2002 Chevrolet S-10
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Q: How fast can you get to me in San Ysidro?

Usually within 30 minutes of your call, depending on where I am when you reach me. Everything travels with me -- cutting machine, lock picks, key blanks for the S-10, extraction tools. There's no dispatch to a shop and no waiting for a bay to open. You call, I head your way.

Q: Can I get a key made today?

Yes, same day is the standard, not the exception. I stock the correct key blanks for the 2002 S-10 on the truck. Whether you need a spare cut from your existing key or you need a replacement decoded from the lock, I can handle it on site without any advance ordering. Dealers typically want the vehicle towed in, and then you're waiting on their schedule. I come to the truck.

Q: My key turns but the ignition feels loose and sometimes doesn't catch. Do I need a new key or a new cylinder?

This is a common wear issue on S-10 trucks at this age. The ignition cylinders on these get a lot of cycles over 20-plus years, and the wafers inside wear down. When that happens, a correctly cut key can still feel sloppy or fail to turn the cylinder cleanly. Sometimes a freshly cut key to the correct specifications helps because a worn key blank compounds the problem.

Q: Can someone make a key for my S-10 without me being there, since it's parked at my complex?

Yes, as long as you can authorize the work and I can access the vehicle. On a mechanical key job, I work from the locks themselves -- I don't need the owner standing next to me the whole time. The Border Area has a lot of gated complexes and tight parking setups, and I'm used to walking in with a bag instead of pulling a van into a spot that doesn't exist.

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San Ysidro, down in the Border Area, has a certain rhythm to it. Tight streets, parked cars everywhere, and a lot of working trucks that don't get babied. This S-10 fit that description perfectly.

The owner called me because he'd broken his only key off in the door lock. The blade snapped clean at the shoulder, and part of it was still sitting in the lock cylinder. His ignition key was on a separate ring and still intact, so he could drive the truck, but he had no way to lock the door from outside and no spare for anything.

I parked on the street and walked up with my extraction kit. The broken piece came out without too much drama once I got the right pick angle on it. I decoded the door lock while I had it apart, which gave me the cut information I needed to make a new key on the spot.

Cut the blade on the truck, test fit, smooth operation. I handed him two copies instead of one, because a guy with a working truck and one key in the Border Area is just waiting to have this problem again.

The whole job was done before the parking enforcement truck finished its loop around the block. He saved a good chunk compared to what a dealer would have charged just to look at it, and the dealer wasn't coming to him anyway.

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How long does a 2002 Chevrolet S-10 key replacement take?▼

On a mechanical key job like this, it usually runs 15 to 30 minutes once I'm at the vehicle. There's no programming wait, no security relearn timer, nothing like that. I decode the lock or pull the key code, cut the blade, and test it. If the ignition cylinder or door lock is worn and needs attention, that adds time, but the key cutting itself is fast.