Automotive Key Cutting & Programming
Car lockouts make up more of our day than any other job. Keys shut in the boot, a fob that gave up in a queue, a worn blade snapped off in the door — Unlock Locksmithanswers those calls across Johannesburg with wedges, air bags and long-reach tools on board, so the door opens without marking the paint or tearing the weather seal.
We carry key-cutting and programming technology on all our vehicles so we can handle most automotive key situations on-site, without the lengthy wait of a dealership appointment.
Keys We Work With
- Genuine remote keys
- Smart keys
- Aftermarket non-remote keys
- Transponder and electronic keys
- Key fob programming and repairs
- Ignition repairs and replacements
Coding Keys at the Kerbside
The programming gear travels with the technician, so the car does not have to move. We plug into the diagnostic port, read what the immobiliser already accepts, cut the blade to the lock code and write the new key to the vehicle where it stands. Have your ID and the vehicle papers with you — proof that the car is yours is asked for before any key is coded, every time.
Keys on the seat and the door shut? Call us and stay with the car — any hour, anywhere in Johannesburg.
Call 064 554 3835What We Sort Out at the Roadside
- Car lockouts — non-destructive entry
- Lost car key replacement
- Transponder key cutting and programming
- Remote key duplication and programming
- Smart key and proximity key services
- Ignition lock repair and replacement
- Broken key extraction
- Emergency 24/7 automotive assistance
Stranded Beside Your Own Car
A car lockout in a dim parking area is the call we tell people never to sit on. Someone is on duty at every hour, so phone in, move somewhere lit and busy if you safely can, and wait for the van rather than working at the window with a coat hanger. Door cards, glass runs and airbag wiring are easy to damage that way and expensive to put right afterwards.
Most of what drives past us we have opened before — European hatchbacks, Japanese bakkies, Korean sedans — and key systems tend to differ more between model years than between badges, which is why we ask for the year and the VIN on the phone. If a particular vehicle genuinely has to go to a franchise dealer for its key, you will hear that during the call rather than after a wasted call-out.