Spare Car Key & Key Duplication in Torrance, CA.

This page covers spare car key & key duplication in Torrance, from what is included to what to have ready.

A spare car key is a copy made while you still have a working key. The blade is duplicated from your original or cut fresh to the vehicle's key code, and the transponder or fob is cloned or enrolled in the car next to the existing key. Because the car still has a key to authorize the new one, it is the least involved car-key job there is, and it is the one that keeps a lost key from turning into an all-keys-lost job later. Coverage is most makes and model years; we confirm your year, make and model on the phone.

The technician comes to your address in Torrance, in the South Bay. The dispatch line at (888) 492-0666 is answered around the clock, and the dispatcher confirms the details and an ETA before anyone is sent.

• Identification of what your key actually is: plain metal, transponder, remote-head, flip key, laser-cut high-security, or proximity smart key
• Blade duplicated from your original on a duplicator, or cut to code when a worn original would only copy its wear
• Chip cloned onto a cloneable blank when your chip family allows it, which leaves the car untouched, or a new chip enrolled through the OBD port when it does not
• Remote buttons paired and tested on the new key, and the emergency blade cut for a smart-key spare
• Function test on both the original and the spare: cold start, every door, trunk or hatch, and the glove box where it is keyed
• A count of how many keys the car now has stored, so you know how many more it will accept

• Photo ID plus registration or insurance card
• Year, make, model and trim
• Your working key or fob, and any other keys you have; some onboard procedures need two working keys to add a third
• A photo of the back of your fob showing the FCC ID and part number if you want a remote spare
• Whether you want a full remote spare or a plain non-remote (valet-style) key that starts the car and opens the doors
• A car with a healthy 12V battery, parked where we can reach the OBD port

Typically 15-45 minutes. A plain metal duplicate or a cloned transponder is at the short end; a smart-key spare that needs an emergency blade cut and a module enrollment, or a make that requires a security PIN before it will accept a key, is at the long end. Several spares in one visit add a few minutes each.

• Dealer-locked systems cannot be added to on-site: most Mercedes FBS4 keys and many 2020-and-newer BMW, Audi, Porsche and Range Rover fobs; we tell you on the phone
• Many 2018-and-newer Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles need security-gateway authorization before a key can be added
• Encrypted chip families (Toyota and Lexus 8A and DST-AES, later Honda ID47, Ford ID49, Hyundai and Kia AES) cannot be cloned and must be enrolled through the port
• Some onboard add-a-key procedures require two working keys; with one key the job becomes a tool-based add, which still works but takes longer
• Every immobilizer has a maximum key count; if the car is full, an old key has to be erased before a new one goes in
• A badly worn original copied on a duplicator produces a worn spare; where a key code is available we cut to code instead
• A low or dead 12V battery blocks enrollment
• Tesla key cards and phone keys are added from the car's own touchscreen with an existing card, which is an owner procedure rather than a locksmith job

The quote depends on the key type (a plain metal spare costs less than a transponder key, which costs less than a remote-head or smart key), whether the chip can be cloned or must be enrolled through the port, OEM versus quality aftermarket for remotes and fobs, the number of spares, and whether we are already at the vehicle for another job, since the travel is shared. A spare made next to a working key is the least expensive version of any car-key service.

The dispatcher gives you a range on the phone, and the technician confirms a written quote before any work starts.

Payment is by Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and you receive an itemized receipt listing what was done.

• Plain edge-cut and double-sided blanks for pre-immobilizer vehicles
• Cloneable transponder blanks (CN, YS, LKP and similar families) for chip types that permit cloning
• OEM-equivalent transponder blanks across TI 4C/4D/DST-AES, Philips ID46 and Hitag, Megamos 48 and AES, ID47, ID49 and 8A families
• Remote-head keys, flip keys and proximity smart keys matched by FCC ID and part number
• Laser-cut (sidewinder) blanks including HU66, HU92, HU100, HU101, HON66, TOY48, TOY51 and NSN14
• Non-remote valet-style blanks for a low-cost spare that starts the car

Torrance occupies 24.6 square miles of the South Bay in southwestern Los Angeles County, with a mile and a half of beachfront on Santa Monica Bay; neighbors include Redondo Beach, Gardena, Lawndale and the Palos Verdes communities. The original townsite, now Old Torrance, was laid out in 1912 by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. as a planned industrial-residential community, with buildings by Irving Gill. Hawthorne Boulevard (CA-107) is the main retail corridor, serving the 2.5-million-square-foot Del Amo Fashion Center; the Torrance refinery, American Honda's U.S. headquarters and Robinson Helicopter form the industrial base. I-405, I-110, CA-91 and Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) serve the city. Neighborhoods include Hollywood Riviera and Walteria.

Getting to you: Served by I-405, I-110, CA-91, CA-107 (Hawthorne Boulevard) and CA-1; the beachfront and Hollywood Riviera sit on the southwestern edge.

ZIP codes served: 90501, 90502, 90503, 90504, 90505, 90506. Addresses just over the line in Redondo Beach, Lomita and Gardena are dispatched the same way.

For spare car key & key duplication in Torrance, tell the dispatcher your address and what is wrong. You get an ETA before anyone is sent, a written quote before any work starts and a receipt when it is done. The line is answered around the clock.

One & Only Locksmith is bonded and insured; a certificate of insurance is available on request.