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​Locksmith Services
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We offer full locksmith services and able to provide smart keys, key fobs, and cutting of blades for most of the brands except some Porsche and the newer Mercedes Benz, at very attractive prices.

If you lost all your keys (All Keys Lost - AKL), you can tow to car to us and we can decode your door's ignition lock by picking the lock and cut you new keys (blades). *

*some door locks cannot be picked due to mechanical problems (stuck tumblers). 

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Smart keys, key fobs for most European brands
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Audi and Volkswagen
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Land Rover and Jaguar smart keys

 

Watch the process of cutting a blade in the clip to the right ====>
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BMW and Mini
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Mercedes Benz and Smart
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Porsche smart keys and key fobs



                 Electronic Steering Lock repairs


Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi/VW, Porsche use electronic steering locks against theft but these devices occasionally fail. When this happens, sometimes without warning, it will prevent the driver from starting the vehicle. Sometimes there will be warning lights or messages in the instrument cluster but other times a failed ESL can simply prevent the car from starting up. 

We are able either to repair your ignition lock by replacing failed components (microswitches, stepper motors, electronic components, etc), or disabling the ESL by installing an "emulator". The advantage of an emulator is that this expensive failure will not happen again. Your car will still be protected by the immobilizer, just the steering lock won't lock anymore. Mercedes Benz for example, only has installed ESL on select vehicles, many don't have any type of steering lock, including the S Class, ML/GL, etc).

Audi/VW also has the ESl fail occasionally, Porsche Cayenne as well. We have successfully replaced, repaired or by-passed these ESL system as well in the past. Dealers will only replaced your failed ESL and is usally very expensive. 
Porsche (left and middle) and Mercedes ELV 

Programming Services
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 We are also able to program most smart keys, also cloning, programming and resetting used control modules using specialized programmers and tools.
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​                    Some of the programming services that we offer are:

  • Programming used engine control modules (DME, ECU, ME, ECM)
  • Programming used transmission control modules (EGS, TCU)
  • Airbag modules resetting
  • instrument cluster mileage correction 
  • Radio head units programming, updating
  • Navigation maps loading and updating
  • ​NOX sensors teaching and programming
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Replacing a Radio Head Unit with a used one in a Mercedes Benz
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Programming a used ECM in a Volkswagen (above)
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Cloning a used ME (Mercedes Benz engine control module), above
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  Updating the navigation maps on a Mercedes Benz GL350 (above)
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Resetting a control module for a Mercedes Benz
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Programming a used DME for a BMW (above)
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Programming a used instrument cluster on a Land Rover (above)


                            
​                                                        BMW Footwell module recovery


The E Series BMWs exhibit random FRM (Footwell module) failure. This is well documented and can happen after replacing the main battery or simply by connecting diagnostic equipment for a fault scan.  

If your lights stop working and power windows become inoperative all of a sudden, then your BMW suffered from the FRM memory failure and special recovery programming is needed. No need to purchase a new FRM from BMW, we can restore your FRM functionality at a fraction of the price.
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                 The FRM module being recovered by using special programming equipment (above)
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