Mini Cooper Smart Key Replacement and Rekey
Posted by alexcaycho at Dec

Our team at Automotive Key Guys made a smart key for a 2009 Mini Cooper. The owner was extremely worried about the outcome of this little beauty… The reason why, you asked? He called the Mini Dealership and asked them how much and how long to have a new key made ( since he misplaced his […]

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Porsche Key and Remote Replacement
Posted by alexcaycho at Nov

Ever have Your Porsche remote key begin to crack and the it appear as though the blade is falling off? Don’t worry! We can come to you and fix your Very Expensive Porsche key for a FRACTION of the dealership’s price. In fact, in the pictures below we assisted an owner of a Porsche Boxster where […]
Rekeying and Programing a Ford Push To Start System
Posted by alexcaycho at Sep

I received a call from the beautiful town of Apopka for a 2014 Ford Focus Titanium series, that is equipped with a ” Push Start ” smart system which requires a proximity fob, this little device broadcast a radio frequency constantly.uter ( IDS ). The coded frequency is picked up by the car’s receiver, then the […]

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BMW Car Key Replacement and Origination
Posted by alexcaycho at Jul

BMWs are a challenge to make keys for… And on top of that, there’s the issue of registering the correct transponder chip into the EWS module. It seems the only way for acquiring a BMW remote headed key or comfort smart key ( push start system ) it would be ordering one through the Dealership, […]

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Honda Car Key Replacement, Programming and Duplication
Posted by alexcaycho at Jun

Are you an owner of a 1999 Honda Prelude? If so, you are gonna be glad that Automotive Key Guys can originate a Transponder key or duplicate one. The process is not complicated nor difficult but it requires the right equipment and knowledge. Usually many immobilizer systems have an OBD can bus system, this means […]
Volvo Car Key Replacement
Posted by alexcaycho at Jun

Volvos are a very unique type of vehicle, specially when it comes to originating a key. These vehicles are equipped with very complex top of the line Immobilizer system ( bad news for locksmiths ) with that being said. Creating a key from scratch is a very difficult process, not only figuring out the cuts […]

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Hyundai High Security / Laser Key Replacement for a Veloster
Posted by alexcaycho at Jun

Our team recently worked on a 2012 Hyundai Veloster! This vehicle is equipped with a high security key ( or sometimes refer as laser key ) but the ” funny ” thing about this little blue car is that the Hyundai dealership was the one who called requesting for a key… Which later I found […]
Volvo SuperComputer and Key Duplication Process
Posted by alexcaycho at May

I took two very important classes 1 week ago at ” Just Cars ” locksmith convention. The first class was soldering, and the second was Eeprom reading. Usually the first thing that comes to mind is… computers! and you are absolutely right! The Auto industry keeps evolving every year, coming with new systems and procedures […]

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Programming an Audi TT
Posted by alexcaycho at Apr

Today I programmed a USED computer ( ECM ) for a 2002 Audi TT. The process was a little difficult since the ” new ” ECM was acquired from a junk yard. When I got to the vehicle the first thing to do was to synchronize the ECM to the Cluster Panel ( which by […]

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