When Keys are Lost in the Dead of Winter, The Key Guys Remind People They are Available 24/7 to Help

The Key Guys, a Minneapolis – St. Paul mobile automobile locksmith service, realize that winter is a horrible time to be locked out of a car. It gets even more frustrating for someone if they are locked out of a vehicle because a key was lost or a key broke off in a car door lock. When key replacements need to made or broken keys must be removed in the Twin Cities area, The Key Guys want to remind people they are available around the clock every single day of the year to help. That includes even the coldest winter nights.

Company CEO, Bryan Nystrom had this to say about their 24/7 key extraction and car key replacement services, “There is a reason why our locksmiths are so good at removing broken keys from automobile door locks and getting car keys replaced. It’s because these tasks need to be done all the time for car owners in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area that we serve. Experience is definitely the best teacher even when it comes to automotive locksmith services. The frequency that these two key problems occur is also the reason why we are always prepared to deal with them even at odd hours of the night, on weekends, and on major holidays. No customer of ours will ever have to wait out in the cold very long because of a broken or lost car key.”

The company CEO went on to mention that there is no type of car key they can’t duplicate right where the vehicle that needs a new key is parked. Nystrom says they are even experts when it comes to replacing sophisticated transponder keys. These are by far the most difficult replacement keys to make. He explained that’s because they not only contain a cut key end like regular car keys but they also act as a transmitting device. Transponder keys transmit signals to a receiver in the car which triggers such actions as turning on and off the alarm and locking and unlocking the car doors. He said this can only happen if the signal emitted from the transponder key matches up with the frequency the host vehicle is made to receive. Nystrom says their auto locksmiths have the know-how and equipment to program replacement transponder keys to work with their host vehicle. That’s why they can duplicate transponder keys when many other auto locksmiths in the area are reluctant to do this.

According to Nystrom, Broken Car Keys are a bigger problem in the winter because keys become brittle in extreme cold weather and locks get frozen in place on the inside of them where it goes unseen. The problem with broken car keys he says is often they break off in the car door lock itself. These broken pieces can be extremely difficult to remove without the proper skill and equipment. Nystrom says their lock techs have the training and tools necessary to do just about any type of broken key removal. He also cautions that this is a lock task that is best left to professionals so the locking mechanism on the vehicle is not damaged during the key extraction process. Once the broken key has been removed, then their auto locksmiths will go ahead and make a replacement key. In worse case scenarios where a lock has been damaged when the key breaks off in it, Nystrom says their techs also have the ability to replace the entire car door locking mechanism if that becomes necessary.

Nystrom went on to add that all their automobile lock and key services are available 24-hours a day 365 days a year. This includes such lock and key services as changing out broken ignition cylinder locks and lockouts for other reasons such as a key has been accidentally locked inside of a car. Their 24/7 emergency locksmith services pay for themselves by what a customer saves on towing fees and they help people who experience a vehicle lock or key problem get back on their way much quicker.

The CEO went on to say that they welcome calls to get car keys made and broken ones extracted at any time of the day or night. He says that is all part of their commitment to providing the best automotive locksmith services in the Twin Cities area.