in a Las Olas parking garage - no tow, no shop appointment, for most makes and models. If it's only the remote side you need, see our key fob programming.
How Getting a Spare Key Made Works
- Call and tell us the year, make and model, and whether you still have a key that works. That is enough for us to tell you what your car needs and to give you a clear quote over the phone before anybody starts cutting.
- Don't settle for a hardware-store copy if your key has a chip in it. A blade cut on its own may well turn the lock, but it won't start the car, and you end up paying for the same key twice. We cut and program the duplicate as one job so it opens the door and drives the car.
- We come to the vehicle - at home, at work, or in a condo garage - typically arriving in about 30 minutes, and you keep a spare that has already been tested in your hand before we pull away.
There is no reason to put this off until the only key is gone. Going through a dealership for a replacement usually means a tow, a trip west out of town and days waiting on a part to come in. Call us while the key you have is still in your pocket and the whole thing stays a 30-minute visit.
Our Locksmiths Duplicate Keys for Most Makes and Models
Working from your existing key, or from your vehicle's own lock and key code, we cut the duplicate to the same depths and spacing as the original, then program the chip so it is a genuine second key rather than a door-only copy.
Spare Keys for Fort Lauderdale, FL and the Surrounding Cities
From Flagler Village and Victoria Park to the assigned garage spaces under the condo towers along the Galt Ocean Mile, we meet the car where it is parked instead of asking you to drive anywhere. Our base is in southwest Fort Lauderdale, so a run up I-95 or west along I-595 to the rest of Broward County is a short one. Call Car Keys Locksmith Solution any hour and we will tell you what your car needs and what it will take to get a spare cut.
Worn and Damaged Keys
Keys age badly in South Florida. Humidity and salt air near A1A work on the metal and the battery contacts, a fob that spends its weekends near the water stops answering a button or two, and the plastic head on an older key cracks around the chip. All of those are good reasons to have a duplicate cut before the original quits. We handle most makes and models, domestic and imported - Ford, Toyota, Dodge, Subaru, Hyundai, Lexus, Volkswagen and plenty more. If a key has already broken off in the lock or the ignition, we also do broken key extraction and cut a fresh one in the same visit.
One Key for the Whole Household
Plenty of households here share a single car and a single key - two commuters on opposite shifts, a teenager borrowing the car, a couple in a downtown condo who keep one vehicle between them. A second key means nobody is waiting on the other person to hand it over, and it means you can leave a spare with a neighbor before you board a ship at Port Everglades or park long-term at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International. Lose the one you are carrying and you still have a way home.
