Car key replacement in Boise starts with the call
One answer shapes a Boise key job before anything else: does any key to the car still work? A copy of a working key is the simpler of the two jobs, so say which it is when you phone (208) 480-6980, and name the make, model and year along with where the car is parked.
Dead key or dead battery? Check before you call
A car left at Boise Airport for a week or two can refuse to start for two unrelated reasons. A lit dash with a flashing security light means the car is not reading the key's chip or the fob. A dark dash and no click point to a flat car battery, which needs a jump start, not a new key.
On a push-to-start car, a fob battery that died during the trip brings up a "key not detected" message. Open the door with the small blade hidden in most smart keys, then press the start button with the fob held against it, or where the owner's manual says; the chip often reads up close even with a dead battery. See why the security light flashes.
Around Boise: what to tell us
- Downtown Boise. Street parking and garages. Give the cross streets; for keys dropped into a trunk with shopping bags, see the questions below.
- The Boise State University area. Broadway Avenue and the campus lots fill on event days, and a key bent in a backpack can snap in a lock.
- The Boise River Greenbelt. Runners and riders often carry a single key. Name the access point where the car is parked and meet us there.
- State Street, Fairview Avenue, Overland Road and Vista Avenue. Long roads with lot after lot: give the cross street and which side the car is on.
Call 911 first when a child or a pet is trapped in a car, worst of all on a scorching or freezing day; then ring us, and that lockout goes first.
Getting to Boise from Nampa
We come in on I-84. The I-184 Connector leads toward Downtown and the Boise State area, Vista Avenue to the airport, and Fairview Avenue and Overland Road reach the west side from Meridian. Boise is the far side of our area, so describe the key fully on the call and the matching blank comes along. We also go to Garden City, Eagle and Star.
Car key services in Boise
Everything a car locksmith in Boise is usually called for, done at the car:
- Starting over when no key is left
- Key fob replacement in Boise for lost, cracked or dead remotes
- Push-to-start smart keys and their spares
- Spare keys and copies of chip and flip keys
- Ignition repair for a key that won't turn
We are a locksmith in Boise, Idaho for vehicles only, with no house or business work.