2018 Acura RDX
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego
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Whether you lost your only key, it was stolen, or it just stopped working, we handle it. No existing key needed. Our technicians program new keys directly to your vehicle's computer.
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2018 Acura RDX
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There is a trailhead area out near Scripps Ranch where people park and head into the hills for a few hours. One Saturday afternoon I got a call from a guy who had done exactly that and come back to an empty hand. His only key to his 2018 RDX was somewhere on the trail, and he had already walked back a good stretch of it twice. Nothing. The car was just sitting in the lot, locked, not going anywhere.
He had already called the Acura dealer. They told him Monday, tow it in, and the quote was the kind of number that makes you go quiet for a second. He found me after that.
I got out there that afternoon. The first thing was getting into the car without a key, which I handled with my pick tools on the door cylinder, reading the cuts as I went. Once I had the door open and the cut information, I could produce a working blade on the spot.
The bigger part of the job is the electronics. On an all-keys-lost situation like this, the vehicle security system has no valid key in its memory at all. You have to go through a full reset via the diagnostic port, which wipes any previously registered fobs and starts fresh. Then the new key gets enrolled as the primary. The timed portion of that procedure is not something you can rush. It runs its sequence and you wait it out.
When the new fob turned the car on for the first time, he just stood there for a second like he was making sure it was real. I cut him a second key before I packed up, because one key on a vehicle you depend on is how you end up in a parking lot on a Saturday.
The whole thing was done in about 45 minutes. He drove home from that same lot, same day, for a fraction of what the dealer quoted him before any tow truck even got involved.
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Acura Keys: From Panic to Five Stars
Emergency rescues that earned five stars
“My car keys were stolen on a cold evening and Nick drove all the way out to Santa Barbara. He got into my car, made a new key, and charged $100 less than another company. Friendly, skilled, trustworthy, and genuinely caring. Nick is a hero.”
“Tim is a hero. He programmed a master proximity key for a newer Volkswagen that multiple locksmiths refused to touch. He spent hours until late at night making sure every function worked perfectly. The skill level here is incredible.”
“Very professional and extremely affordable. The price was literally about three times cheaper than what my dealership quoted me. Fast service and no stress at all. Highly recommend.”
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