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Q: How long will a replacement key last on a car this old?

Honestly, on a '95 Cavalier, the key itself can outlast the locks. A properly cut metal key has no battery to die and no electronics to fail. The more realistic wear item at this point is the ignition cylinder or the door lock cylinder, not the key blade. If your key starts feeling stiff or you notice it takes more wiggling to turn, the cylinder is wearing, not the key.

Q: What if the new key has trouble turning the ignition after a few days?

Call me. I cover my work. On a car this age, worn ignition tumblers can be finicky, and sometimes a freshly cut key needs minor adjustment after you've used it a few times and the wear pattern becomes clearer. If the key I made is giving you trouble under normal use, I come back and sort it out.

Q: Can you make a key if I've lost the only one and have nothing to start from?

Yes. All-keys-lost on a mechanical key car like the '95 Cavalier is a standard job. I decode the lock cylinder directly, determine the correct cut, and make the key on site. No original needed. The door lock and ignition cylinder can sometimes show slightly different wear, so I'll check both and make sure the key works in everything before I pack up.

Q: My 1995 Cavalier key turns but the ignition feels stiff and grinds a little. Is that a key problem or a cylinder problem?

At 30 years old, that's almost always the cylinder. The tumblers wear, the springs weaken, and sometimes the cylinder itself gets sticky from dried lubricant. A worn key can accelerate that, but a new key alone won't fix a tired cylinder. Spraying a dry lubricant into the cylinder can help short-term. If it gets to the point where the key won't turn at all, that's a cylinder replacement job, not a key job.

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I was already out in the Harbison Canyon area on a Saturday evening when the call came in. A guy had been working in his driveway all afternoon and set his keys down somewhere during the job. By the time he noticed they were gone, the light was fading and he'd already pulled everything out of the garage looking for them.

He found me online and figured he'd have to wait until Monday for anyone to show up.

I pulled up with my van and the right key blank already in the drawer. On a car this age, the job is about reading the lock and cutting metal. No computers, no programming menus, no waiting for a scan tool to talk to a module. I decoded the lock cylinder, cut the key blade on site, and checked it in both the door and the ignition.

The ignition had some wear to it, which is normal on a '95 with this many years on the clock. A little fine-tuning on the cut and it turned clean.

He drove the car into the garage before I left. The dealer would have been a longer wait and a steeper bill. For a mechanical key job on an older Chevy, calling a mobile locksmith just makes more sense.

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Do you use OEM or aftermarket key blanks on older Chevrolet vehicles like this?▼

For a 1995 Cavalier, the blank just needs to match the correct keyway profile for the lock. I use professional-grade blanks from tested suppliers, not the bottom-shelf stuff. On a mechanical key car this age, the quality of the cut matters more than the brand name on the blank. A poorly cut key on a worn ignition cylinder is a recipe for a key that works today and sticks next winter.