1998 Nissan Maxima
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1998 Nissan Maxima
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1998 Nissan Maxima MECHANICAL-KEY Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Got a call from up in the Riviera neighborhood in Santa Barbara. A retired librarian had a 1998 Nissan Maxima parked in her driveway and wanted a spare key made. She only had one working key left and it was getting worn down, the blade catching a little on the way in.
She had already called the dealer. They told her to have the car towed in and quoted her a number that made her put the phone down. Her neighbor had used me before and passed along my number.
I pulled up and popped my tool on the OBD port. Her Maxima uses the first-gen NATS immobilizer with an ID41 transponder chip in the key head. The ring antenna around the ignition barrel reads that chip every time you turn the key. No match, no fuel injection. Simple system, but it still needs the right equipment to register a new key.
I cut a fresh blade on site, matched to her existing key and confirmed against the door and ignition. Then I ran the NATS registration sequence, making sure both the original and the new key were programmed in the same session. That part matters. If you only register the new one, the old one goes dead.
Both keys tested, engine started clean on each turn. She held them up side by side like she was comparing handwriting. Whole thing took about 25 minutes in her driveway. No tow truck, no waiting room, a fraction of what the dealer wanted.
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“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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