Car Key Replacement
Lost every key? We cut and program a brand-new key at your vehicle — no tow, no dealership appointment.
from $145
Service
Spare Car Keys in Louisville, KY
The cheapest key you will ever buy is the one you order before you need it.
$95–$420
Typical range
15–30
minutes
24/7
Answered every day
There is a large price gap between adding a spare key while you still have a working one and generating a key from nothing after you have lost them all. Frequently it is the difference between a hundred-odd dollars and several hundred, plus a ruined day.
Adding a spare is fast, because your existing key can be read. All-keys-lost is slow, because the security data has to be pulled from the vehicle.
If you are driving a car with exactly one key — and a surprising number of used-car buyers are — this is the single highest-value thing you can do for it.
What’s included
Meaningfully cheaper than an emergency
A planned spare avoids the all-keys-lost premium and the emergency call-out that comes with it.
We come to you
Home, office, or job site. There is no reason to spend a lunch hour in a dealership waiting room for this.
Used-car buyers
If you bought with one key, you are one dropped keyring away from an expensive week. We can also erase any keys the previous owner may have kept.
Fleet and household rates
Multiple vehicles at one location get a better per-key price. Ask when you call.
How the visit goes
- 1
Confirm the vehicle
Year, make, model, and VIN determine the blank and the programming path.
- 2
Cut to code
We cut the spare to your factory key code rather than duplicating a worn key, so the spare is actually better than the one in your pocket.
- 3
Program
The spare is added alongside your existing keys.
- 4
Test
We verify the spare starts the vehicle and operates every remote function.
Spare Key Service — common questions
How much cheaper is a spare than an emergency replacement?
Typically 30 to 50 percent, and the gap widens on European vehicles where all-keys-lost can require hours of module work that adding a spare skips entirely. On some platforms a planned spare is a quarter of the emergency price.
I just bought a used car with one key. What should I do?
Two things. Get a spare cut, and ask us to erase any keys not in your possession. The previous owner, a valet, or a dealership may still hold a working key to your vehicle, and you have no way of knowing. Erasing unknown keys takes minutes during the same visit.
Can you make a spare while I'm at work?
Yes, and it is the most common way this gets done. We meet you in your workplace parking lot. The whole thing takes fifteen to thirty minutes and you do not lose an evening.
Do you offer a discount for more than one key?
Yes. Programming a second key during the same visit is substantially cheaper than a separate call, because the programming session is already open. If you want two spares, get them together.
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Fleet & Dealer Services
Dealerships, used-car lots, rental fleets, and service departments — priority scheduling and account billing.
Account pricing
Stuck right now? Let's get you moving.
Tell us the year, make, and model and we'll give you a firm price on the phone — before anyone is dispatched.
Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — including holidays.