I feel I may have come out better to just have my vehicle towed to the actual dealer and have my ignition Rekeyed. I could have received and actual Chevy key and it would have been done more professionally (I have to work my key into the ignition.) fortunately I don’t drive the vehicle much so it’s not a major deal. When I went to go start my vehicle to ensure the key WORKS. I was told all that matters is that it fits the ignition. I have never had to get a vehicle rekeyed, but for those who may be curious I had my 2002 Tahoe rekeyed (no chip) and it was 340! For 20 to 30 minutes of work, so I am to assume and 1 and some would have been double the price! Scary for... read full review
January 2025
I am a fan of transparentcy. So what better way to share this info than posting a review.
The good: quickly to answer the initial call and had a nice gentleman at my door roughly 30 mins later.
The not so good: it cost $341 just to get through the door lock. This didn’t not include the deadbolt. Just the door handle lock. Took a few mins.
There was mention of it costing a lot more if the deadbolt bolt needed to be drilled out. But in our case, it was not needed.
Full disclosure, he opened lot door at roughly 8:30 pm on a Saturday night.
January 2024
Be careful… some of the locksmith will try to charge you an outrageous rate. Imagine one tried to charge me $500 to unlock my car and threatened to call the Cops if I don’t pay??Crazy
I feel I may have come out better to just have my vehicle towed to the actual dealer and have my ignition Rekeyed. I could have received and actual Chevy key and it would have been done more professionally (I have to work my key into the ignition.) fortunately I don’t drive the vehicle much so it’s not a major deal. When I went to go start my vehicle to ensure the key WORKS. I was told all that matters is that it fits the ignition. I have never had to get a vehicle rekeyed, but for those who may be curious I had my 2002 Tahoe rekeyed (no chip) and it was 340! For 20 to 30 minutes of work, so I am to assume and 1 and some would have been double the price! Scary for... read full review
I am a fan of transparentcy. So what better way to share this info than posting a review.
The good: quickly to answer the initial call and had a nice gentleman at my door roughly 30 mins later.
The not so good: it cost $341 just to get through the door lock. This didn’t not include the deadbolt. Just the door handle lock. Took a few mins.
There was mention of it costing a lot more if the deadbolt bolt needed to be drilled out. But in our case, it was not needed.
Full disclosure, he opened lot door at roughly 8:30 pm on a Saturday night.
Be careful… some of the locksmith will try to charge you an outrageous rate. Imagine one tried to charge me $500 to unlock my car and threatened to call the Cops if I don’t pay??Crazy