King City Lock & Key Specialists · Aurora
Broken Key Extraction: reading the quote
Locksmith · Aurora, Ontario
Yes. Vehicle door locks and ignitions use wafer cylinders that respond to the same extractor tools. Once the blade is out, the plastic head you are holding, which carries the transponder chip and any remote buttons, can usually take a freshly cut blade so the car keeps recognizing it. The ignition is checked as well, since a broken key sometimes disturbs the wafers.
When you call
Whatever hour you call about a broken key extraction — morning, evening, a weekend or a holiday — the amount is the same. Locksmiths are reachable at any time, and the exact figure is confirmed on site once the technician has seen how deep the fragment sits.
How the new key is made
Cutting from a key code or a crisp spare, decoding the two halves with a gauge, or cutting a restricted blank from system records each take different time and stock.
Number of keys cut
Copies are counted individually. One replacement for a single occupant and four for a household are different lines, and you choose the number on the spot.