2015 Honda Civic Smart Key Replacement
Posted by Alex at April 30th, 2015

Today I received a call to originate a smart key for a 2015 Honda Civic. The vehicle was parked on a private garage and the owner received a notice saying if he doesn’t relocate his vehicle… It will be towed at the owner’s expenses… Talking about adding stress to the situation! He called the Honda […]

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Mini Cooper Smart Key Replacement and Rekey
Posted by alexcaycho at December 15th, 2014

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 November 12th, 2014

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 September 19th, 2014

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 July 11th, 2014

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 June 26th, 2014

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 June 16th, 2014

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 June 10th, 2014

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 13th, 2014

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 April 25th, 2014

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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