Car Key Replacement in Greensboro, NC

Proving the car is yours

A replacement key is cut and, on most newer cars, programmed to one vehicle, so expect to show the car is yours before work starts. Have these ready:

1. photo ID with a name that matches the ownership papers
2. the registration card or title issued by your state motor-vehicle agency
3. the vehicle identification number (VIN), printed on the registration and on a plate at the base of the windshield on the driver's side
4. for a leased, financed or company car, the paperwork that connects you to it, or a signed letter from the business that owns it

If the registration is locked in the car, say so. A lockout may have to come first.

Where the car is parked

Without a working key the car usually stays where it is, so where it sits matters. White Oak New Town added 64 car sheds in the late 1920s, and they line its alleys. If your car is in one, give the house address, say which alley reaches it and describe how much room there is to open the driver's door fully.

At the Coliseum Complex, with more than 6,000 on-site parking spaces, a key lost during an event can leave a car sitting in a lot after the crowd has gone. Note the lot and a landmark, and ask the venue whether the car may stay if a key cannot be made that night.

Details that shape the job

• year, make, model and trim
• the type of key: plain metal, a key with a chip, a remote-head key or a push-button start fob
• how many keys you had and whether any still work, since copying a working key is simpler than starting with none
• whether the lost key may turn up, since on some models a lost key can be removed from the car's memory

North Carolina Locksmith Pros takes service requests from homes, businesses and drivers in Greensboro. If you still have a key whose buttons have stopped working, key fob programming may be all you need. If the keys are locked inside, start with car lockout. Replacement keys are covered on the car key replacement page.